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Looking after the dark: Bandung’s light festival reimagines the city

Bandung’s heritage warehouses light up as artists explore the space between shadow and illumination.

5 days ago
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Earth Society: Art in a time of unraveling

At ICAD 15, artists from Indonesia and beyond confront humanity’s uneasy relationship with the planet, weaving stories of decay, resilience and renewal through installation, sculpture and design. ...

1 week ago
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Where worlds meet, ‘Power in Equality’ finds its voice

At the 15th UOB Painting of the Year Awards, Indonesian artist Eddy Susanto unveils an award-winning work where Javanese philosophy meets Renaissance ideals, weaving eras and cultures into a reflection on humanity and spiritual depth. ...

2 weeks ago

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Mixed fortunes of celebrities who leapt on NFT craze

Sports, film and music stars have all flocked to the NFT market to buy pictures of apes, endorse corporate partners or even launch their own art collections.  

3 years ago
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High in Turkish valleys, Afghan shepherds dream of home

In Turkish mountains so high that the silver clouds almost touch the top of his head, a homesick Afghan shepherd prepares his baaing flock for a good shear.

3 years ago
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Online exhibition exposes real-world digital emissions

An online exhibition held by Jakarta’s avant-garde Komunitas Salihara cultural center examines cyberspace’s intangible imprints on the real world.

3 years ago
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Independent Algeria turns 60, but colonial-era wounds remain

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday, but rival narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions.

3 years ago
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UNESCO declares borshch protected Ukrainian heritage at risk from Russian invasion

Paris-based UNESCO announced in a statement that it had placed borshch, a rich crimson soup packed with vegetables, on a list of cultural heritage in need of "urgent safeguarding" due to the risk posed to the soup's status as an element of Ukraine's cultural heritage by Moscow's invasion.

3 years ago
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Sex Pistols show shines light on 'violence of punk'

More than 40 years after the band shot to notoriety, an exhibition of Morris's classic photographs is revealing the mayhem and violence that surrounded the band to a new generation of fans.

3 years ago
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Russian LGBT artists find sanctuary in Paris

For many LGBT Russian artists, the invasion of Ukraine and the accompanying political crackdown was the final straw. Helped by a Paris charity, they have found a new home in France.

3 years ago
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Hong Kong's blurring border with China a sign of things to come

And it was one of the catalysts for the huge democracy protests in the finance hub three years ago, a movement initially triggered by an attempt to allow extraditions to China's mainland.

3 years ago
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First ever ‘Africa Fashion’ exhibition opens in London

Britain's most extensive exhibition of African fashion is set to open in London, showcasing designers past and present as well as the continent's diverse heritage and cultures.

3 years ago
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Jakarta Arts Council’s new exhibition casts Taman Ismail Marzuki in a new light

For the soft opening of Taman Ismail Marzuki, the Jakarta Arts Council showcases some of its most notable archives and art collection. 

3 years ago
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Saudi artists marvel at surprise patron: their own rulers

With Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler, eager to rebrand conservative Saudi Arabia as a global arts destination, officials are heaping previously unheard-of opportunities on Mater and his peers.

3 years ago
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Jewel thieves in brazen Dutch art fair heist

Armed robbers staged a brazen daylight raid on an international art fair in the Netherlands, smashing a jewellery case with a sledgehammer in front of terrified visitors.

3 years ago
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Mud, sweat and cheers: Traditional Thai water buffalo race enthralls crowds

Boys scurry, duck and weave through crowds sheltering from the suffocating heat on Sunday, before upending buckets of cooling water on beefy bovines waiting to compete at the annual traditional Thai buffalo races in Chonburi.

3 years ago
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Menswear regains its muscle at Paris Fashion Week

Menswear proved to be in reinvigorated form as Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, with spectacle, innovation and the return of big-name designers to the catwalk.   

3 years ago
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FBI seizes Basquiat paintings amid doubts over authenticity

The Orlando Museum of Art said it had complied with a request for access to works at the show called "Heroes and Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat" and that the paintings are now in the hands of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

3 years ago
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Dubai urges using smart apps for Idul Adha

Veterinarians are being called in to inspect sheep at an abattoir in Dubai, where the municipal administration is encouraging residents to use smart apps to order sacrificial animals ahead of one of Islam's major holidays.

3 years ago
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French court convicts 8 for stealing Banksy from Paris attack site

A French court on Thursday convicted eight men for the theft and handling of a Banksy painting paying homage to the victims of the 2015 attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.

3 years ago
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Sugar fever: A complex tale of love, loss and public health

Once the world’s second-biggest producer of sugar, Indonesia’s love affair with this commodity is bittersweet.

3 years ago
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Cameroon's 'cloth of kings' torn over future

Ndop's richness and distinctive motifs -- often animals or geometric shapes -- are now being threatened by crude rip-offs.

3 years ago
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Misty sunrise for the summer solstice at Stonehenge

The sun was long overdue on Tuesday but when it finally appeared, faces lit up and arms rose as one to greet the summer solstice at Britain's most famous prehistoric monument.

3 years ago
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Judo helps fight xenophobia in South Africa

In a newly renovated white building in the South African township of Alexandra, about 20 children in judogi (judo kit) and others in school uniforms tumble around on a tatami under the watchful eye of a coach.

3 years ago
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'Good or bad, it’s Hong Kong history' says British colonial museum founder

Ong, 42, has been collecting colonial memorabilia since he was a child and last year opened The Museum Victoria City to put his treasures on display, detached from growing acrimony between China and Britain, fuelled in part by the colonial legacy.

3 years ago
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Drought paved way for Islam's spread in ancient Arabia: study

The findings in the journal Science highlight the role of extreme weather events in "changing the course of history", said a statement from the University of Basel in Switzerland –- a relevant lesson as climate change warps today's weather patterns.  

3 years ago
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Street art in Montreal is writ large

A mysterious creature playing piano, a white tiger baring its fangs and a huge Batgirl: dozens of artists are busy this June painting giant frescoes for the 10th edition of the MURAL Festival of Montreal.

3 years ago
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Birthplace of Saudi state becomes tool for 'new nationalism'

Saudi tour guide Nada Alfuraih ushers guests through an 18th-century palace where the kingdom's royal family is said to have first plotted its conquest of the Arabian Peninsula.

3 years ago
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Ziggy Stardust: 50 years of Bowie's alien revolution

The London singer had spent a decade trying to refine his stage persona, but despite a couple of hits -- 1969's "Space Oddity" and "Changes" two years later -- he had yet to achieve the stardom he craved. 

3 years ago
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Top German art show, curated by RI collective Ruangrupa, starts amid anti-Semitism row

The exhibition, which turns the sleepy German city of Kassel into the centre of the art world once every five years, kicks off Saturday after months of bitter rows.

3 years ago
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'Ireland’s Eye' exhibition seeks connection with Indonesia via the arts

Artworks from six artists in Dublin, Ireland showcased how similar the European island is to Indonesia in its history and nature.

3 years ago
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'Love Island' dumps fast fashion for second-hand eBay partnership

In a bid to shake off its fast fashion image and be seen as more eco-friendly, this year "Love Island" has partnered with online marketplace eBay to dress contestants in what eBay calls "pre-loved clothes".

3 years ago
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Indian traditions entwine with trees in drive to revive land

People in Rajasthan customarily plant trees in celebration, but scientists say that planting seeds and saplings are insufficient to tackle land degradation.

3 years ago
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