Traditional loin weaving art is witnessing a revival in Nagaland
The traditional loin loom weaving art of Nagaland in India, which had been in decline due to a dearth of customers, is on being revived thanks to diversification
Filastine & Nova, sailing across the world to share music and environmentalism
Survival, multiculturalism, plastic islands. Musician Grey Filastine recounts his adventure aboard the Arka Kinari, which set sail in 2019 and spent much of last year adrift in the Pacific because of the pandemic.
Amanda Gorman, the poet who charmed the world at Biden’s inauguration
“For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it”. Meet Amanda Gorman, the young Black poet who capitvated hearts at Biden’s inauguration.
Coronation, Ai Weiwei’s documentary filmed by Wuhan residents during lockdown
In Coronation, a documentary filmed by the people of Wuhan, the dissident Chinese artist documents the government’s rigid control during lockdown.
Artissima Unplugged 2020’s sustainable art prize has a winner
The winner of the 2020 FTP Prize for Sustainable Art, created to highlight the need for environmental awareness in contemporary art, has been announced.
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Artissima Unplugged 2020, the digital contemporary art fair open to all
Artissima, Italy’s most important contemporary art fair, starts in November. Due to the pandemic, it has been transformed into an innovative virtual experience.
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Mulberries, silk weaving supports communities and traditions in Laos
Mulberries is a silk weaving organisation that offers a source of sustainable livelihood for people in Laos, as well as preserving the value of traditional lifestyles.
Lines of light on a Scottish island make sea level rise visible
Lines (57° 59’N, 7° 16’W) is an installation located in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, that shows the future we could face due to global warming: underwater. But it’s also a call to act to avoid that this scenario becomes reality.
Season’s greetings, the Banksy mural in Port Talbot transforms snowflakes into air pollution
Snowflakes can be deceiving. Banksy transformed them from a marker of winter festivities into a symbol of the plague of air pollution in his mural Season’s greetings in Port Talbot, Wales.
Unhappily ever after, fairy tales don’t have a happy ending in the real world
Artist Jeff Hong imagined how Disney fairy tales’ characters would live in the real world: the result – or better the ending – is everything but happy.