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This picture reveals a 1000 words of fallacy

A picture of former President Bill Clinton accompanying an article he penned reveals the contradictions, futility and fallacy of intervention and western philanthropy in Africa. The double-spread picture of the former president in the September 30 2013 issue of Time … Continue reading

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Naughty by nature: Art by Alexis van El

It is easy and hence forgivable to be misled by the look of Alexis van El’s sculptures. Yes the inspiration for the sculpture van El refers to as “bookforms” or metal books is nature, but not from what might seem … Continue reading

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Outsider Art: How artists left the backdoor open

Will Gompertz laments “sculptures and paintings that should have no connections with the formal history of art” are all over the place and this at the 2013 Venice Biennale no less! His explanation for this phenomenon is that this is … Continue reading

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Nollywood: A fresh alternative to Cannes and Hollywood

You say Cannes Film Festival, I say Nigerian Film Week Paris; you say Hollywood and I say Nollywood; ‘Tomayto’, tomato, lets agree on two things. Neither Cannes nor Hollywood represents the diversity out there in the world and not all … Continue reading

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There will be an art defiance with or without finance

Contrary to the UK’s culture secretary Maria Miller’s “economic impact” presentation, the arts are not all about economy, finance or money. The arts if forced into any sort of mainstream frame or requirement will simply defy any impositions and reinvent … Continue reading

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A Global History of Religious Prudes

The obsession of religion with sex and its derivatives, chiefly, nudity is not a preserve of the Muslim or Arab parts of the world. This is an obsession the Christian West also shares. In the example of the Catholic Church … Continue reading

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When money inhibits rather then promotes culture

“Qatar returns statues to Greece amid nudity dispute” reports the Guardian. The simple story here was that the Qataris were objecting to the nudity of these ancient works of art and decided to censor history by covering the offending bits … Continue reading

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Highlights from Kinetica Art Fair 2013

Here are some video highlights from the Kinetica Art Fair 2013,  an annual event, which this year, ran from February 28th to March 3rd 2013 at Ambika P3, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS. Light Rhythm by Edwin Rahardjo Limbo by … Continue reading

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Berchert’s kinetic readymades

Alexander Berchert refers to the continuously moving ball in his piece Limbo 2012 as the poor guy. Berchert takes the ready-made genre of art, used and sensationalized in Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain 1917, and infuses it with movement. Today we do … Continue reading

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Centipede? Vertebrae? Kinetica Art Fair highlights

Edwin Rahardjo’s Light Rhythm 2012 looks like a slightly larger than life golden human vertebrae. Then it starts moving and the image of a centipede comes to mind. You are mesmerized the same way you would be when you happen … Continue reading

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