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5 Powerful Films Shining A Light On Human Rights Issues Of Today

For over four decades, Human Rights Watch has defended those at risk of abuse through thorough investigating, exposing the facts, and unremittingly pressing those in power for change. Recently marking its 30th anniversary, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which presently screens films in over 15 cities across the world, shines a light on human…

Interview: Artist Serge Attukwei Clottey On Becoming An Accidental Anthropologist

Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey’s impactful works, spanning installation, performance, painting and sculpture, frequently utilise found materials from the artist’s hometown of Accra to forge meaningful dialogues with the city’s cultural history and identity. Resourcefully embracing everyday objects such as discarded Kufuor gallons, car tyres, and recycling boat wood as his canvas, among other materials,…

Homai Vyarawalla: The Story Of India’s First Woman Photojournalist

Today a career in photography is considered a respectable and fairly ordinary vocation in India but the profession only emerged in the nation close to the end of the 19th century, comprising exclusively of male practitioners for some fifty years. Homai Vyarawalla, India’s first woman photojournalist, is best known for documenting the country’s transition from…

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Interview: Artist Serge Attukwei Clottey On Becoming An Acci...

Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey’s impactful works, spanning installation, performance, painting and sculpture, frequently utilise found materials from the artist’s hometown of Accra to forge meaningful dialogues with the city’s cultural history and identity. Resourcefully embracing everyday objects such as discarded Kufuor gallons, car tyres, and recycling boat wood as his canvas, among other materials,…

Interview: Ian Cheng On New Ways Of Filmmaking & The Wo...

Hailing from Los Angeles and presently based in New York, artist Ian Cheng’s fascinating work investigates the nature of mutation and the capability of humans to respond to change, resourcefully drawing on principles of videogame design. Having had major solo presentations at the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Serpentine Gallery, MoMA PS1, and the Migros…

 

The 10 Best Fashion Libraries In The World

As one of our most telling cultural artefacts, fashion is a manifestation of our values, interests, needs, and an imprint of a moment in time with social, political, and economic dimensions. Yet because much of its printed matter is produced for commercial or informal purposes, it seldom receives the in-depth examination it deserves. The below…

What Is Dravidian Architecture?

Strikingly crafted, ambitious in scale, and feats of engineering, the Dravidian architecture of South India, manifest in temples throughout the region, was pioneered by the Pallava dynasty who reigned in parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and northern Tamil Nadu from 275 CE to 900 CE. During Pallava rule, rock-cut architecture was the most popular means…

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