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Riot: Book celebrates Isaac Julien's work
Jan19

Riot: Book celebrates Isaac Julien's work

An extraordinary new book, Isaac Julien: Riot, by Isaac Julien with Cynthia Rose et al, celebrates the work of the artist and filmmaker, widely regarded as having played a pivotal role in that significant moment in British black and African art and, on a wider plane, the black diaspora arts when gay sexuality, masculinity and race exploded into the same visual frame.
  It is the first overview of the British film artist’s career to...

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Ballerina Kang Sue-jin to lead Korean National Ballet
Dec21

Ballerina Kang Sue-jin to lead Korean National Ballet

The principal ballerina at the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany, Kang Sue-jin, recently accepted an offer to become the next artistic director at the Korean National Ballet, Korea.net reports. After her 33 year-long life overseas, Kang is looking forward to her new career with a strong will to help the Korean National Ballet develop, “its own unique style.” At a press conference in Seoul on December 18, 2013, Kang said that she had...

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Jameel Prize 2013 goes to Turkish fashion designers
Dec10

Jameel Prize 2013 goes to Turkish fashion designers

The third biannual Jameel Prize has gone to Turkish fashion designer Dice Kayek, a label established in Paris in 1992 by sisters Ece and Ayse Ege. The GBP 25,000 Jameel Prize 3 went to the sisters, native of Bursa, for Istanbul Contrast, a collection of garments that evoke Istanbul’s architectural and artistic heritage. The judges felt that Dice Kayek’s work demonstrates how vibrant and creative Islamic traditions continue to be...

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ArtGemini Prize 2013 Shortlist announced
Nov01

ArtGemini Prize 2013 Shortlist announced

Artists shortlisted for the ArtGemini Prize 2013 have been announced following decisions by the judging panel comprising Sajid Rizvi (Chair, Selection Committee), Rebecca Hossack, Sarah Ryan and Vanessa Champion. A total of 744 entries from 33 countries, most of them of high quality, contended for the prize. The shortlisted artists will be invited to show their works at an ArtGemini Prize exhibition at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery,...

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Dan Snow to head Archaeology Council
Oct28

Dan Snow to head Archaeology Council

Historian Dan Snow is the new President and spokesperson for the Council for British Archaeology, which has numerous international projects, including some in the Levant (eastern Mediterranean). Historian, broadcaster and television presenter Dan Snow will be the CBA’s frontman for public engagement programmes such as the UK-wide community project recording the physical remains of the First World War and its Home Front, and the...

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New book and exhibitions on Mohan Samant, his life and paintings
Sep13

New book and exhibitions on Mohan Samant, his life and paintings

The artist Mohan Samant was described by Ranjit Hoskote, by way of a compliment, as “the missing link in the evolutionary narrative of contemporary art in India.” Now a book on the life and work of this extraordinary but little known artist has been published in an impressive tome coinciding with a London exhibition and a major retrospective in Mumabi, writes SAJID RIZVI. Mohan Samant: Paintings, by Ranjit Hoskote, Marcella Sirhandi...

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