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Tomayto Versus Tomartoe
Language, other than race and religion, is one of the primary ways in which people identify or differentiate themselves from other people.
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Language, other than race and religion, is one of the primary ways in which people identify or differentiate themselves from other people.
Continue reading African artists and their artworks, after decades of playing second fiddle to their counterparts across the atlantic ocean in America and Europe get due diligence, in form of an art fair.
Continue reading Food carts, open-air grills, music, street vendors and in-door-out-door restaurants are all part of the inaugural Harlem Eat-Up four-day food festival.
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“Rage of the Ballet Gods,” though a new kind of work, it isn’t a far departure from Shonibare’s customary explorations of contemporary political and social conditions using historical events as metaphors. What’s new about the latest show at the James Cohan Gallery is that it’s designed as visual avatar that connects the eccentric divide between the physical and intangible world, which is probably most clear in “Refuge Astronaut, 2015,” Shonibare’s climactic piece of the show.
In this piece, Shonibare took inspiration from human space exploration, while at the same time asking us poignant questions about climate and human instinct for survival against extreme climate.
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