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7 Sep 2023 3 minute read

Spotlight: Roger Ballen’s world of contrasts

Subi Shah talks humanity, power and expression with Johannesburg-based artist Roger Ballen.

8 Feb 2023 4 minute read

The interview: Mohamad Hafez

The Syrian-American architect and artist about the power of nostalgia and his lifelong homesickness for Syria.

Yinka Shonibare sits in a wheelchair smiling

21 Dec 2021 4 minute read

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Spotlight: Yinka Shonibare

The acclaimed – and playful – sculptor Yinka Shonibare impresses on Subi Shah his love for...

13 Mar 2021 3 minute read

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Summon the artists

Art is essential to building a better future, writes Nanjala Nyabola.

12 Sep 2019 4 minute read

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How a London arms fair shields the war on Yemen

As the world’s largest arms fair takes place in London, Lydia Noon talks to Yemeni artist Ahmed Jahaf about living under a...

16 Jul 2019 5 minute read

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The Saudi street artist speaking truth to power

Ms Saffaa talks to Alessio Perrone about the inspiration for her murals and why Saudi...

15 Apr 2019 3 minute read

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Are oil companies losing their social license?

As opposition to fossil-fuel sponsorship grows, arts institutions funded by big oil are looking increasingly out of touch....

19 Feb 2019 4 minute read

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Why I protested a British Museum exhibition of my own people’s history

Yasmin Younis explains why she protested against a British Museum exhibition of her own people’s history....

1 Jul 2018 3 minute read

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Why you can teach funny

Comedy is an art form. Kate Smurthwaite explains.

3 May 2018 4 minute read

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Defending journalism in a climate of fear

On World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International’s Stefan Simanowitz reports on why Turkish journalists...

Showtime from the Frontline: Alaa Shehada, Mark Thomas and Faisal Abu Alhayja.

28 Feb 2018 4 minute read

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Using comedy to break down stereotypes

Nick Dowson reports on Mark Thomas’s attempt to train a comedy troupe in the West Bank.

16 Aug 2017 4 minute read

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Free comics for everyone!

Capitalism is bad for graphic novels, Sean Michael Wilson argues.

31 Oct 2016 6 minute read

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Did the British Museum sell ‘Day of the Dead’ to BP?

New documents tell a damning story of an iconic museum, its oil sponsor and a rights-violating government. Chris...

15 Aug 2016 3 minute read

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The Zapatista's CompArte art festival in images

Over a thousand artists gathered in Chiapas, Mexico for an art festival for humanity. Ryan Mallett-Outtrim...

15 Jul 2016 4 minute read

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Inflight from home: migration, ethics and aerialists

Leo Kay explores the intersection between art and the migrant crisis for an upcoming performance.

1 Jul 2016 1 minute read

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Open Window July 2016

This month's guest cartoonist is Payam Boromand from Iran.

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