I visited the two main sites of the Berlin Biennale 10 this weekend: KW Institute of Contemporary Art and Academie der Kunst. The first artist I encountered was…… Read more “A First Look at the Berlin Biennale 2018”
Tag: history
Continuing the Conversation: Statues, Monuments and Difficult Histories
The following commentary originally appeared in ICOM UK weekly news The tragic events of Charlottesville, instigated by the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert…… Read more “Continuing the Conversation: Statues, Monuments and Difficult Histories”
Raqqa: The Cultural History of the ISIS Stronghold
Those who are reasonably well informed know that Raqqa (also known as Al-Raqqah, Rakka, Ar-Raqqah) is the city in Syria that is the ISIS stronghold and focus…… Read more “Raqqa: The Cultural History of the ISIS Stronghold”
