In response to the cancellation, Ronnie Kasrils wrote: “It’s disappointing then to find those rights now curtailed in Austria for wanting to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and sharing the South African experience and lessons with the Austrian people.”
Author Archives: Dorian Batycka
Dorian Batycka is an independent curator, art critic, and DJ currently
based Berlin. Previously, he was curator of contemporary art at Bait
Muzna for Art Film (Muscat, Oman), assistant curator for the first
ever Maldives National Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale, and has
contributed to numerous publications including Art and Education,
Frieze Blog, Selections, and Nero. He can be found on Twitter and Instagram, @temp_projects.
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How Art Can Operate as Soft Power
As the polarization over Catalan independence deepens in Spain, two recent exhibitions at the Antoni Tàpies Foundation underscore how art and soft power are more relevant than ever before.
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Russian Authorities Cancel Theatre Festival Under “Gay Propaganda” Law
The festival organizer was interrogated by police over the play Blue and Pink, which explores gender stereotypes.
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MEP Rebuts EU Commission’s Claim That Luxembourg Freeport Isn’t Used for Tax Evasion
Wolf Klinz, who first voiced the concern, says that his allegations “were unfortunately not met with serious concern by the President nor the Commissioner responsible, but rather with condescension and dismissal.”
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Catholics Pray and Dancers Protest Unfair Wages at Marina Abramović Exhibition in Poland
An unholy alliance has formed between Catholics protesting debunked conspiracy theories linking Abramović to Satanism, and the Polish dance community, who have been complaining of mistreatment and unfair wages leading up to her career retrospective The Cleaner.
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Remai Modern CEO Under Investigation for Allegations of Workplace Harassment
Gregory Burke is currently under investigation by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, following claims made by an anonymous female employee.
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Shahidul Alam Discussion at Photo Festival Threatened by Bangladeshi Government Censorship
Dhaka Metropolitan Police tried to cancel the talk between prominent figures Arundhati Roy and Shahidul Alam for unexplained “unavoidable circumstances.”
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Judge Orders ARCO Madrid to Make Exhibitor Selection Process More Transparent
The fair, which opened its 2019 edition today, defends its “impeccable” selection process.
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Artist and Journalist Zehra Doğan Released from Turkish Jail After Nearly Three Years
Doğan was imprisoned for propaganda after she depicted a predominately Kurdish city destroyed by Turkish military forces in a digital painting.
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Ilya Kabakov Harnesses His Inner Misanthrope to Maintain Artistic Independence
Ilya Kabakov’s essays allow for a close look at the artist’s nonconformist path as an artist in the USSR and the USA.
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Why a Polish Billionaire Built a Museum in the Swiss Alps
Polish investor, art collector, and philanthropist Grażyna Kulczyk says the goal of Museum Susch is to platform “new voices and positions that are often left outside the canon of male-dominated art history.”
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200 Workers at Vancouver Art Gallery Go on Strike [UPDATED]
The unionized workers, who have been without a contract since 2017, say the gallery privileges upper management at the expense of other employees.