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    “Operation Salam” by ASHEKMAN in Tripoli, Lebanon

    Operation Salam is an independent street art initiative created and curated by ASHEKMAN, where a gigantic word Salam was painted in Arabic calligraphy on 85 building rooftops, a 1.3 Kilometers street art piece that can be seen from space.  Salam, which means Peace in Arabic, means a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations. The […] More

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    A Carnivalesque Short Film by Fernando Livschitz Imagines a Buoyant Vienna

     “Vienna is like…,” a new animated short by Fernando Livschitz (previously), brings a heavy dose of the absurd to the Austrian capital. The director, who’s from Argentina and heads Black Sheep Films, captures an imagined Vienna in which historic buildings float in the air and a massive, multicolored slinky connects public transit cars. Watch […] More

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    Seamlessly Tour 37 Artists’ Studios From Around the World in a Successive Compilation

      Berlin-based artist Falk Lehmann, who’s better known as AKUT (previously), recently decided to funnel the energy he would have been using during this time for exhibitions and festivals toward a collaborative project intended to connect artists around the world. After feeling cut off from his previously robust social and professional life, AKUT tasked […] More

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    Full Colour: An Irish Street Art Story

    Full Colour is a documentary about the street art communities of Dublin and Belfast created by Dublin native Harry Moylan. “Why do these artists make art? How does street art evolve in a city? It covers many topics including the old political murals and evolution of the modern street art scene in Belfast, as well as […] More

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    A Dramatic Performance by Juilliard Students Brings a Socially Distant Approach to Ravel’s Boléro

     Maurice Ravel’s Boléro is a particularly collaborative composition in that it passes the melodic theme through a series of solos. The sequential performances highlight the distinct tones and sounds of each instrument, whether it be a flute, violin, or the anomalous saxophone. In a spectacular new project, dozens of Juilliard students who now are […] More

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    A New Hilma af Klint Documentary Explores the Abstract Artist’s Historical Legacy

     All images courtesy of Kino Lorber An effort to rewrite art historical timelines predominately shaped around men, a new documentary spotlights inventive Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862–1944). Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint considers her colorful, abstract artworks that predate those of widely recognized male artists, like Vasily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee, […] More

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    In a New Stop-Motion Film, Swoon Explores Trauma, Memory, and the Body

     Caledonia Curry, aka Swoon, is known for her street art utilizing paper that’s pasted onto building walls, but the Brooklyn-based artist has made a recent pivot that transfers her mythical style to stop-motion animations. Part of her solo exhibition Cicada, Curry’s short film “Sofia and Storm” is centered on a human-arachnid hybrid. After emerging […] More