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Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Pakistani artist Shahzia Sikander navigates her country's complex past-a new monograph tells her story

Pakistani art blends Indian subcontinental and Islamic visual traditions with global modernism and political trauma, centered around Lahore's National College of Arts and contemporary miniatures.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

This is a west African story': how modern art tackled Nigeria's identity crisis

Modern Nigerian art integrates European techniques with indigenous themes, resisting decontextualization as "traditional" while addressing colonial influence, identity, and cultural nationalism.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Diverse, communal, gender-fluid: African families' true history is being whitewashed | Wambui Kimani

Raising children is a community endeavor, where caregiving is fluid among many rather than restricted to immediate family.
Remodel
fromArs Technica
7 months ago

Painted altar in Maya city of Tikal reveals aftermath of ancient coup

The unearthed altar in Tikal symbolizes Teotihuacan's influence over Maya civilization during a period of foreign rule.
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