Creative Time is a New York-based collective, that – over the past four decades – has commissioned and presented ambitious public art projects throughout New York City and around the world. Their work is guided by three core values: art matters, artists’ voices are important in shaping society, and public spaces are places for creative [...]
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“For at least a decade, the refugees have been caught in a situation of systematic abandonment. Their living conditions in the EU have gradually deteriorated. This process was neglected by the nation-states in the “former” Western European countries. For a long time the refugees have been systematically forced into a situation of impoverishment, deprivation, and [...]
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Currently there`s a hype about blogs, that emphasize a city`s very specific characteristics. On the one hand side there is Ali, from the Berlinian district Neukölln, who gets portraied every morning on the Tumblr blog What Ali Wore. Ali has just gathered some kind of web prominence for his outer appearance, that`s made up by [...]
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Transit- oder Ruheraum? Nicht-Ort oder Ressource? Alltäglich genutzt und doch, fernab der städtischen Planung, selten bedacht – die Straße. Das Hamburger Kollektiv zoom hat nachgefragt, die Urbanisten des Studios superK haben geantwortet. Ein Stadtgespräch von zoom Straße wird unmittelbar mit verschiedensten Praktiken von Mobilität in Verbindung gesetzt. Sie ist ein landgebundenes Verkehrsbauwerk, dessen Aneignung [...]
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A lone piano stands curbside in New York City, and a short documentary chronicles the interactions of passers…Enjoy this poetic short chronicle by Anthony Sherin, who is a New York-based filmmaker and editor, after the jump!
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“[...] The new punishment housing camps have been dubbed “scum villages” because the plan echoes a proposal from Geert Wilders, the leader of a populist Dutch Right-wing party, for special units to deal with persistent troublemakers.
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