Today many minority groups are raising their voices against oppression and therefore feel threatened. Art is a weapon for freedom of expression resulting into quite a few exhibitions at the moment around the subject of oppression. Black Dada form language is created by Adam Pendleton. It is a critical articulation of blackness, abstraction, and the avant-garde. (image) Continue reading
Last week I attended the Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture 2013 by Daniel Libeskind at RIBA in London. It was a very thought provoking talk by one of the most famous architects of our time. The talk was titled ‘Architecture and Memory’ and Libeskind was talking about his appeal towards difficult topics e.g. war memorials. Continue reading
“An exhibition examining the work of architect Lina Bo Bardi and her influence in Brazil, the country she adopted as home. Bo Bardi was known for embracing the social values of the modern movement. This multimedia show looks at how she translated her ideas for a better society into tangible reality”. Continue reading
