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‘It was my way to resist’: the Iraqi-born artist who grew up under a dictator

23-10-2023 18:49

Vian Sora’s vibrant artwork is displayed in a new exhibition that marks the 30th anniversary of the invasion of IraqExamining Iraqi artist Vian Sora’s magnificent paintings, the first thing that stands out is her color palette. A full spectrum of neons – greens, blues, oranges, yellows and reds – drip and seep across earthy ochers and browns. These oppositional colors immediately catch the eye, and then leave a viewer wondering how Sora can so effortlessly situate them al

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Blown, battered and bottled: the artists who catch the wind

23-10-2023 17:16

From Barcelona breezes to blasts in Bohemia, artists are capturing and harnessing mighty winds – including a 1954 bora that blew at 100mph. Our writer grabs his cheesegrater cramponsTrying to catch the wind may seem a futile task, but inside the Bora museum in the Italian city of Trieste there is proof that it can be done, as long as you have the right container. On the shelves of the crammed exhibition space, you can find an offshore breeze from Barcelona in a perfume decanter, a Bohemian

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‘A triumph of freedom of expression’: censored art museum opens in Spain

23-10-2023 14:29

Barcelona gallery will feature works on religion, politics and consumerism that have been denounced, removed or attackedEurope live – latest updatesWork by artists as diverse as Pablo Picasso, Ai Weiwei and the American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe will be brought together under one roof this week in what curators say is the world’s only museum devoted to art that has been censored.The Museu de l’Art Prohibit (Museum of Forbidden Art) in Barcelona consists of about 200 work

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In this neverending news cycle of violence art speaks to our shared humanity | Katy Hessel

23-10-2023 06:00

From crushed fathers and their waiting children to haunting stacks of empty chairs, art can tell us about the true nature of suffering in ways that headlines never canA man crouches in despair. His back is hunched and he is facing down, leaning over an empty bottle. His features are unidentifiable and his body is frail as he struggles to support himself on impossibly spindly legs, visible through his trousers. It’s an image of hardship, heightened by the four infants who stand around him,

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In this neverending news cycle of violence, art speaks to our shared humanity

23-10-2023 06:00

From crushed fathers and their waiting children to haunting stacks of empty chairs, art can tell us about the true nature of suffering in ways that headlines never canA man crouches in despair. His back is hunched and he is facing down, leaning over an empty bottle. His features are unidentifiable and his body is frail as he struggles to support himself on impossibly spindly legs, visible through his trousers. It’s an image of hardship, heightened by the four infants who stand around him,

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