Posts Tagged ‘ identity ’

Incongruity

June 26, 2011

Odd Future. Two words that have hipsters, fanboys and critics entering into their favoured mode of reaction.


Salt

June 26, 2011

Religion’s place within media reflects its movement within our culture, and it has been a source of great debate. Once a pillar which supported society, faith has moved (or been forced) onto the periphery. Religion, which once created boundaries for artistic work, was actively pushed and criticised. The movement of religion from a universally-accepted truth to [...]


Wanted

June 26, 2011

The Chinese media calls him “a deviant and a plagiarist”. This is a far cry from Ai Weiwei’s prominence as one of China’s leading artists, who helped design the famous Bird’s Nest, Beijing’s national stadium for the 2008 Olympics. The conceptual artist has been a key figure in China’s contemporary art scene, producing cross-cultural projects [...]