Dispatches

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  Special to Creative Time Reports

  Voice of Egypt:
  Shirin Neshat on Umm Kulthum

  November 18, 2013 - 

  Acclaimed artist Shirin Neshat shares an exclusive preview of her forthcoming film about the Egyptian singer and international icon Umm Kulthum, whose life intersected with many of the most significant political events in Egypt’s modern history.  More

  By Shirin Neshat

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  Dispatch

  Right Where She Needs to Be: How Hurricane Sandy Changed Lives

  October 29, 2013 - 

  A year ago, Hurricane Sandy battered the northeastern seaboard, devastating vulnerable communities in New York and New Jersey. Still, for some the storm was a step toward being exactly where they wanted to be: immersed in their surroundings as organizers and active neighbors.  More

  By Sandy Storyline

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  Summit Series

  Rick Lowe: Project Row Houses at 20

  October 7, 2013 - 

  As Houston’s Project Row Houses turns 20, founder Rick Lowe reflects on the history of the project and how it evolved in response to concerns from the community it serves. Lowe distinguishes his project from social housing developments undertaken on a large scale, emphasizing its collaborative framework.  More

  By Rick Lowe

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  Uprisings

  From the Blowout to the Movement: Mexican Political Action in Print

  October 2, 2013 - 

  Military forces crushed a peaceful student movement with the October 2, 1968 massacre of demonstrators in Mexico City’s Tlatelolco district. The students’ legacy lives on through political prints and cultural workshops by the city’s graphic design collective Escuela de Cultura Popular Revolucionaria Mártires del ‘68.  More

  By ECPM

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  Uprisings

  Political Deadlock in Tunisia: 9oddem el UIB

  September 16, 2013 - 

  In the long wake of revolution, Tunisia’s citizens remain divided over the ruling Islamist party Ennahda and the future of their country. Artist Nadia Ayari reports on protests condemning the assassinations of opposition leaders and the lack of protection for secular life.  More

  By Nadia Ayari