Features

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  Op-Ed Feature

  When Seeing Is Belonging: The Photography of Tahrir Square

  September 16, 2013 - 

  Artist Lara Baladi explores the rise of citizen journalism in a penetrating photo-essay centered on the iconic photography of Tahrir Square, where “the camera became a nonviolent weapon aimed directly at the state, denouncing it.”  More

  By Lara Baladi

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  Feature

  Palestine: Cartography of an Occupation

  September 16, 2013 - 

  Artist-activist collective MTL’s clickable collages connect disparate aspects of Palestine’s geographical and political landscape, offering provocative insight into “how Palestinians suffer and struggle in ways that are parallel to those elsewhere” according to philosopher Michael Hardt.  More

  By MTL and Michael Hardt

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  Feature

  Emily Jacir: Letter From Roma

  September 3, 2013 - 

  “What’s left of the Left in Italy?” This question led Emily Jacir through archives in Italy, where she discovered films made in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, and found herself reflecting on parallel processes of historical amnesia in Italy and Palestine.  More

  By Emily Jacir

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  Feature

  Faces From Gitmo

  September 2, 2013 - 

  As a months-long hunger strike persists in the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Molly Crabapple’s drawings of seven detainees—one of whom was released last week—challenge us to remember their history and humanity.  More

  By Molly Crabapple

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  Special to Creative Time Reports

  Performing Climate Change: DJ Spooky Talks with Bill McKibben

  May 20, 2013 - 

  As the amount of carbon in the atmosphere passes a dangerous threshold, DJ Spooky speaks with 350.org founder Bill McKibben about the perils of climate change and the critical role art can play in confronting it.  More

  By DJ Spooky