Videos

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  Video

  Ramadan Soaps: The Workers Will Not Be Televised

  July 11, 2014 - 

  During Ramadan, watching TV series—many created specifically for the month of fasting—becomes a social event for millions of Muslims around the world. Here, Monira Al Qadiri manipulates soap operas produced in the Gulf to highlight a missing figure: the migrant worker who cleans up the lavish homes where melodramatic scenes unfold.  More

  By Monira Al Qadiri

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  Climate Reports

  Water Water Everywhere:
  Songs About Climate Change

  May 30, 2014 - 

  In partnership with Marfa Dialogues/NY, Creative Time Reports presents video from a performance by the musician and artist Nora York and an accompanying conversation between York and the publisher and environmental advocate Hamilton Fish.  More

  By Nora York

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  Feature

  Before the Fall: Photos and Video of Ukraine’s Euromaidan Protests

  March 4, 2014 - 

  As the standoff in Ukraine continues over Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, artist Tomas Rafa provides an intimate portrait of the recent battles that unfolded in the “Euromaidan” protests in Kiev. These photographs and video offer a rare on-the-ground look at the fiery front lines.  More

  By Tomas Rafa

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  Feature

  Overhead: New Photos of the NSA and Other Top Intelligence Agencies Revealed

  February 10, 2014 - 

  Artist Trevor Paglen offers a glimpse of America’s vast surveillance infrastructure, photographing three of the most powerful U.S. intelligence agencies and placing the images in the public domain.  More

  By Trevor Paglen

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  Op-Ed

  Shirin Neshat to President Rouhani: “Take Care of Your Artists”

  February 3, 2014 - 

  In a speech delivered to President Rouhani and other global leaders at the 2014 World Economic Forum, artist Shirin Neshat praised the importance of culture in times of political crisis, calling on the Iranian president to respect artists’ voices and build a new image for her native country.  More

  By Shirin Neshat