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this is the way a culture dies

This Is the Way a Culture Dies

If those cave paintings where human beings drew representations of life marked the beginning of human culture, this mob and police intimidation of art is surely the death of it.

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

bonfire night represented a purging of all society’s ills a mob bloodletting

Bonfire Night Represented a Purging of All Society’s Ills, a Mob Bloodletting

Victoria Anderson

leading artists issue statement in solidarity with protesting writers

Leading Artists Issue Statement in Solidarity with Protesting Writers

amrita sher gil continues to shine in auctions of indian art

Amrita Sher-Gil Continues to Shine in Auctions of Indian Art

the complex and tortured genius who imagined a better world

The Complex and Tortured Genius Who Imagined a Better World

Lesley-Ann Jones

photos life in the valley caught between light and shadows

Photos: Life in the Valley, Caught Between Light and Shadows

agnes of god the latest target of ban culture

Agnes of God, the Latest Target of Ban Culture

the yemeni sisters whose arabic song has taken israel by storm

The Yemeni Sisters Whose Arabic Song Has Taken Israel By Storm

bringing alive the lost worlds of sunil janah

Bringing Alive the Lost Worlds of Sunil Janah