. Show in Manchester displays key objects shedding light on massacre 200 years ago A piece of commemorative glass with an image of the massacre, which will feature in the exhibition. Photograph: People’s History Museum The Scum Uppermost, a satirical cartoon of popular radical reform represented as a many-headed monster, and embroidered flags are among […]
. Greta Thunberg, the founder of the Youth Strike for Climate movement, has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize, just before the biggest day yet of global action. Thunberg began a solo protest in Sweden in August but has since inspired students around the globe. Strikes are expected in 1,659 towns and cities […]
. Congo Lucha, a deeply moving documentary on a group of young people promoting democracy and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, received the 2019 OMCT prize at the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH). When handing the award to its director, Marlène Rabaud, Gerald Staberock, OMCT Secretary General, […]
Saal-e-no mobaarak (سال نو مبارک) my sweet Laleh Chini Persian poem by the 13th century Sa’adi: All humans are members of one frame, Since all at first, from the same essence, came. When by hard fortune one limb is oppressed, The other members lose their desired rest. If thou feel’st not for others’ misery, A […]
. Μια τρυφερή δασκάλα Ένα χαρισματικό αγόρι Μια ιδιαίτερη ιστορία αγάπης The Kindergarten Teacher tells a twisted tale of mentor and protégé, and displays Maggie Gyllenhaal’s immense talent. In this story, Gyllenhaal plays Lisa Spinelli, the titular teacher whose life isn’t exactly in crisis, but slowly stagnating. Lisa’s home life is unsatisfying, her teenage children […]
. A hospital foundation from the Middle Ages, the Hospices de Beaune is one of France’s most prestigious historic monuments A hospital foundation from the Middle Ages, the Hospices de Beaune is one of France’s most prestigious historic monuments. Its flamboyant Gothic architecture, its polychrome roofs and a renowned vineyard make this museum one […]
. The Knife Angel sculpture, made of 100,000 confiscated knives, is installed at Coventry Cathedral, England The 8 metre-high artwork, created by Alfie Bradley, is at the cathedral until 23 April as a physical reminder of the effects of violence and aggression! Στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, υπάρχει ένα γλυπτό αγγέλου μήκους 8 μέτρων, κατασκευασμένο από 100.000 […]
. Spring Equinox Λεπτομέρεια από τον πίνακα του Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema,(1836-1912) “Εαρινή ισημερία” , 1894. In ancient times, the spring equinox marks the time of the return of the goddess Persephone from the Underworld. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the earth and, at the fall equinox, she descends downward into the Underworld […]
If the word “opera” brings an image of a fat lady singing and sends you running away, you’re missing out. Many operas are so famous that they’ve entered into pop culture. In fact, you probably already know more about operas than you think. Lakmé is an opera composed by French composer Léo Delibes in 1881, […]
From 1915 until 1946, some 25,000 pieces of paper were exchanged between two major 20th-century artists. Painter Georgia O’Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz wrote each other letters — sometimes two and three a day, some of them 40 pages long. The correspondence tracks their relationship from acquaintances to admirers to lovers to man […]
Φωτογραφία ΕFi 2018
