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Fatima Al Qadiri – Medieval Femme
Fatima Al Qadiri takes us through the rich, vibrant history of Arabic music and culture on her latest Hyperdub release, Medieval Femme
★★★★ Album title: Medieval Femme
Returning to Hyperdub for her third full-length release,
Medieval Femme, Senegal-born, Kuwaiti musician Fatima Al Qadiri takes the poetry of Arab women from the medieval period as the album’s key thematic influence.
Sounds from the past and present are fused together, as organs pulse and reverberate over sharp tones on Sheba, while sparse synths lead into trembling gongs on Stolen Kiss of a Succubus and delicately plucked strings lie beneath warped vocals on Qasmuna (Dreaming). On Tasakuba, a couplet from the 7th century poet Al-Khansā – widely considered one of the most influential poets of the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods – is recited by Kaltham Jassim.
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This mural at a Chicago public school building is among several early 20th-century works in the city’s collection that have been criticized for having outdated depictions of Native Americans and other races and ethnicities. Photo courtesy of Chicago Public Schools.
2. “Resolving Tensions Over Race and Representation in Public Art” at the National Coalition Against Censorship, New York
The National Coalition Against Censorship is hosting a virtual luncheon to consider the delicate issue of historic WPA murals that whitewash problematic aspects of US history, and whether or not to remove them. Karyn Olivier, an artist and professor at Temple University in Philadelphia; Adriene Lim, dean of libraries at the University of Maryland; and scholar and curator Anthony Huffman will discuss.
A new documentary about beer, which debuts this month on the Untappd social beer app, includes guest appearances by a few Colorado legends, such as Julia Herz, former craft beer director at the Brewers Association, and Peter Bouckaert, the former New Belgium brewmaster who now owns Purpose Brewing.
The film, called
BEER! A Love Story, weaves together the stories of thirty international protagonists across multiple countries who speak the universal language of beer, the world’s most consumed fermented beverage, the producers say. It bridges the gap between Europe and America.to show the panorama of beer styles now replicated across the globe. For any foodie, movie buff, and beer or beverage fan, this is a must-watch film.”
Seeing the Met s greatest hits as artists painted them
Left to right, all by Jean Honoré Fragonard: Roman Interior, 1760; A Woman with a Dog, 1769; The Stolen Kiss, 1760, at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts A New Look at Old Masters, in New York on Dec. 21, 2020. Goya, Caravaggio, Rubens, Velázquez and more are in skylit splendor in the European galleries. And the museum is acknowledging the shaping force on art of colonialism, slavery, the disenfranchisement of women. Jeenah Moon/The New York Times.
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.- In a dark time, the eye begins to see, the poet wrote. And after the dark, dark time weve been through, this years winter solstice, marking the start of slow climb back into light, may carry more metaphorical weight than usual.