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Ben Davis considers how today's tech bro-powered vibe shift might represent a different kind of backlash than we saw in the 1990s.
The long waited weighted gathering (2021). Photo: Michael Pollard. As the Manchester International Arts Festival continues into its final weeks, we decided to take a look at some of the best contemporary art interventions happening around the city. From an installation by Forensic Architecture on the occasion of the group’s 10th anniversary, to the transformation of a Jewish synagogue into a meditation on community and history, here are five must-see works. Captioning The City (2021) “Captioning the City” by Christine Sun Kim adorns Selfridges in Manchester as part of the Manchester ...
Marta Minujín creó una colosal réplica del Big Ben La artista argentina Marta Minujín creó una réplica monumental del famoso Big Ben y lo exhibe "derribado", recubierto de libros, hasta el 18 de julio en Piccadilly Gardens, en el marco del Festival Internacional de Manchester (MIF 21). "Big Ben Lying Down with Political Books" se titula el primer encargo importante del Reino Unido a Minujín, “que crea extraordinarias obras de arte a gran escala y performances participativas que sitúan el arte socialmente comprometido en el centro de la vida cotidiana", señalaron los organi...