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LEO BOIX reviews an exhibition combines personal histories, political struggles and Jewish-Arab roots to denounce political oppression and advocate for social justice
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ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
IN his seminal book Culture and Imperialism, Edward W Said tells us that just as none of us are outside or beyond geography, “none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography.” That struggle is complex and interesting for Said because “it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Massoud Hayoun, in his unique artistic voice, uncovers some of these struggles in his first solo exhibition in London, Between Broken Promises, Harissa, on view at Larkin Durey Gallery until May 24.
His perspective offers a fresh and intriguing take on these complex issues, especially amid current conflicts in Gaza, Syria, Libya and Yemen.
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