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Of Roma art and Charlie Chaplin

In front | REPORT
Gabi Jiménez: Caravan-Drying Laundry (Photo: Pim de Kuijer)

On 7 June the Venice Biennale saw the grand opening of ‘Paradise Lost’, its first Roma Pavilion. Gipsy kitsch, or the artistic emancipation of an oppressed people?

by Pim de Kuijer // 17/06/07

FEATURE

Exhibition brings Israel and Palestine 'face to face'

Face2Face is a unique and edgy photography show by French and Swiss friends JR and Marco, They stick the Israeli-Palestinian conflict right under European noses

by Virginie Gerhard // 21/03/08

AGENDA

Swedish ice hotels and Norwegian culture capitals

Plus carnival fever in Venice, cartoons in the south of France and Arab hip hop in Brussels - our guide to the month's best cultural titbits

by Katharina Kloss // 15/01/08

PANORAMA

Quirky customs and tantalising traditions

The breeze is warm, school is over and festivals mushroom all over Europe. But the traditional joys of warm beer, rock get-togethers and muddy camping sites are making way for some more exotic fayres. Discover some of the strange and unheard of festivals that will rock Europe during the coming month. Get ready to pack your bags!

by Inga Pietrusiska i Natalia Sosin // 24/07/06

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This weekend, for Easter, I hopped a flight over to my family’s house in Zurich and we took a train south across the Alps to Venice. Everyone in Europe gets Good Friday and Easter Monday off so I thought I’d take advantage. Having heard that there was going ...

by GulfStreamBlues // 25/03/08




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