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Thierry Uhrman versus the chic Lyon suburb

In front | FEATURE
(Photo: La Demeure du Chaos © Thierry Ehrmann)

Controversy erupts as an artist turns his residence into an ‘Abode of Chaos’, with heaps of scrap metal and works of art

by Abdelwahid Djaballah // 02/04/08

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

FEATURE

The future is death metal-inspired art in Kosovo

Contemporary art is just one bright face of the Kosovo prism, from which the works of the likes of 29-year-old visual artist Artan Balaj refract

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 18/03/08

AGENDA

'Europe's Sundance festival'

Culture crosses borders in Europe this March, as Spain visits Nantes, the Balkans accept a second invitation to Brussels and Irish beer takes over the continent

by Katharina Kloss // 12/03/08

INTERVIEW

Nicolae Comanescu: painting with dust in Bucharest

In the truest sense of the words, the Romanian artist, 39, produces art from the dusty rubble of his home city

by Julia Danila // 05/03/08

FEATURE

'Sarkozy or YouTube 3.0?' in Bologna

Better processors, improved data management possibilities integrated into consoles. Report from the 'Future Film Festival' in Italy

by Marco Riciputi // 30/01/08

PANORAMA

Who are Lisbon's contemporary artists?

Who’s selling? Who’s buying? Who’s organising? Run-down of the unjustified creative pessimism in the Portuguese capital

by Nikos Chrisikakis // 12/12/07

Venice Film Festival goes war conflict

The 64th Venice Film Festival – great performances from the actors, but the favourites are two films about Iraq

by Paolo Perrone // 11/09/07

NEWS
(Photo: © Kunstuniversität Linz - Physical Computing and Hybrid Interfaces at Interface Cultures/ www.aec.at)

Ars Electronica: when Second Life becomes First Life

From 5 to the 11 September Linz will host one of the most important digital arts festivals. For the occasion one of the main streets in the city centre will be transformed into its virtual alter ego

by Filippo Lubrano // 26/07/07

FEATURE
View from the museum construction site onn the Acropolis (Photo: AK)

European heritage battle

At the foot of the Acropolis, a new museum is undergoing construction – but something important is missing: the British Museum is not prepared to return pieces of the world-famous Parthenon frieze to Athens

by Anna Karla // 10/07/07

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