Contemporary Art Platform | Opening Tonight

Contemporary Art Platform | Opening Tonight I am re-posted this from the great artist ghadah (pretty green bullet) who visited the gallery earlier for a sneak-peak.

a mischievous sprite and skulls: works by fadi yazigi and damien hirst respectively

Tonight is the launch of the Contemporary Art Platform at the Lifestyle Center in Kuwait. For the first time since 2006's exhibition Unity in Diversity at the Dar Al-Funoon gallery, you can find, in Kuwait, a collection of this caliber under one roof. From Andy Warhol to Shireen Nishat, this is the art lover's candy store! Read more of this post

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The Future of the Middle East’s Art World: An Interview with ArteEast Artistic Director Barrak Alzai

The Future of the Middle East’s Art World: An Interview with ArteEast Artistic Director Barrak Alzai

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Barrak Alzaid is the Artistic Director at ArteEast. His deep knowledge of the Middle East’s contemporary art stems from his long involvement with the art industry and numerous powerhouse galleries, curators, and artists.

Contemporary Art Platform opens in Kuwait!

Farewell Wangari Maathai

"We are called to assist the earth," said the late Wangari Maathai, "to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own — indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty, and wonder."

Farewell Wangari Maathai

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Wangari Maathai, founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement, winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize and 1991 Goldman Prize, died of cancer on Sunday in Nairobi. Click to read more about her amazing work.

Identified: NYPD Officer Who Maced Pen of Peaceful Female Protesters

Identified: NYPD Officer Who Maced Pen of Peaceful Female Protesters
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A photographer has identified the cruel and cowardly NYPD Supervisor who point blank maced a penned in group of young women Saturday at the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Two Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire in Protest

Lobsang Kalsang and Lobsang Konchok of Kirti Monastery are the 3rd and 4th monks to have self-immolated in the last six months, an act that Tibet had never seen before 2009.  The two young monks, both aged 18, called for religious freedom and said "free Tibet" before they set themselves on fire. 

Please join Students for a Free Tibet in a protest today at the United Nations, Dag-Hammerskoljd Plaza, E 47th St. between 1st and 2nd. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/world/asia/two-tibetan-monks-set-themselves-on-fire-in-protest.html

Two Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire in Protest

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Two young Tibetan monks set themselves on fire Monday at an embattled monastery in western China to protest Chinese policies in the area, according to a Tibet advocacy group.

See also:
China Bans Reincarnation Without Government Permission

China Bans Reincarnation Without Government Permission

 This is insane:

China Bans Reincarnation Without Government Permission

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In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates th...