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“Off the Beaten Path” opens in Oslo, Norway, before touring globally |
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INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION
HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE A new international exhibition of contemporary art brings together artists from around the world to explore the many dimensions of gender-based violence.
In “Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women, and Art,” set to open June 20 at The Stenersen Museum in Oslo, Norway, 17 well-respected artists from 14 countries create new stories through their artwork addressing gender-based violence from a global perspective.
Participating artists include Marina Abramovic, Laylah Ali, Lise Bjorne Linnert, Maria Campos-Pons, Luciana Fina, Global Crescendo Project, Icelandic Love Corp, Yoko Inoue, Kim Myung Jin, Jung Jungyeob, Amal Kenawy, Almagul Menlibayeva, Wangechi Mutu, Miri Nishri, Yoko Ono, Lucy Orta, and Cecilia Paredes.
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Funds needed for Interamerican Court of Human Rights case |
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Three of the cotton field murder cases are going in front of the Interamerican Court of Human Rights April 26, 28 and 29th. The lawyers that are arguing this case have been able to raise air fare for two of the mothers, who will travel to Santiago, Chile to testify. However, both Irma Monreal and Josefina Gonzalez will need money for expenses. Read on for more information.
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Desconocida : Unknown, Lise Bjorne Linnert |
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This important exhibition shows the work of Norwegian artist Lise Bjorne Linnert, who has undertaken an embroidery project to highlight the plight of women in Juarez, a city on the border of USA and Mexico. Here, 530 women are known to have been murdered, and hundreds have disappeared, suspected kidnapped to trafficking. Exhibition runs from 10 February to 22 March 2009 at the gallery, UCA Epsom
Open Monday to Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm. |
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