@ContraJournal

Contra explores the interactions between art and conflict. Brand new Issue 03 Ruin out now, available on our online shop.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ISSUE 8 NOW OPEN We are looking for essays, opinion, reviews, features and slow journalism on the topic of 'borders'. All welcome to apply. Send a pitch to [email protected] by June 17th. See below for more detail. itsfreezinginla.co.uk/post/c…
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'For a Free Palestine: Films by Palestinian Women' is now LIVE, free worldwide in English & Arabic. Donations go to causes facilitating medical, legal, & infrastructure aid on the ground. Work by 15+ women filmmakers! For a month; films added throughout 🇵🇸 another-screen.com/
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FRAMES of REPRESENTATION films still available to stream in order of end date starting today include: A Storm Was Coming Endless Night From Tomorrow On, I Will The Cloud In Her Room SHORTS #2 Air Conditioner £6 to stream FREE to ICA members ica.art/digital/cinema-3
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‼️Call for submissions ‼️ We're looking for climate writing on the theme of 'Regeneration' for our 7th Issue 🔅 Email [email protected] with detailed description of proposed article 🔅 Pitch deadline 6th Jan 🔅 £150 for successful articles 🔅itsfreezinginla.com/about
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Got this beauty in the post from @StackMagazines - @ContraJournal Incredible images of conflict, plus an article on St Peter's Seminary - we visited the Hinterland exhibition there years ago, remember it? Amazing use of light, spooky and wonderful: nva.org.uk/artwork/hinterlan…
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Victoria Lomasko saw what was happening in Belarus and had to see it in person. One problem: the border is closed. thenib.com/a-revolution-in-b…
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#TheasterGates: "In the past, the tar paintings have been a kind of conceptual work, equating vernacular labor with high art. I wanted to move past that and let the tar be art, be itself, be part of artistic vocabulary." —Theaster Gates: on.gagosian.com/jIcZaHg
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@ajplus14 Oct 2020
A statue of Medusa holding the head of Perseus was put outside the court where Harvey Weinstein was convicted. It reverses a myth in which Medusa was raped, then cursed and beheaded. Organizers hope flipping the script helps people question narratives of victim blaming.
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Help! Beautiful prints, a great cause — Beirut Editions is raising money fund relief efforts in the wake of the August 4th explosion, with help from a host of international artists and designers: bit.ly/30YdsL6
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Been sent the 3rd edition of @ContraJournal with a focus on Ruin. It's moving - get your copy at contrajournal.com/shop/
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Join our friends at @ContraJournal for the online launch of their third issue • 6:30pm BST Wed 9 Sept on Zoom bit.ly/3haZV8i
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🚨 Socially distanced London climate event alert! This Sept 16-18th we're hosting a gallery viewing of creative climate research: 🌿 Art by the Climate + Cities project 🌿 Tickets £5/4 inc free drink 🌿 Fully distant + total compliance to AEO COVID advice eventbrite.co.uk/e/ifla-5-la…
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Several galleries and museums have been destroyed or severely damaged following the explosion shook Beirut @sursockmuseum @Marfaprojects @GalerieTanit @OperaGallery @SfeirSemler @JanineRubeiz @_SBGallery ow.ly/OSlq50AR5e9
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For all those asking how to help out victims/survivors of the #BeirutBlast - here is a great list of all the places to donate. docs.google.com/document/d/1…

Beirut Relief

People Abroad ----------------------------------------------------------- Impact Lebanon Relief https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=PYp7gXzyD Lebanese red cross https://...

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e-flux Video & Film - War and Cinema: Last day repeat screenings #eflux #efluxvideo For this last day, all films featured in the program will be available again on Wednesday, July 29, until 11:59pm EST for a special repeat screening. Watch here: ow.ly/ExF350AL9y7
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SAVE THE DATE DES FEMMES! 🎺 FRI 14 - SUN 16 AUGUST Together We Have Everything We Need Our first virtual film weekender 🔥⚡️ & more info to come v soon! #FilmFeels #BFIFAN #TNLUK 📸 Pratibha Parmar, A Place of Rage, 1991, USA
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💙 We asked young artists to imagine a world where kindness defeats COVID-19. From 2000 submissions, here are the seven winners of our first Youth with Refugees Art Contest: bit.ly/3jtHAFN

Young artists drew a world where kindness defeats COVID-19 – We animated it | UNHCR

UNHCR animated drawings by young artists who imagined a world where kindness defeats COVID-19.

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A glimmer of hope: It's Freezing in LA! take on climate change in the wake of corona > ow.ly/eMGj50AyOg3
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some art by children to bless the timeline from the Royal Academy's young artists exhibition, which just went up online
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4 August 2011, Tottenham, north London: Mark #Duggan is shot dead by police, after his minicab is pulled over by undercover armed police. He leaps out, turns, and is shot twice. Officers said he was holding a gun - but could this be true? Our latest: forensic-architecture.org/in…
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