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Tehran 2050 abstract

Cities all over the planet have sprawled into open forms as generalized urbanization became synonymous with globalization. An urbanization that is based on Modernist’s ideologies of a functional city dividing the uses into four major sections: work, play, live and circulation. The functional city omitted systematically natural elements such as topography and water ways leaving today degenerated open spaces and a polluted environment. Furthermore the fragmentation of uses has created a dispersed… Continue

Added by sara kamalvand on September 2, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

"FLICKER" Exhibition now launched in Damascus

Rachel Lowe, A Letter to an Unknown Person no. 5, 1998 © the artist, courtesy the artist Flicker… Continue

Added by Edgar on March 30, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

gift

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Added by Adel Samara on March 20, 2009 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Is there anybodu out there??????

I arrived to ´Damas 2 weeks ago. Many ames on my trip studying, subculture hunting, art haging. Im looking for people in the contemporary art field ,let it be visuell, text , music ,painting ,crazycows, lunatics etc..... for colaboration and exchange with sweden. We dont know so much about this part of the world within the art field but we wanna get to know YOU. Keep me posted , drop me a mess and a line im staying here for a while so im all yours:) Continue

Added by Apollo on March 17, 2009 at 9:02pm — 2 Comments

DOX BOX 09 Final Call for Film Entries

Hello Everyone... DOX BOX 09, the second edition of the creative documentary film festival will take place in Damascus, Homs and Tartous from March 4th till 15th, 2009. The DOX BOX selection committee is reviewing films and making decisions these days and there is still one week to enter your films... please visit DOX BOX website for further information, and please do tell friends you know might be interested... you can of course email me for any questions t… Continue

Added by Orwa Nyrabia on December 23, 2008 at 9:56am — No Comments

Nakagin Capsule Tower: Architecture of the Future

Nakagin Capsule Tower: Architecture of the Future PingMag 22 Dec 2008 Category: Architecture, Japan Nakagin Capsule Tower: Architecture of the Future The Nakagin Capsule Tower, an exercise in Metabolist architecture. Once you arrive in Tokyo’s busy commercial district of Shimbashi, a short walk from the station brings you to a noisy highway overpass, and beside that the futuristic Nakagin Capsule Tow… Continue

Added by Jan Ackenhausen on December 23, 2008 at 2:18am — No Comments

Delfina Foundation

From the Delfina Foundation Artist to Artist International 2009 Call for proposals from UK-based visual artists. Visiting Arts in partnership with The Delfina Foundation are pleased to announce Artist to Artist International 2009. The 2009 scheme will introduce a geographic focus by inviting artists from across the Middle East and North Africa. The programme provides an opportunity to bring together artists to i… Continue

Added by Jan Ackenhausen on December 19, 2008 at 7:24pm — No Comments

TOTALITARIAN LAUGHTER

... although indirectly connected to this platform (the program committee forgot some allies) - an interesting research topic ;) From: "Serguei Alex. Oushakine" Call for Papers TOTALITARIAN LAUGHTER: CULTURES OF THE COMIC UNDER SOCIALISM May 8-9, 2009 Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Princeton University http://slavic.princeton.edu/events/ Throughout its history, socialist mass culture actively relied on satire, humor, and comedy to foster emotional bonds with its audie… Continue

Added by san on November 26, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Signs of Conflict

Earlier this year the exhibition Signs of Conflict opened in Beirut during the Home Works festival. The exhibition tries to make sense of the visual language used during the Lebanese "Civil War", more specific the political posters use during the conflicts. This research was carried out by the American University in Beirut. The collection of political posters is now available online, through the AUB Jafet Library.… Continue

Added by Jan Ackenhausen on November 10, 2008 at 4:27pm — 1 Comment

Desire is the bait

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Added by Zaat Al-Abed on November 9, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Moving art underground

From NOWLebanon: NEW Opinion Moving art underground Why the Ministry of Culture should step in and put this image back in an art gallery November 7, 2008

American-Israeli playground featuring Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah alongside Christ on a… Continue

Added by Jan Ackenhausen on November 8, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

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Added by Woroud on November 4, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Zaat Al-Abed on November 4, 2008 at 1:20am — No Comments

The conspiracy room

Enjoying the city's unique jewels, the honest friendliness, hospitality and open gentle hearts of its people, I discover on my walkabout an old palace. It dates back to the Ottoman times, located in the heart of ‘Little Istanbul’, where the city's Ottoman-serving aristocracy had their houses - homes to important judges and law-makers. I enter the palace. In its far corner I find a hidden room, not very welcoming but intriguing being full of suspense by the dust of today’s mysteries. It assemble… Continue

Added by san on October 26, 2008 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

From Camelot to Damascus

Wu Ming 4's lecture at Hammam Al Malik Al Zahir, Old Damascus, October 17th 2008. FROM CAMELOT TO DAMASCUS "How the Myths ought to be put together if the Making is to go right" - Literary influences and persistence of myth in the construction of Lawrence of Arabia icon. 1. Intro The subtitle of this lecture is a quotation. It concerns the provocative translation assumed by professor Gilbert Murray in the Twenties’ of last century, from the incipit of the Poetics by Aris… Continue

Added by Wu Ming 4 on October 22, 2008 at 9:56am — No Comments

Just 2 know ur way around IN damascus

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Added by Woroud on October 13, 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Al Jazeera-Ramadan TV and Fatwas

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Added by san on October 11, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

bomb, car, damascus, explosion

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Added by mikala on September 28, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

'Who shows his wound is cured.' Joseph Beuys

Eine Kirche der Angst vor dem Fremden in mir – Eine Schlingensief-Messe bei der Ruhrtriennale "Wer seine Wunde zeigt, wird geheilt", der Satz von Joseph Beuys steht auf dem Programmheft und über allem. Schlingensief zeigt reichlich Wunden... ;) Continue

Added by san on September 23, 2008 at 5:56pm — 1 Comment

Assignment nr 9 ///

Telephone conversation Padova, North-East Italy, 24 August 2008, 11 am Roberto: Buongiorno, am I speaking with the Syrian Embassy in Rome? I would like to have some information in order to apply for a multiple visa… Man: Yes, do you want to apply to go to Syria? R:… Continue

Added by Roberto on September 16, 2008 at 3:05pm — No Comments