Lacoste's Act of Censorship
Interview with Larissa Sansour

news  02.01.12  Nat Muller

On December 20th Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour issued a press release that her nomination for the prestigious Lacoste Elysée Prize awarded by the Swiss Musée de l’Elysée was revoked on grounds that her work was 'too pro-Palestinian'. Following a barrage of articles in the art and mainstream press, the Musée de l’Elysée cancelled the whole prize. Nat Muller caught up with Larissa Sansour now the dust has slightly settled.

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A Small Room With a View
Simon Sheikh on Vectors of the Possible

30/09/10  Gésine Borcherdt

In an exhibition at BAK, curator and art historian Simon Sheikh speculates on the possibilities of life in an age that has moved beyond political chaos. What are the perspectives? Are there new reference points?

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Politician or civil servant?

19/08/10  Domeniek Ruyters

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The Past is a Choice
Indonesian Art is Freer than Ever

01/10/09  Nuraini Juliastuti

In Indonesia, engaged art is more popular than ever. After a rapid succesion of movements over the past decades, nowadays the participation of the public is predominant in art, as was recently seen at the Jakarta Biennial. Nuraini Juliastuti places this development in critical perspective.

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