“The photos not only capture the accidental Mondrian-like effect of relegation of the maintenance of building envelopes to individual tenants, they also reveal a Dorian-Gray’s-like picture of the inefficiencies of neo-liberalism and the cumulative effects of decades of rising economic inequality and shirking of collective investment in an important component of the infrastructure that enables and sustains us.”
Writer and nomad Isabelle Eberhardt traversed and explored the Maghreb with a critical eye. She not only condemned French colonialism, but also the established gender roles of her era.
“In this place, there is one main road, called Main Road. There are no sidewalks and the drivers on Main Road are fast, having navigated its bends and dips for a lifetime.” – A collection of Leah Frances’ beautiful photographs and reflections on her stay in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland.
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
“I deciphered the occasional splash of graffiti: alongside youthful declarations of love and football were vague revolutionary slogans: “Freedom is a Right”, “Liberty”, and “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
That origin can be represented in no other way than through geometry, which is the primordial measure by which all visible forms are composed. Abstraction is the most faithful and evocative way to imagine the divine essence that makes up the world.
The plants of Palestine, deeply rooted in the very essence of the land, offer solace and strength to a people familiar with suffering. They remind us that amidst the struggle, there is resilience, beauty, and an enduring connection to their ancestral home.
We were grateful for a chance to ask Vinita Karim a few questions about her remarkable artwork.
The Disappointed Tourist tries to create a level playing field in which personal losses and larger cultural losses can meet and be recognized and create a new conversation about our love for our physical environment, harnessing nostalgia to create empathy rather than division.
Pia De Girolamo shares a travelogue recounting observations and art from her trip to Vietnam.
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