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25 NOV 09
German banker admits transferring money from rich to help poorer clients | World news | The Guardian SAVE
The 62-year-old branch head of one German bank was hailed as a hero after she confessed to transferring money from rich customers to help her poorer clients. Already, she has been dubbed "Die Robin Hood Bankerin"TAGS
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24 NOV 09
Urgent calls needed for Mohammad Othman SAVE
Palestinian human rights activist Mohammad Othman needs your help. He is being held by the Israeli government indefinitely and without charges, and he needs international pressure to either call for a fair trial in a court of law where he can defend himself, or to call for his release.TAGS
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Artists Suffering in the Economic Downturn, Study Shows - ARTINFO.com SAVE
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The study, conducted by Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), a nonprofit that works to supports artists, states that more than 50 percent of artists have seen income drop in the last year with a staggering 18 percent of respondents reporting an income loss of more than 50 percent over that period.TAGS
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Rhizome | Interview with Brody Condon SAVE
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Case (2009), conceived and produced by artist Brody Condon, will be a day-long installation and performance that, in the artist’s words combines “Gibson’s 1980s dystopian techno-fetishism with faux ‘virtual reality’ scenes that will unfold via moving Bauhaus-inspired sculptural props accompanied by the Gamelan ensemble Dharma Swara.” I asked Condon a few questions in advance of the New York premiere so readers, near and far, could get a sense of how this ambitious work will unfold on Sunday.TAGS
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Over The Game SAVE
Over the Game es un proyecto comisariado por ZEMOS98 y Flavio Escribano, una exposición que reflexiona en torno al papel del videojuego en la sociedad moderna y que reúne a realizadores, artistas e investigadores en un terreno común, en una misma muestra que tiene como eje esencial la consideración de la experiencia lúdica como actividad creativa, artística y crítica.TAGS
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'New York has lost its edge' | USA - Times Online SAVE
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Moss also points out “a weird trend in New York for making a simulacrum of the original.” As an example he mentions the cult punk bar CBGB, once the “home of underground rock”, where Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads and The Ramones have all performed. The venue closed in 2006 and was eventually bought by the high-end men’s fashion designer, John Varvatos, who turned it into a boutique.TAGS
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Palestinian village suffers water shutdown over donkeys - Israel News, Ynetnews SAVE
Arb al-Ramdin village supplied with water from nearby settlement for 13 years. After Alfei Menashe council head's daughter hits village's donkey with jeep, father decides to cut off water for entire village 'to illustrate matter's gravity.' Water reinstated after meeting with village dignitariesTAGS
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23 NOV 09
Foam presents an exhibition of work by a new generation of photographers who work with the medium of photography in a refreshingly uninhibited, unconventional and sometimes slightly anarchist way. SAVE
Five young Dutch photographers: Constant Dullaart, Katja Mater, Jaap Scheeren, Corriette Schoenaerts and Anne de Vries use photography more as a medium, rather than a self-evident end product. In the exhibition Photography – in reverse they present mostly new work in which they combine different disciplines: photography and internet, projections, film and installations.TAGS
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Pratt Institute | About Pratt | Visit Pratt | Department of Exhibitions | Pratt Manhattan Gallery SAVE
The first American exhibition to explore the work of artists and designers who seek practical and symbolic solutions to the question of integrating sustainable practices into the fashion system. The exhibition is organized around three main themes: Reduce, Revalue and Rethink, expanding on the traditional ecological mantra Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by acknowledging the importance of aesthetics within fashion design.TAGS