Art & Cats

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Takehiro Iikawa & the cat that doesn’t fit the frame

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

Japan has always been obsessed with cat culture, from the toys it produces to some of its most famous artworks. Japan’s obsession with cats can be traced back to Japanese folklore, where cats were presumed to not only symbolize good fortune but they were believed to have protective powers as well. Why are cats highly […]

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George W. Bush’s paintings – Critics surprised by their quality

Paintings / 12 minutes of reading

One of the most central components of contemporary art is its relation to politics – from the government structures as subject matter and current global events to questions of how aesthetic representation can remedy or simulate gaps in political representation to the manner in which identity is being politicized. Mostly, it is usually someone from

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Heartbreaking: The abandoned animals of Fukushima

 A day after a tsunami damaged a nuclear reactor at Fukushima in Japan on 11 March 2011, inhabitants living within 20km of the power plant were forcibly evacuated. They had to leave their personal belongings as well as their household pets and farm animals behind. Three days later, there was a hydrogen explosion at the

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Takehiro Iikawa & the cat that doesn’t fit the frame

George W. Bush’s paintings – Critics surprised by their quality

Heartbreaking: The abandoned animals of Fukushima

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