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MANCHESTER’S LITTLE IRELAND – VLOGUMENTARY
Little Ireland was a slum district of the township of Manchester in Lancashire, England in the early 19th century. It was inhabited for about 20 years from about 1827 to 1847 and was given its name from the presence of … Continue reading
View Piccadilly Gardens, By Bernard McMullen | Manchester
May 9, 2020 – View Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester By Bernard McMullen; acrylic; 15 x 11 in; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt. Source: View Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester By Bernard McMullen; acrylic; 15 … Continue reading
Group Urges Atlantic Seafloor be Labeled a Memorial to Slave Trading
BEAUFORT, N.C. – Before deep-sea mining begins on the seafloor in international waters of the Atlantic Basin, a group of scholars is suggesting that a portion of the seabed be marked on maps and charts as a virtual memorial to … Continue reading
Àṣẹ by Anthony Prince Leslie
This year has been eye opening for Anthony Prince Leslie, giving him the chance to do internal research on relationships with people. With Aṣẹ, Leslie is creating a flm that captures the family dynamic, pays homage to traditions and the … Continue reading
Private View: Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace – NOWNESS
Danish director Mike Nybroe captures Michelangelo Pistoletto’s retrospective show at the UK’s Blenheim Palace. Pistoletto is a leading figure in the Italian contemporary art movement Arte Povera – taking a radical stance in the 1960s and early 1970s, artists in … Continue reading
THE FIVE MINUTE MUSEUM | Aeon
Fast-forward through a history of human artefacts, from arrowheads to plastic toys For his short film The Five-Minute Museum (2015), the UK director Paul Bush was given access to objects in some of the premier historical museums of Europe, including … Continue reading
The Moko Jumbies of China
It was an opportunity that couldn’t be ignored, being in Beijing with a Caribbean Carnival group who go by the name Elimu Mas Band. Led by the legendary Ansel Wong, who is pioneer to the industry and who has been … Continue reading
How stop motion animation began
An unusual insect story was the start of an animation revolution
How the US poisoned Navajo Nation
The biggest radioactive spill in US history. As World War Two was ending, the growing nuclear arms race put the US in need of uranium. It turned to Navajo Nation, where the uranium mining industry thrived for four decades — … Continue reading
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