01/06/2021 - The festival dedicated to biographies and life stories is returning between 4 and 14 June, in Bologna and online, boasting a total of 106 films
01/06/2021 - The festival dedicated to biographies and life stories is returning between 4 and 14 June, in Bologna and online, boasting a total of 106 films
After releasing the sensational film
Enjoy Poverty in 2008, and sparking much debate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Europe on the topic of the “industry against poverty”, the Dutch artist Renzo Martens has just released a new documentary, the
The film features the Congolese Plantation Workers Art Circle (CATPC, Cercle d art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise), a cooperative located in a former plantation owned by the multinational Unilever at Lusanga. It tells the story of artists from CATPC who produce clay sculptures, which are then 3D scanned, sent to a New York museum, and reproduced in chocolate. The cooperative’s proceeds are used to buy back land in Africa, depleted after decades of exploitation by Unilever. The CATPC then goes on to carry out sustainable agroforestry projects.
Top Dutch Museum Directors Condemn a Proposed Law That Would Mandate Coronavirus Testing for Museum Visitors
Museum leaders fear the added burden and expense would further hinder attendance.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Photo by Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images.
A new bill coming to a vote today in Dutch parliament has prompted outcry from the heads of the Netherlands’ most prominent museums, as well as leaders from theater and cultural institutions.
The €1 billion law would establish regional facilities around the country to offer rapid coronavirus tests and would require negative results to enter cultural venues.
In an open letter published yesterday in the Dutch newspaper
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