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Sofia's directors and playwrights boom despite barebone budgets
In Bulgaria there are no cultural policy programmes and the crisis has consumed the ministry coffers. Filmmakers like Kamen Kalev, playwrights and other creative minds demand government transparency and methods to support their enterprising spirit. Part one of a five part 'EU crisis on the ground' city series
contemporary art, balkans, sofia, economical crisis, theatre, youth, europe on the ground
Tribute to Polish poster designer Franciszek Starowieyski
On 23 February 2009, Poland said goodbye to one of its most prominent artists, who died aged 79 in Warsaw. Here, we republish an extract of an interview with the award-winning painter and stage designer, aka ‘Jan Byk’
contemporary art, obituary, graphics, art, painting, culture
Société Réaliste: French-Hungarian duo on a ‘free’ European Green Card
Created in 2004, the anarchist artist duo are ‘part of a factory’ which only accepts Europe as an idea ‘if Japan is Europe, if Alaska is Europe.’ We learn how they deconstruct the constructed, introverted entity which they see as Europe in Paris
contemporary art, green card, berlin, brunch, paris, culture
Barack Obama inspires art and fashion in Paris and Barcelona
Whether it's his face in gravel viewed from the air, or his face in sequins viewed from the catwalk, Cuban artist Jorge Rodríguez Gerada and French Moroccan designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac are inspired by the democratic presidential candidate. Cross-portraits
contemporary art, barack obama, us elections, barcelona, united states, best of cafebabel.com, world affairs
Jeremy Deller: the British artist who likes art, but can’t draw
The 42-year-old is ‘vaguely political’ and pretty vague. 2004's Turner prize winner talks unemployment, Britsh folk culture as 'real art' and pigeons in Paris
Thierry Uhrman versus the chic Lyon suburb
Controversy erupts as an artist turns his residence into an ‘Abode of Chaos’, with heaps of scrap metal and works of art
contemporary art, venice biennale, western eu, lyon, hamburg, architecture, france
Exhibition brings Israel and Palestine 'face to face'
Face2Face is a unique and edgy photography show by French and Swiss friends JR and Marco, They stick the Israeli-Palestinian conflict right under European noses
contemporary art, photogallery, middle east, palestine occupied territory, afghanistan, freedom of movement, switzerland
The future is death metal-inspired art in Kosovo
Contemporary art is just one bright face of the Kosovo prism, from which the works of the likes of 29-year-old visual artist Artan Balaj refract
contemporary art, future of europe, racism, non-eu countries, serbia, exposition, nato
'Europe's Sundance festival'
Culture crosses borders in Europe this March, as Spain visits Nantes, the Balkans accept a second invitation to Brussels and Irish beer takes over the continent
contemporary art, hungary, budapest, culture calendar, ireland, leonid kuchma, sarajevo
Nicolae Comanescu: painting with dust in Bucharest
In the truest sense of the words, the Romanian artist, 39, produces art from the dusty rubble of his home city
contemporary art, romania, nicolae ceausescu, bucharest, communism, painting, europe
'Sarkozy or YouTube 3.0?' in Bologna
Better processors, improved data management possibilities integrated into consoles. Report from the 'Future Film Festival' in Italy
contemporary art, internet, technology, bologna, copyright, multiculturalism, identity
Who are Lisbon's contemporary artists?
Who’s selling? Who’s buying? Who’s organising? Run-down of the unjustified creative pessimism in the Portuguese capital, from Culturgest, ZDB and
contemporary art, portugal, europe on the ground, lisbon, angola, cities, photography
Venice Film Festival goes war conflict
The 64th Venice Film Festival – great performances from the actors, but the favourites are two films about Iraq
contemporary art, venedig, federico fellini, film, italy, society, festivals
Ars Electronica: when Second Life becomes First Life
From 5 to the 11 September Linz will host one of the most important digital arts festivals. For the occasion one of the main streets in the city centre will be transformed into its virtual alter ego
contemporary art, linz, austria, animation, ukraine, 3d, festivals
European heritage battle
At the foot of the Acropolis, a new museum is undergoing construction – but something important is missing: the British Museum is not prepared to return pieces of the world-famous Parthenon frieze to Athens
contemporary art, greece, athens, cities, museum, cities, architecture
Documenta 12: the web of art
A round trip of Germany’s most important exhibition for contemporary art, 'Documenta 12', which asks questions and tightens the link between avant-garde and the viewer
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