At the Stellenbosch Triennale, an exhibition of art that happens every three years, the current exhibition of work by Pan-Africanist artists re-creates the colonial and apartheid-era city of Stellenbosch in an attempt to see how art can make change and bring healing.
“It’s beautifully audacious,” [the slam poet Adrian “Diff” van Wyk] said. “This place just needs disruption, constant disruption.”
Read more in this review by Siddhartha Mitter from The New York Times.
From The Washington Post, with a link to the sound:
And from Hyperallergic:
Follow the links in the article to read more and hear the voice.
Why would prehistoric humans decorate an object?
Cave paintings and rock art found in Suaweisi, Indonesia, “change the human story.”
Ancient tombs in Pylos are evidence of great wealth and trade with Egypt. Read more here.
Not seen since 1922…read and see more here.
This is so great! Neanderthal children, together with a few adults, left their footprints on a beach in Normandy, France. Read more here. Amazing these survived WWII.
Why would prehistoric humans decorate an object?
…8000 years ago.
What do these faces mean? Find out here.
