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When many of us travel, we are ushered around carefully preened and planned channels that brush against but never penetrate the world known by the locals. And the exotic versions of the place offered to visitors are rarely experienced by the actual residents. This is the consideration behind Barbadian artist Ewan Atkinson’s “The Neighbourhood Project.” […]

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“Al-Mutanabbi Street: Start the Conversation”

Some sensitive, yet profoundly brave individuals respond to horrific events by setting unflinching gazes upon complex subjects, when so many others would avert their eyes toward simpler matters. Through September 2, Central Library’s Lower Link Gallery is hosting a traveling exhibit of books and prints created in response to the 2007 attack on Al-Mutanabbi Street, […]

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