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Healing Ruins explores cleansing, rebirth in a 14th century Turkish hamam

Following a long and ambitious 13-year restoration effort, the lost treasure has been revitalised.

Al Jazeera · Oct 23, 2023

‘A triumph of freedom of expression’: censored art museum opens in Spain

Barcelona gallery will feature works on religion, politics and consumerism that have been denounced, removed or attacked

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

National Galleries of Scotland appoints first female director-general

Anne Lyden will take up the role on January 1.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine review – a master of the floating world

In images that transfix and mystify, the great Japanese photographer seems to conjure a dream state outside of time in this magnificent first UK retrospective

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

The big picture: Viviane Sassen turns her lens on herself

The Dutch photographer’s self-portrait in a bathroom mirror reflects her fascination with the strangeness and eroticism of the body

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

Festival offers a ‘portal to the international gaze’ for Scotland

‘THE whole festival is a sort of love letter to the artists that are working in Scotland right now,” says LJ Findlay-Walsh, artistic director of…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2023

Frozen in time: reviving 19th-century technique to photograph Ukraine war

Seeking to document the Russian invasion of Ukraine, photographer Edward Kaprov turned to a technique used nearly 200 years ago during the Crimean War. His haunting black-and-white portraits have a timeless quality to them, suggesting that while technology has changed, war remains the same.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 21, 2023

‘I’m doing all I can’: the young Israeli determined to free his captured girlfriend from Gaza

Noam Alon, whose girlfriend Inbar Haiman was abducted by Hamas in the October 7 attack in Israel, is calling on international leaders to make the safe return of the hostages their priority

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023

A North Shore grandfather worries about grandchildren serving in the Israeli military — and hopes for peace

“It’s not easy to think of here in America, but there is a national service in Israel where everyone is required to serve in the military,” said Eliezer “Eli” Krumbein. “Families can be in full uniform and required to carry weapons.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 20, 2023

Martin Castillo had a mural painted on his house near Midway Airport to reflect his heritage

The Southwest Side home has scenes symbolizing life in the United States and Mexico, where he was born.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 20, 2023