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5 July 2020 For itself / Thinking

Glacial advances

The dreadful killing of George Floyd has further consciousness of Black Lives Matter as an idea, a movement and an

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5 April 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

What are we saving, and why?

This is an awful moment to be responsible for a cultural institution. Forced to close the doors overnight, you are

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9 March 2014 Experiences / Thinking

Well-worn touchstones

As you approach the Acropolis Museum in Athens you see the Parthenon’s reflection floating in the dark glass wall of

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François Matarasso

François Matarasso

I'm a community artist, writer and researcher, working in Europe. My latest book, 'A Restless Art' (London 2019), is about the history, theory and practice of participatory art.

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