Today, the hearts and hopes of people around the world are with Iranians facing awful risks on the streets of their country. Regardless of who won the election, the question now is one of fundamental human rights. Top Iranian leaders are divided, so every bit of pressure matters. Scores have

The Model takes part in Reverse Pedagogy at the 53rd Venice Biennale These images are from the Reverse Pedagogy invasion of the 2009 Venice Biennale. A group of over twenty artists and curators took eleven canoes through Venetian canals and landed in the Giardini next to the Austrian pavilion on

Due to the ongoing political situation in Iran, Medium Religion artist Barbad Golshiri will not be able to participate in tomorrow’s Symposium Religious Challenges, Challenging Religions. We are still really keen to have Barbad’s input, most especially giving the current political unrest in Iran. Indeed only today did the Ayatollah

We’ve just received an email from Barbad with his personal message to be delivered at tomorrow’s symposium in advance of his paper being presented by Seamus. Here is the text of that email: Ladies and Gentlemen: A few minutes ago the Supreme Leader delivered his Friday Prayer sermon before the

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi shouts slogans during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared winner by a landslide in Iran’s hotly-disputed presidential vote, triggering riots by opposition supporters and furious complaints of cheating from his defeated rivals. (OLIVIER

The Model on The Mall has always been a flagship building for Sligo, from its first creation in the 1850’s by architect James H. Owen to its award winning renovation in 1999 by McCullough Mulvin. In many ways, No.22, The Mall, has reflected the changing nature of Sligo itself, from