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Arts is originally related to art and as such refers to a skill and to creativity.

"Breakdance": Breaking global cultural boundaries through dance

Paper

Christopher Sling

29/04/2019

12 minutes to read

Few people are aware of the ongoing global presence of Breakdance. Read this article to know why and how the underground art form spread worldwide.

The (in)visible Poetry Museum in Amsterdam

Paper

Chiara Palsgraaf

26/04/2019

17 minutes to read

The Poetry Museum raises consciousness on the role of AR, art and the museum in the public sphere. It shows that online media has the ability to influence the public sphere but is inevitably linked to the offline culture to establish changes.

Welkom in mijn baarmoeder, mijn lief kunstmatig kind

Column

Seline Westerhof

29/03/2019

3 minutes to read

Ivf bood mijn moeder de mogelijkheid tot moederschap. Maar was zij een sterke vrouw met een eigen keuze of een willoos slachtoffer van de technologie?

Ai Weiwei and the Art of Activism

Article

Ghyli Kirshner

14/05/2019

12 minutes to read

Whether pictures of his middle finger in front of national buildings or a recreation of a drowned refugee, Ai Weiwei is not afraid to shock and confront people with his art works.

Tumblr's ban of pornographic content

Article

Federica Morgandi

08/04/2019

11 minutes to read

Why does Tumblr have a new policy to ban all adult content? The general response of users is not positive, and this article will explore the reasons behind the decision, as well as the issue of content moderation that many platforms are facing

Augmented reality and the transformation of the artistic sphere

Article

Mijke Akkermans

26/03/2019

2 minutes to read

Augmented Reality is a continuously present force in the current day and age, influencing our public and artistic sphere. This article predicts what the near future of AR art has in store.

Joachim Ben Yakoub on Digital Culture in 2018 & 2019

Interview

The Editors

Joachim Ben Yakoub

27/12/2018

In this end-of-year interview Joachim Ben Yakoub (UGent) reflects on the (non)-impact of discourses on digitalization and digital culture on how the Tunesian revolution was understood in Western mainstream media.

Yinka Shonibare’s art as an expression of hybrid identity

Article

Fleur Aarts

06/02/2019

10 minutes to read

Yinka Shonibare plays with his hybrid identity as a British-Nigerian artist. In this analysis of 'The Swing', his layered cultural identity shines through.