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Unknown Mortal Orchestra: I Killed Captain Cook
The demise of James Cook is legendary—especially in Polynesia and Australasia, where the English explorer was responsible for a tremendous amount of colonization. In 1779, Cook and his men attempted to kidnap …
Via dazeddigital.com
Ghana’s Kantamanto Market at the Center of “Obroni Wawu”
Located in Accra, Ghana, Kantamanto Market is the largest second-hand apparel market in West Africa—and it’s brimming with clothes from North America, the UK, China, Korea and Australia. It’s partly “waste management” …
Via hyperallergic.com
Latinx Project’s “Building Radical Soil” Explores Sustainability in Collective Art
At NYU’s Latinx Project, Building Radical Soil is a group exhibition (on view now until 5 May) by nine artists who meditate on conservation methods throughout the Latin, African and Asian diaspora. Whether …
Via itsnicethat.com
Yvette Mayorga’s Cake Decorations Critique Surveillance and Consumerism
Yvette Mayorga’s most recent work, “Surveillance Locket,” is a cake version of the Polly Pocket mansion that the artist dreamed of owning in her youth. Made with multiple layers of pink acrylic …
Via latimes.com
United Arab Emirates Aims to Colonize Mars by 2117
Potentially named City of Wisdom, a fully functioning outpost for 600,000 people on Mars is a new goal for the United Arab Emirates. And the target year happens to be 2117. Appropriately …