Mebrak Tareke – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/mebrak-tareke/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:21:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Mebrak Tareke – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/mebrak-tareke/ 32 32 118955609 Tigray’s Cultural Heritage Is in Danger, But Does the World Care? https://hyperallergic.com/858474/tigray-cultural-heritage-is-in-danger-but-does-the-world-care/ https://hyperallergic.com/858474/tigray-cultural-heritage-is-in-danger-but-does-the-world-care/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:54:42 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=858474 The fate of innumerable sacred lives, buildings, and artifacts destroyed mainly by Ethiopian and invading Eritrean troops are still being willfully ignored by Western governments and international organizations. ]]>

The fate of innumerable sacred lives, buildings, and artifacts destroyed mainly by Ethiopian and invading Eritrean troops are still being willfully ignored by Western governments and international organizations.

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On Being Black in Mexico  https://hyperallergic.com/826413/frida-orupabo-on-being-black-in-mexico/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:53:42 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=826413 How might the average Mexican visitor might perceive Frida Orupabo’s Fear of Fear, in a country where Afro-Mexicans make up roughly 2% of the population?]]>

How might the average Mexican visitor might perceive Frida Orupabo’s Fear of Fear, in a country where Afro-Mexicans make up roughly 2% of the population?

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Impressions From Mexico City’s Bustling Art Week https://hyperallergic.com/800262/impressions-from-mexico-citys-bustling-art-week/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:39:51 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=800262 Alternative curatorial projects are taking creative risks and shaping Mexico City’s art fair ecosystem on their own terms.]]>

Alternative curatorial projects are taking creative risks and shaping Mexico City’s art fair ecosystem on their own terms.

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Institutional Critique That Makes You Laugh and Cry https://hyperallergic.com/797060/miguel-calderon-institutional-critique-that-makes-you-laugh-and-cry/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:10:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=797060 Miguel Calderón examines class, violence, and corruption in Mexican society with macabre, irreverent humor.]]>

Miguel Calderón examines class, violence, and corruption in Mexican society with macabre, irreverent humor.

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What Is Happening in Tigray? https://hyperallergic.com/798000/what-is-happening-in-tigray-ethiopia/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:59:06 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=798000 Scores of cultural heritage sites are in ruins amid a fragile truce and an ongoing war of narratives.]]>

Scores of cultural heritage sites are in ruins amid a fragile truce and an ongoing war of narratives.

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Ways of Seeing, According to Roberto Gil de Montes https://hyperallergic.com/785698/ways-of-seeing-according-to-roberto-gil-de-montes/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:32:44 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=785698 Nothing on the canvas wholly captures what it means to belong on land or at sea. ]]>

Nothing on the canvas wholly captures what it means to belong on land or at sea.

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Reflections on Asmara’s Modernist (and Colonial) Dream https://hyperallergic.com/398669/reflections-on-asmaras-modernist-and-colonial-dream/ Mon, 04 Sep 2017 15:42:29 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=398669 It's hard not to question why Asmara was named a World Heritage Site, especially as the country is reeling from decades of hardship.]]>

It's hard not to question why Asmara was named a World Heritage Site, especially as the country is reeling from decades of hardship.

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Searching for Oscar Murillo in a Small Town in Colombia https://hyperallergic.com/336546/searching-for-oscar-murillo-in-a-small-town-in-colombia/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:26:07 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=336546 Even if Murillo poked fun at the art world’s oblivion and privilege, what a fool I was to think that my stint in Palenque would instantly morph into a sequel to his work. ]]>

Even if Murillo poked fun at the art world’s oblivion and privilege, what a fool I was to think that my stint in Palenque would instantly morph into a sequel to his work.

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The Unsettling Urge to Find Beauty Amid War https://hyperallergic.com/332887/the-unsettling-urge-to-find-beauty-amid-war/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:40:52 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=332887 At Jack Shainman Gallery’s The School, a show of four artists explores how our memories of a place can shift radically after war.]]>

At Jack Shainman Gallery’s The School, a show of four artists explores how our memories of a place can shift radically after war.

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In Ireland, a Biennial Examines the Vestiges of Empire https://hyperallergic.com/311612/in-ireland-a-biennial-examines-the-vestiges-of-empire/ https://hyperallergic.com/311612/in-ireland-a-biennial-examines-the-vestiges-of-empire/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:05:01 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=311612 LIMERICK, Ireland — Still (the) Barbarians is the bold title for this year’s EVA International Biennial in Limerick. ]]>

LIMERICK, Ireland — Still (the) Barbarians is the bold title for this year’s EVA International Biennial in Limerick.

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