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24 November 2011:
The video art program A Window to the World opens at the Hiroshima MOCA in Japan next Tuesday.
20 December 2011:
Shocked to see Lacoste revoke my official nomination for the Lacoste Elysée Prize 2011. My Nation Estate project censored for being 'too pro-Palestinian'. Deeply disturbing.
21 December 2011:
The Musée de l'Elysée has just released a
statement cancelling the Lacoste Elysée Prize 2011. Very happy to see the museum side with the artist instead of the corporate sponsor.
22 December 2011:
Very hectic day. Articles on the BBC World website, in The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, The Independent, El Mundo, Index on Censorship, The Daily Star, on ArtInfo and many more.
27 December 2011:
Absolutely overwhelmed by all the support and kind comments from all over the world. I am very, very grateful to everyone who has stood by me.
5 January 2012:
Reactions to the Lacoste episode still ticking in. In the past few days, the story has also reached Argentina, China, New Zealand, Japan, Scandinavia and Korea. Contemporary art magazine Metropolis M just published this interview.
26 January 2012:
ArtAsiaPacific just posted this article online.
5 March 2012:
Spent last week on location and in green screen studio shooting the Nation Estate film.
21 March 2012:
Women on the Verge just opened at The Empty Quarter in Dubai yesterday, and Barjeel Art Foundation's AlieNation exhibition opens at the Maraya Arts Centre in Sharjah this Saturday.
11 April 2012:
Subversion opens at Cornerhouse in Manchester this Friday.
19 April 2012:
Amazing illustrated interview by Ethan Heitner as part of his Freedom Funnies series available here.