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- 1Sudan's 'Cotton Queen' links colonial past to cinematic future●Cotton Queen: Sudan’s colonial past meets its cinematic future
Sudanese cinema is drawing attention with 'Cotton Queen', a film that connects the country's colonial history — when cotton was a pillar of the economy under British rule — with its emerging film industry. The project is being discussed as a symbol of Sudanese storytelling finding new ground, with commentators framing it as a meeting point between the nation's difficult past and its cultural ambitions.
- 2Kent Monkman public art trail opens in Toronto●I love this # artist , his humanity, satire, humour and his upending the grand # European narrative. https://www. theart
Cree artist Kent Monkman has unveiled a new public art installation, 'Beaver Condominium', as part of the Lassonde Art Trail in Toronto. Readers are praising the work's humanity, satire and humour, and its challenge to grand European artistic narratives, seeing it as a significant moment for Indigenous art and storytelling in Canadian public space.
- 3Nine Swiss Museums Get Federal Funding to Study Cameroon Objects●9 Swiss Art Museums Receive Federal Funding To Study Objects From Cameroon
Nine Swiss art museums have received federal funding to study objects in their collections that originate from Cameroon. The research is expected to examine the provenance of the works, part of a wider European effort to document holdings acquired during the colonial period and address questions of restitution with countries of origin.