Contemporary art and the cutting edge of cultural appropriation.

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Recently, a video on Vimeo by art:broken called “P.A.M.: it’s a white thing too” caused a social media ruckus, mostly in parts of Melbourne, Australia. It’s a video critique of an exhibit in the…

18th March 2014
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