It is Charged meets Evicted, focusing on that touchstone issue of the criminal justice reform movement: the insidious use of fines and fees to raise money for broken government budgets off the backs of the poor, and the partnership those governments have formed with for-profit companies that are getting rich on the backs of people incarcerated for minor crimes. Profit and Punishment is the most comprehensive look at the criminalization of poverty in the U.S., joining a growing and popular genre that is making a difference.
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Gill has dedicated his life to creating stories to build connections with readers through empathy, compassion, and, ultimately, humanity. He has just completed the graphic novel of Ibram Kendi's National Book Award–winning Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, forthcoming in June 2023. He wrote and illustrated Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride and the award-winning graphic novel series Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, as well as three volumes of Tales of The Talented Tenth, which tell the stories of Bass Reeves, Bessie Stringfield, and Robert Smalls. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence, cited as one of the best graphic novels of 2020 by the New York Times and for which he was awarded the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize. He is also a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. 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Rabindranath Tagore is widely regarded as one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century, and his works continue to inspire and resonate with readers across the world. This promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking conversation, as they delve into the nuances of the film and its themes. Post-screening, Suraj Kumar will be in conversation with noted Indian Film Critic Murtaza Ali Khan to discuss the making of the film as well as the growing relevance of Tagore. The film beautifully captures the essence of this relationship, and gives us a glimpse into the life and works of one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century. The film is a beautiful exploration of the relationship between Tagore and Ocampo, which was marked by their mutual love for literature and their shared desire to bridge the cultural divide between their two countries. The film, directed by renowned Argentinean filmmaker Pablo Cesar and produced by award-winning Indian filmmaker Suraj Kumar, follows Tagore’s visit to Argentina where he established a platonic friendship with the Argentinean writer Victoria Ocampo. Kolkata : The India International Centre will be holding a screening of the Indo-Argentinean film ‘Thinking of Him’ on the occasion of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s 162nd birth anniversary. The two-channel film installation Hiatus (1999/2015) by Ericka Beckman is an experimental narrative about Madi, a young woman who meets a series of game identities that trick and confuse her as she plays the interactive computer game Hiatus. Like many games themselves, the exhibition started as one version of itself, and through feedback, our research-which includes studio visits with artists on all continents-it grows and changes into an altered and expanded version.”įollowing Koo Jeong A’s CHAMNAWANA (2018), the first piece to be integrated into the exhibition, works by Ericka Beckman, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, and Pierre Huyghe will be added on 5 March 2023. In the words of curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, “WORLDBUILDING is an evolutive notion of what an exhibition can be. The focus of the ongoing investigation is the relationship between gaming and time-based media art. Central to the concept of the exhibition, which has been on view since June 2022, is to constantly augment it with new works. WORLDBUILDING is the first exhibition at the JULIA STOSCHEK FOUNDATION to last for eighteen months.
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