A Contemporary Art Exhibition Exploring Hope

Hope! is a contemporary art exhibit in Dinard, France. Here's a taste... Click on the links below for more.

"Anxiety is just the other face of hope but it is the heart that now is at the centre of creative endeavours..."

"How would we incorporate the theme of the exhibition into a fastidious history of art? How would we submit it to an objective review in a world of art as rigorous as it is impassioned?"

"And so, here we are with Hope! A voyage of discovery that aims to explore hope through roughly fifty pieces by fifty artists. A trip through four phases whose first three titles were inspired by Biblical culture: Genesis, Exodus and Apocalypse. From birth to death unfolds an existential weft that ties men through their journeys, their tragedies and their destiny. Grace, the last section, reaffirms the thread of hope in a spiritual eschatology during the course of which the artist bestows his entire being to his difference and his vision of salvation. It is that efficacy of art which resurges in this journey: can art help in mourning, and, with that learning, can it restore joy and a taste for life?"

Check out the press release here: http://web.mac.com/communication_dinard/iWeb/Hope%20!/telechargements_files/hope%20dossier%20de%20presse%20uk-br.pdf

Listen to the BBC Strand story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p008lykt#p008ylx8

Si Se Puede!

Check out this interesting campaign from the United Farm Workers to educate Americans on the employment of farm workers.

http://www.takeourjobs.org/

"....everyone's trying to survive..."

6 months after the Haiti earthquake.

Listen to this segment from "All things considered" on NPR.
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=128470498&m=128470480

A Ball Can Change the World...

All you football (as opposed to "hand-egg," click here for clarification) fans check out the "Homeless" world cup. Those who aren't fans can click too.

http://www.homelessworldcup.org/content/about-us

Very interesting.

David