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14.5.2012 Meet Ayu Utami in the Tolhuistuin
Writer Ayu Utami is an Indonesian rebel. In her books she is not afraid to tackle taboos that are a inextricable part of the Islamic world. Whether it is about oppression, religion or sex. Friday 25 May, in the Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam, Ayu Utami talks about her life and work, her groundbreaking debut Samans Mission and her mysterious novel The Number Fu.
4.5.2012 Current Call
The Prince Claus Fund welcomes project proposals for cultural initiatives in the fields of digital culture and new media.
3.5.2012 2011 Prince Claus Award presented to Rena Effendi
On 3 May the 2011 Prince Claus Award was presented to Rena Effendi in Baku, Azerbaijan. The exhibition Lives Behind with photographs of 2011 Prince Claus Laureate Rena Effendi (Azerbaijan) in the Prince Claus Fund Gallery is on show till 24 May 2012. The work of photographer Rena Effendi (Baku, 1977) upholds human dignity and resilience. Her portraits reveal her awareness of individual experience...
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17.4.2012 Lecture-Performance by Rabih Mroué
An audience of 175 guests attended on 17 April 2012 a lecture-performance given by 2011 Prince Claus laureate Rabih Mroué. Organized by BAK (basis voor acutele kunst), SMART Project Space and Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development to mark the receipt of the Prince Claus Award as well as the release of the first comprehensive publication analyzing his work, Rabih Mroué:...
