art
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11 June Jun 2019 1424 11 June 2019 "Art is a gift to be shared with the world"
Working at the intersection of art and science, Koen Vanmechelen believes that art is a catalyst for exploring the relationship between nature and culture and promoting sustainable community development. We met him in Murano, Venice, where he launched the first Human Rights Pavilion. He spoke about LABIOMISTA, his new studio and headquarters, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta: an all-encompassing art project in Genk, Belgium, which will open to the public on the 6th of July, and which deals with diversity and communities
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19 December Dec 2016 1210 19 December 2016 Is sharing mobility the future?
Vita International posed the question to Veronica Aneris, Senior policy officer at Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe's leading NGO campaigning for cleaner transport.
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14 December Dec 2015 1135 14 December 2015 Art in motion
Hope Box is a collective mobile art project, based on encounters with local people and artists. Started in 1991 by Dutch artist Rienke Enghardt it has so far engaged more than 150 artists from about 30 countries around the world. Vita International has met Rienke Enghardt in the Hope Box Home on the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam.
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4 December Dec 2015 1500 04 December 2015 Granby Workshop builds on DIY culture in Liverpool
Granby Workshop is a new social enterprise by Assemble, the first design collective shortlisted for the Turner Prize, UK's most important art award. This year the prize will be held in Glasgow and the winner will be announced on 7 December, 2015. Vita International has met Lewis Jones, Assemble's co-founder.
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11 November Nov 2015 0753 11 November 2015 First European restaurant that serves surplus food
It is called Rub & Stub, and it is in Copenhagen. It is a restaurant where surplus food becomes a dish. In the kitchen, two chefs prepare different menus based on the food that is donated by suppliers. Rub & Stub is a project promoted by the Danish Refugee Council.