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Teresa Pągowska’s restrained postwar art celebrates female bodies on unprimed canvas
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How a former Vice TV host came to launch Serbia’s most successful podcast
The dark glamour of Tamara de Lempicka’s paintings
Unite or disappear: Russian media startup ‘istories’ wants journalists to join forces — before it’s too late
How one Romanian artist is reinventing Orthodox icons for the capitalist world
Can storytelling help overcome war trauma? This Armenian film lab wants to reshape the narrative of the Syrian conflict
These thoughtful collages explore the female body and human dreams
The otherworldly sound of Polish-Chinese musician Ai fen
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