Julian Assange is facing 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse. BisharaSeptember 28, 2020 The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei staged a silent protest in front of a London court today, September 28, in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition to the United States. Ai was part of a group of… More Ai Weiwei Stages Silent Protest in Support of Wikileaks Founder

By The Paris Review September 28, 2020 THE ART OF DISTANCE In March, The Paris Review launched The Art of Distance, a newsletter highlighting unlocked archive pieces that resonate with the staff of the magazine, quarantine-appropriate writing on the Daily, resources from our peer organizations, and more. Read Emily Nemens’s introductory letter here, and find the latest unlocked archive pieces below. “In the before… More The Art of Distance No. 27

written by Flossie SkeltonPublished on 28 September 2020 ©Ngadi Smart “As African creatives, we now have the tools to tell our own story, and do it in our own way.” After making the Portrait of Humanity 2020 shortlist, the Sierra Leonean artist unpacks her work on resilience and community in West Africa In the latter half of… More Reversing cultural erasure in the work of Ngadi Smart

written by Flossie SkeltonPublished on 29 September 2020 ©Snezhana von Buedingen Shot over several years, Snezhana von Buedingen’s winning Portrait of Humanity 2020 series weaves a delicate tale of the transition from adolescence to adulthood Sofie’s universe is one imbued with wonder. At 20 years old, she lives with her family, eminent antique collectors, on a 16th-century… More Meeting Sofie: A girl’s first steps into love, loss and womanhood

written by Marigold WarnerPublished on 28 September 2020 ©︎ Omar Victor Diop. The Kyoto-based photo festival celebrates its eighth edition with the opening of a new permanent space, renewing its aim of strengthening connections throughout the local community Shōtengai is a style of Japanese shopping street popularised in the early-20th century. Typically covered and pedestrianised, they are… More Kyotographie 2020: “It is time to prioritise local communities”

Madeleine ThienOCTOBER 8, 2020 ISSUE The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po) by Ha JinPantheon, 301 pp., $28.00; $17.00 (paper) The Selected Poems of Tu Fu: Expanded and Newly Translated by David HintonNew Directions, 267 pp., $18.95 (paper) Awakened Cosmos: The Mind of Classical Chinese Poetry by David HintonShambhala, 138 pp., $17.95… More Poems Without an ‘I’

Accra Shepp My father, the saxophonist Archie Shepp, has recorded more than 110 albums since 1962, performed all over the world, and received numerous honors, including the 2016 Jazz Master’s Award from the National Endowment for the Arts. In the 1960s, he helped define “free jazz,” a new idiom in which the details of melody,… More ‘The Story I’m Telling’: An Interview with Archie Shepp