Bani Abidi: The Last Laugh

Rosalyn D’Mello

The Pakistani artist Bani Abidi uses the absurd to fight oppression

We don’t always need to glorify the past

A country house murder, the dreaded secret service in East Berlin, and a policeman in future Italy—mysteries stretch boundaries

The exquisite plant photography of Karl Blossfeldt illuminates life from stalk to tendril in a rare exhibition

Unsuccessful attempts at the Berlin International Book Festival to understand how the reclusive JM Coetzee’s mind works

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