Every year, in the spring, Boston celebrates its vibrant Portuguese culture with the Boston Portuguese Festival. The World’s intern, Adizah Eghan, sat down with this year’s featured artist, José L. Santos, to discuss everything from his Portuguese-American identity to his artwork.
Colombia’s second largest city was once dominated by the drug cartel of Pablo Escobar. Violence in the city has decreased since those days, but crime remains high, as does the impact on Medellin’s young people. Which is why several groups in the city are determined to provide peaceful alternatives for young people through art and music.
"Imagine how effective this massive guardian figure must have been when it originally protected a major temple in Cambodia. There’s a look of menace on the guardian’s square face with its rolling eyes and arched eyebrows, curling mustache and stylized beard. Add the figure’s thick neck, broad shoulders, and solid body, and it’s clear that he’s someone to be reckoned with."
— Norton Simon Museum’s audio guide
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‘Monkey Boy’ Jesus Fresco Draws Global Attention and Tourists
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Amy Bracken has some great shots of rubble from the earthquake Haiti that has been transformed into art.
