Culture
Innovation
Report
Creative futures— Global
Preface
We’ve asked five artists, musicians and writers to tell us what they’ll be up to in the coming year and what will keep their creative juices flowing.
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01Oh Land
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02Eiji Aonuma
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03Jonas Bonnier
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04Geling Yan
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05Cory Arcangel
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Arbil in Iraqi Kurdistan has escaped the worst of the war raging across the rest of the country. Its new airport, coupled with burgeoning trade, offer hope for this one corner of a ravaged nation.
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Inventory
Issue 18
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Africa/Middle East Briefing
Issue 43
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