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Dreaming Art in an Unlikely Place

Vernacular Art-space Laboratory is located in a low-income neighbourhood along the coast of mainland Lagos. Initially a small project by founder Aderemi Adegbite, it grew into a a place of creativity and community for many people.

New Issue: Kulturaustausch

Voices from Taiwan

Taiwan is a country full of paradoxes: as a high-tech hub, it is vital for the global economy, but only a few countries officially recognise it as an independent nation while it is under constant pressure from its neighbour China. The current issue of KULTURAUSTAUSCH lets Taiwanese people have their say: author Li Ang talks about existing taboos within Taiwanese society, Taiwan's representative in Berlin Shieh Jhy-Wey explains the tense relationship with China and politician and metal musician Freddy Lim presents his personal playlist.

New podcast episode

An illustration shows a woman with short wavy hair. It is the Taiwanese journalist Emily Y. Wu on the cover of the ifa podcast on foreign cultural policy "Die Kulturmittler:innen". The background is turquoise blue, with the title of the podcast in white at the top centre and the ifa logo in white at the bottom right, and the name of the interview partner Emily Y. Wu on a purple banner, also in white. Illustrated by Lea Dohle

Role Model Democracy Taiwan?

The island state Taiwan has been on the news quite frequently lately, mainly because of its tense relationship with the People's Republic of China. We spoke with the Taiwanese journalist Emily Y. Wu about cultural identities and the Taiwanese understanding of democracy – but also about the fear of a Chinese invasion.

Study: ifa Edition Culture and Foreign Policy

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