The Perils of Name Changes … and Alternatives.

Name changing of public spaces in resource tense, racialised societies? What are the alternatives for more productive dialogue, towards real transformation?

cultural policyZayd MintyJune 14, 2018cape town, race, city, citizen action, public space, heritage, cultural diversity, transformationComment

Memorials and Reconciliation in Cape Town

Can working with memory and memorialisation further reconciliation? An examination of projects in Cape Town.

post-colonialism, public artZayd MintyMay 3, 2018city, urban, cape town, culture, memorial, monument, public art, public space

The Memorial as a Tool for Dialogue

We explore how monuments to conflicted pasts can be turned into opportunities for constructive dialogue and societal change?

public artZayd MintyApril 26, 2018public art, public space, cultural diversity, heritage, cape town, memorial, monument, city, urbanComment

Aesthetics of the Public: Cities in Vietnam

Our urban lives and spaces are shaped by our traumas and dreams. How is this expressed in Vietnamese cities? What is the role of our artists and heritage institutions?

cultural infrastructureZayd MintyApril 19, 2018vietnam, city, art, arts, public space, architecture, South east asia, urban, culture, visual arts, museums, heritageComment

The First Mural Village in Vietnam

Mural Villages as a cultural policy instrument? Exploring the possibilities and the pitfalls: the case of the Tam Thanh fishing village in Tam Ky, Vietnam.

The Bandung Creative City Experiment

Bandung is a unique creative city experiment, developed by citizens from its creative sector, and adopted by its municipality.

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