Royal Mail vs McQueen: A very public memorial for the dead

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Foreign returned: Between expatriate and repatriate in Mumbai
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Balamohan Shingade

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Human flow in Melanesia: Taloi Havini's artefacts and habitats
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Nicholas Thomas

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Living and dying under surveillance: Xu Bing's Dragonfly Eyes
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Sasha Grbich

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Inhuman flow: Censorship and art in the two Chinas
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Darren Jorgensen and Tami Xiang

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Sublime Plight: Richard Mosse, Ai Weiwei and the social turn
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Wes Hill

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YARN: The art of conversation
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Coby Edgar interviews Warren Roberts, CEO of YARN Australia

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Editorial: Kanarn Wangkiny/Wanggandi Karlto (Speaking from Inside)
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Clothilde Bullen with James Tylor

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Katie West: Living well
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Katie West

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Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen’s recent work 'Queen and Country' (2003-2010) overwhelmingly embodies the complexities and possibilities for memorial-making and public art today.

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