“Love is stronger than hate” – France 2011

“Love is stronger than hate” – France 2011

What do we see? On November 8, 2011, the front page of the weekly Charlie Hebdo showed a cartoon, captioned “Love is stronger than hate” by cartoonist Luz (pseudonym of Renald Luzier). The image was published a week after a fire-bomb attack by radical Muslim...
Humour, art and controversy – EU 2009

Humour, art and controversy – EU 2009

Entropa sculpture: Stereotypes are barriers that need to be removed (David Černý, 2009) Source. What do we see? To start its first presidency of the EU in 2009, the Czech Republic commissioned the Czech artist David Černý, to produce a work of art for the entrance...
Alexander Lukashenko in his helicopter – Belarus 2020

Alexander Lukashenko in his helicopter – Belarus 2020

What do we see here? All the photos above were taken at a protest rally in Minsk, Belarus on August 30, 2020. At the end of the previous protest rally on August 23, 2020 when the protesters were already dispersing, Lukashenko arrived at his residence by helicopter....
Humour in the woke wars – Netherlands 2021

Humour in the woke wars – Netherlands 2021

Source What do we see? This is a still from a video posted by Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen on his Facebook and YouTube channels on 21 July 2021, titled ‘Long live free art!’ (Subtitle: ‘Death to the ideologues.’) In this still, Teeuwen holds up my picture to the camera...