Psychic TV

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Volgens Het Europees Openbaar Ministerie gaat het om de grootste inbeslagname ooit in de EU. In de containers zaten met name e-bikes, textiel en schoenen, waarover geen of te weinig invoerheffingen en belasting waren betaald. De totale geschatte waarde bedraagt 250 miljoen euro.

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Trump heeft een roekeloos, repressief regime gevestigd van reactionaire corpsballen, dweepzieke meelopers en slangenolieverkopers, schrijft columnist Sjoerd de Jong. „Het is zonneklaar dat hier een autocratische nieuwe orde wordt opgelegd aan een verdoofde samenleving.”

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Zaterdag overleed Gerard Cox op 85-jarige leeftijd. De zanger, acteur en cabaretier was jarenlang columnist voor de Feyenoord-krant en daarin was Cox er niet vies van om zijn ongezouten mening te geven. Vanwege zijn mening en de manier van schrijven was de column jarenlang het best gelezen gedeelte van de Feyenoord-krant.

Curious foxes, sleepy fawns, and daring mice are just a few of the woodland creatures that populate Laura Catherwood’s dreamy drawings and paintings. Working primarily in graphite and oil, she situates recognizable animals into unexpected and fantastical situations in illustrations that “explore the inner emotional landscape while simultaneously soothing the viewer,” she says.

It often takes a moment to comprehend the scope of each of Catherwood’s scenarios. A pair of spotted frogs in “Rue,” for example, is not what it seems at first, as two heads emerge from one body, and their long tongues are both pierced with a fishing hook. And in “Inexhaustible,” a toad with an unusual, bowl-like back full of water provides a tiny oasis for a troupe of flying fish.

Catherwood is interested in the power of illustration to channel feelings, questions, and experiences that may be challenging or revolve around grief. Her scenarios are surreal and even a little cryptic, yet we’re invited to witness intimate, affecting, and enigmatic narratives that prompt curiosity and wonder.

A couple of these works are currently on view alongside Jerome Tiunayan and Joseph Renda Jr. in The Scenic Route at at Vertical Gallery, which runs through September 27 in Chicago.

Catherwood is also currently working on a series of nine small murals as part of a public outreach project about invasive species, plus a small body of work related to species found in Upstate New York, where she’s soon moving. And she’s also preparing for two solo exhibitions next year. See more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

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