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Art and terror: a new kind of memorial

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageRome's Trevi fountain lit up with the Belgian flag. Why do some violent acts prompt global artistic memorial, but not others?Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Images are powerful. And the ways in which artists respond to events like Tuesday’s bombings in Brussels can sometimes strike a particularly potent chord with our collective emotions.

One such...

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