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| By Tom Masland, with Esther Pan Gateshead, United Kingdom— From Coal To Culture 英国盖茨黑德——从煤矿到文化 It all started with the giant angel statue. In 1998 British artist Antony Gormley bestowed14) on Gateshead — twinned15) with Newcastle across the River Tyne in northern England — a 20-meter-tall sculpture with the wingspan of a Boeing 767. The largest statue in the country, the Angel of the North drew national attention to this faded coal-mining and shipbuilding capital. Fantastical as it may sound, the Angel has kicked off a flurry16) of activity that locals hope will transform this impoverished17) region into a European arts center — and jump-start18) its economy. The Angel was followed by the sweeping Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the state-of-the-art BALTIC art gallery and the Sage Gateshead music center, slated to open next year. By Liat Radcliffe Kabul, Afghanistan—A Post-Taliban Paris 阿富汗喀布尔——后塔利班时代的巴黎 People in Afghanistan need music as much as they need water to drink. Since March nearly 1.5 million members of the Afghan diaspora19), many of whom kept their artistic traditions alive while living outside the country, have returned, bringing the cultural influences of their places of refuge — Pakistan, Iran, Europe and the United States. The massive influx20) has sparked a dynamic exchange of ideas — don’t laugh — not unlike that seen in the Paris of the 1920s. Every day film directors, painters and novelists meet at the Artists Association of Afghanistan to drink tea and debate with their colleagues, some of whom haven’t seen each other in years. Film companies, theater troupes and art galleries are springing up across the capital. As for film, directors are struggling to find their own voice amid the influences of Hollywood and Bollywood. More than a half-dozen private studios have sprung up in the past nine months. Recent offerings tackle21) social issues such as drug abuse and the difficulties of returning refugees. By Babak Dehghanpisheh Marseilles, France—Rap To The Rescue 法国马赛——靠说唱救赎 Tucked into the Mediterranean coast among dramatic rocky inlets22), Marseilles is an ancient, once thriving port city with a modern reputation for racial turmoil, unemployment and organized crime. By the 1990s, Marseilles realized it desperately needed to stem23) the flood of denizens24) choosing to leave (some 10,000 a year) and slash25) its 20 percent unemployment rate. It has found an unlikely solution from within the immigrant communities that some had blamed for its blights26). Marseilles now finds strength in its diversity; more specifically, in its music. The city proved fertile ground for the introduction of hip-hop27) by the U.S. Marines and sailors who visited port in the 1980s. “They’d bring mix tapes and teach us about American rap,” recalls K-Rhyme Le Roi, one of Marseilles’s top rappers. “They were from Harlem28) and all over. We’d talk with them until 2 a.m., until there was no one in the streets.” Fifteen years later, Marseilles produces some of France’s elite hip-hop stars who have helped revitalize the city’s image. |
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