Anonymous street artist Edward von Lõngus sent a representative to accept the Foreign Ministry's award on Wednesday. 9 January 2019. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Handing over the award to Andra Orn, the artist's representative from Noar OÜ, at a ceremony on Wednesday, Mr Mikser emphasised the important role that cultural diplomacy plays in representing Estonia, according to a ministry press release.
"Culture provides an invaluable opportunity to showcase your country and to build mutual understanding," the minister said. "At the same time, given the deluge of information we're faced with these days, it's becoming harder and harder to earn people's attention, and in order to stand out you have to be bold and creative. Edward von Lõngus' street art, which bridges Estonia's history and its image as an e-nation and seeks to make sense of the country today, is a perfect example of the special nature of our cultural diplomacy and its wealth of ideas. There's no doubt that von Lõngus' work has helped put Estonia on the map for a much broader audience — one that you perhaps don't encounter all that often in concert halls and theatres."
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