Recently named an Outstanding Presence in Culture by the city of Buenos Aires, Genovese has been teaching fileteado since 1998, has published several books on the subject and his work can be found across Buenos Aires and the world on signs and in exhibitions and galleries.

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EG's line of reasoning is based on the outstanding importance of maize in the Mayan culture.

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The Budapest-based European Roma Cultural Foundation described Stojka as an "outstanding Austrian Romani woman... and a key figure for the history, art and literature of Romani culture in Europe", reported Reuters news agency.

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He was also honoured as Officier des Arts et Lettres by the French Minister of Culture in November 1995 and awarded the Toepfer Foundation of Hamburg's 1996 Shakespeare Prize for his outstanding contribution to European arts.

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