New USPS Stamps Commemorate Four Harlem Renaissance Figures
Stylized in soft hues, new stamps bear the likenesses of novelist Nella Larsen, philosopher Alaine Locke, historian Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, and poet Anne Spencer.
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At This Museum, Reopening Plans Include a Wearable Buzzing Device to Remind You to Social Distance
Future visitors to the Magazzino Italian Art Foundation in Hudson Valley will be expected to do more than frequent hand sanitizer stations.
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A Quarantine Game Speaks to and Soothes Our Collective Anxiety
New York-based artist Xin Liu’s Sleepwalk encapsulates life in isolation.
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New Baltimore Museum of Art Programs Prioritize Support for Local Artists and Organizations
Starting this June, the BMA will provide resources as well as financial support to local artists, galleries, and communities.
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Aligning the Arts of Tarot and Tattooing
Fellow artists and friends Angel Garcia and Samantha Rehark together developed a project that dovetails tarot and tattoos based on a natural, conceptual similarity between the two practices: the act of trust.
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120 Artists Create a “Drive-by-Art” Exhibition Throughout Los Angeles
The exhibition includes both well-known and emerging artists and reaches across LA County’s varied neighborhoods.
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The Institute of American Indian Arts Reduces Tuition in Light of Pandemic
The director of financial aid at the Santa Fe art school says the 10% reduction is part of an effort to “keep the students engaged and on the right path toward graduation.”
¡Felicidades Carmen Herrera! Celebrating a Living Legend
Ahead of the artist’s 105th birthday, El Museo is gathering friends, artist-colleagues, and curators to reflect on Herrera’s legacy, her recent public art commissions, and more.
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2020 Turner Prize Is Canceled; Tate Will Instead Distribute £100,000 to 10 Artists
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers of the Turner Prize will forego this year’s edition and award cash prizes to 10 British artists instead.
Protesters Demand NYPD Drop Graffiti Charges Against 67-Year-Old Journalist
The protesters demand the NYPD expunge Jill Nelson’s record and to cancel her summons for a court appearance in August. Last month, she was arrested and detained for hours after writing “Trump=Plague” in washable pink chalk in uptown Manhattan.
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How Asian American Representation in Film Has (and Hasn’t) Changed Over the Years
My Sight is Lined with Visions presents films from the Asian American indie/arthouse wave of the ’90s. Hyperallergic talked to programmers Keisha Knight and Abby Sun about complicating ideas of cultural celebration.
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Parsons School of Design Presents Class of 2020 Graduate Fine Arts Thesis Work Online
Logics of Non-Exchange, curated by Stamatina Gregory, is temporarily postponed, but the art featured can be viewed at Parsons’ 2020 MFA Fine Arts Thesis website.