Film
A Documentary on Tyrus Wong, a Long-Ignored Illustrator for Disney and Warner Bros
Wong spent 30 years in the film industry, though racial attitudes of the time kept his contributions unacknowledged until the 21st century.
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Interviews
“Short Stories Are More Liberating”: Jillian Tamaki on Her New Comics Collection
Tamaki talks about her latest book, Boundless, working solo, and how she’s found support in the comics community.
Film
A Biopic Tells the Unlikely Story of Folk Artist Maud Lewis
Maudie, directed by Aisling Walsh, offers a complex portrait of a woman who resided on the literal edges of society and had no formal training, but lived and breathed her painting.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: the 12th-century Grand Al-Nuri Mosque was destroyed in Mosul, Leonardo DiCaprio handed over Picasso and Basquiat paintings implicated in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund scandal, and an anonymous artist painted bathing suits on Antony Gormley’s beach figures.
An Artist’s Felt Bodega Is So Successful It Sells Out
Lucy Sparrow’s 8 ’till late sold all the items you’d expect from a convenience store — only each one was hand cut, stitched, and painted.
Museums
A Dollar-Store Art Show Shortchanges Its Viewers
A massive group exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit was basically drawn from junk, and so it remains.
Comics
Discovering Old Sketchbooks from Timbuktu
Old sketchbooks conjure up memories of the past that resonate today.
Events
100 Hours of Neo-Domestic Performance Art at Glasshouse
The Neo-Domesticity Performance Art Festival features 35 endurance performances happening over the course of four days.
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Build Community Leadership with Public Art at UIndy’s MA in Social Practice
This program aims to supply students with the tools to become engaging and effective community leaders that harness artistic practice to improve lives in their local communities.
Galleries
The Chopped-Up Novels and Appropriation Poetry of an Artist and Bookmaker
Printed Matter’s exhibit Sally Alatalo: Narrative in Revision includes experimental magazines, printed ephemera, and newer digital works.
News
Nazi Artifacts Found in Secret Room at Collector’s Home in Argentina
Over 75 Nazi artifacts were discovered hidden behind a bookcase in a suburban Buenos Aires home.
Events
At the Broad, an Evening of Performances Inspired by Nico
On June 24, Warhol Icon kicks off the museum’s Summer Happenings series with multimedia performances evoking the Velvet Underground singer and artist.