Figgis’s musings on bourgeois decadence feel particularly canny in a time of widespread inequality.
Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an editor, critic, and journalist in New York City whose work focuses on political economy in the cultural industries and the history of art in global liberation movements.
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Eco-Feminist Art Collective Protests UN Climate Summit with Textiles
Founded by Dora Napolitano in 2016, Zurciendo el Planeta planted its “Forest of Hope” international embroidery project in art spaces across Glasgow during COP26.
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A Cameroonian Artist Explores the Ambazonian Fight for Post-colonial Freedom
In his Afro-Expressionist paintings and installations, Adjani Okpu-Egbe ruminates on native resistance in Cameroon and the colonial propaganda promoted in mainstream media.
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An Anarchist Illustrator Looks to Radical Histories to Fight Fascism
N.O. Bonzo’s illustrations, murals, and literature build on radical art traditions, addressing relations of labor and identity in local communities and protest movements.
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How Landscape Became Doctrine in American Art
In his new book, Tyler Green argues that landscape was Emerson’s method of glorifying territories shaped and bordered by White men.
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A Bipartisan Bill Aims to Assist Arts Workers
The Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA) proposes a $300 million federal grants and commissions program for art workers.
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Spirited Textiles Capture the Fervor of Recent Political Unrest
Tabitha Arnold’s rugs pay tribute to organizers who lay their bodies on the line in the workplace, in the public square, and in the depths of private prisons.
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The Photographers Who Captured Russia on the Eve of Its Revolution
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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In New Memoir, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Offers Candid Takes on Sex, Gender, Art, and Love
P-Orridge, who helped popularize nonbinary identity, wrote h/er memoir while living out h/er last days with leukemia.
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How Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Resistance
A new tradition is emerging online, uniting Palestinians worldwide and drawing influence from the 20th-century motif.
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Hunter MFA Grads Mull the Fluid Nature of Time
Presented online and in-person, We Were Already Gone brings together 26 graduates. Here are our highlights.
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At SVA, MFA Grads Look Beyond the Pandemic With Resonant Projects
While the pandemic dominated their final year, these artists nonetheless explore broader issues. Here are some highlights.