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Cara Ober

Cara Ober is a Baltimore-based artist, curator, and writer. She is founding editor at BmoreArt, an online publication devoted to Baltimore's cultural landscape.

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Revisiting Carolee Schneemann’s Candor and Intellect in a Previously Unpublished Interview

Avatar photo by Cara Ober March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

Schneemann died from breast cancer on March 5 at the age of 79, and the art world that once criticized her has lauded her a pioneer and influential feminist force to be reckoned with.

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The Relentless Efforts of Maren Hassinger Result in an Overdue Retrospective

Avatar photo by Cara Ober October 12, 2018October 31, 2018

Maren Hassinger’s retrospective The Spirit of Things at the Baltimore Museum of Art not only validates her career but indicates something about our current political moment.

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Jack Whitten’s Secret Self

Avatar photo by Cara Ober July 6, 2018July 6, 2018

For the first time, those who have followed Jack Whitten’s career can see two different sides of the artist through two fully developed bodies of work designed for radically different purposes.

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Titus Kaphar and Ken Gonzales-Day Reveal the Fictions in Depictions

Avatar photo by Cara Ober June 15, 2018August 12, 2018

Although both artists in Unseen critique omissions in the art historical cannon and offer compelling counter narratives, it is not enough to place their work in neighboring museum galleries and call it a show.

Stephen Towns, "Black Sun" (2016) (courtesy of the artist; photo by Joseph Hyde)
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Artists and Curators Weigh In on Baltimore Museum’s Move to Deaccession Works by White Men to Diversify Its Collection

Avatar photo by Cara Ober May 8, 2018May 9, 2018

The Baltimore Museum of Art will deepen its holdings of works by women and artists of color using funds from sales of seven redundant works.

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Baltimore’s Confederate History Seen Through the Lens of Intersectional Feminism

Avatar photo by Cara Ober March 12, 2018

Lauren Frances Adams offers three bodies of work that celebrate black female exceptionalism and expose the supporting roles of white women in US Confederate history and propaganda, offering a multifaceted site-specific, visual history lesson centered in Baltimore.

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A Wedding Ceremony Takes the Shape of an Art Exhibition

Avatar photo by Cara Ober October 26, 2017October 27, 2017

In Baltimore, two artists have upended the traditional wedding, realizing it as a month-long gallery exhibition and queer performance series.

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Provocative Nat Turner-Inspired Portraits Fuel Debate After Their Removal

Avatar photo by Cara Ober September 8, 2017September 8, 2017

Following an employee complaint, Stephen Towns removed his paintings from his solo show at Rosenberg Gallery. The decision has since inspired some much-needed dialogue.

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How Philip Guston Found Salvation in Poetry

Avatar photo by Cara Ober June 21, 2017June 21, 2017

Philip Guston and the Poets, currently at the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, shows the significant influence of poetry on Guston’s work, especially after he retreated from the art world.

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Democracy’s Dark Side and a Glimmer of Hope in Mark Bradford’s Venice Biennale Show

Avatar photo by Cara Ober May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

In the US Pavilion, the artist’s work takes on a new context: wrestling with the hypocrisy of Jeffersonian democracy.

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Two Transgender Artists on the Importance of Queering Home

Avatar photo by Cara Ober May 10, 2017May 11, 2017

Rahne Alexander and Jaimes Mayhew’s installation at the Baltimore Museum of Art invites viewers to connect their own domestic lives to those of LGBTQ people.

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Mark Bradford Faults New York Times for Publishing Photos of His Work Without His Permission [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Cara Ober April 28, 2017May 2, 2017

The article, published earlier this week, includes images of unfinished works that will be featured in his solo show at the Venice Biennale.

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