Clare Brown talks about European artists as if they were the “cultural other,” invoking the microagressions commonly used against non-White artists.
Elaine Velie
Elaine Velie is a writer from New Hampshire living in Brooklyn. She studied Art History and Russian at Middlebury College and is interested in art's role in history, culture, and politics.
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World Press Photo Awards Highlight Indigenous Communities and Climate Disaster
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Dripping in “Oil,” Activists Protest BP Sponsorship of Stonehenge Exhibition
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New York Public Library Is Making Banned Books Accessible Across the Country
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Forensic Architecture Finds Israeli Occupation Is Destroying Major Palestinian Archeological Site
A new investigation examines Israel’s repeated attacks on Anthedon, Gaza’s first known seaport.
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2,000 Artists Will Receive $355 a Week Under Ireland’s New Basic Income Program
Applications open tomorrow for the new pilot initiative, which will give a weekly stipend to selected artists for three years.
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Queer|Art Will Award $10,000 to a Black Trans Femme Artist
Applications for the Illuminations Grant are open through June 12.
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“White Blue White,” the New Flag of Russia’s Anti-War Movement
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Author Sues New York Prisons For Banning Book About the Attica Uprising
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Frankenthaler Foundation Provides $2.5M to Support Ukrainian Artists and Cultural Heritage
The funding will also support artists at risk in Belarus, Russia, and other countries.