Social media persona Sad Beige Werner Herzog presents a seemingly endless array of sniffling tots stuffed into gray, brown, and tan knits.
Isabella Segalovich
Isabella Segalovich is a Philadelphia-based artist, designer, writer, and TikTokker. Her work focuses on anti-authoritarian art history, on topics such as cultural appropriation and erasure, the racism ingrained in modern design, and underappreciated art forms such as folk art, embroidery, and graffiti. Follow her on TikTok and on Instagram @interstellar_isabellar and visit her website at isasegalovich.com.
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Dancing to the Borscht Beat
Aaron Bendich draws from his massive collection of Yiddish records to share an hour of otherwise hidden music on his radio show Borscht Beat. Recently, he also launched an independent Yiddish record label.
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A Contemporary Look at Judaica
Artist Zsuzsa Ujj carries the tradition of handcrafted Hungarian ceremonial Jewish artwork to the 21st century.
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An Artist’s Exploration of His Family’s Crypto-Jewish Origins
Brazilian American artist Jônatas Chimen Dias DaSilva-Benayon explores his complex family history in irreverent, heavily researched work.
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Reviving the Lost Craft of Jewish Papercuts
Anna Kronick is one of very few Judaic paper cutters practicing today, with a highly contemporary body of work that breathes new life into the sacred tradition.
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What Defines a Queer Space?
Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQ+ Places and Stories records how generations of queer communities have persisted and created familial oases around the world.
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Olivia Guterson Carries Ancestral Patterns Into Contemporary Art
The Detroit-based artist draws from her Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish, and African American roots to create a dazzling new ornamental language.
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A Brief History of Women’s Eyebrows in Art
Since antiquity, women’s eyebrows have been sites of intense scrutiny, constantly shifting between trend cycles.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Rally for “Fair Contract” as Negotiations Stall
The workers called on the museum to agree to fair wages, affordable health benefits, and job protections for employees.
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15 Things Museums Do That Piss Me Off
The vast majority of museums have a long way to go before we can truly say that they are welcoming for anyone and everyone to visit.
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Searching for a More Inclusive History of Ornament
While the ancient art form of ornament often contains deep meaning, European modernist theory attempted to erase ornament from the design world.
