With over 125 pieces on view, Half the Picture could have been refined, showing fewer works without compromising its curatorial punch.
Julia Friedman
Julia graduated from Barnard with a B.A. in European History, and from NYU with an M.A. in Visual Arts Administration. She works as Senior Curatorial Manager at Madison Square Park Conservancy.
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The History of Jewelry, from Ancient Mesopotamia to Today
While the pieces on display are beautiful, The Met’s Jewelry: The Body Transformed exhibition is lacking in curatorial vision, dividing the objects into blandly-broad thematic sections.
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Examining the Underbelly of US Culture: Gun Violence, White Supremacy, and Greed
Sandow Birk’s investigation of US culture and politics is unusual in that its own explicit politics are not overly didactic — a difficult line to walk successfully.
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Redrawing the History of Women of Color in Vibrant Hues
Firelei Báez: Joy Out of Fire, on view at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, offers long-overdue recognition for a number of women activists, writers, artists, and politicians of color.
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Graphic Designer Awazu Kiyoshi’s Fantastical World
Awazu rebuked modernist design ideals in his graphic art and instead engaged with indigenous culture, popular symbols, and untidy visuals.
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In Ethereal Images, an Artist Superimposes Herself on Old Photos of Her Mother
Lebohang Kganye’s images are a poignant celebration of her mother’s spirit.
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The Photos that Captured the First Day of the Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Exhibiting a series of images from only one day effectively gives viewers a sense of this historical moment.
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Reconsidering the Political Detachment of Eggleston’s Images
This exhibition of William Eggleston’s color photographs developed from negatives made between 1965 and 1974, reminds me of the tagline from the 1969 film Easy Rider: “A man went looking for America, and couldn’t find it anywhere … ”
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We Spotted the Yayoi Kusama Children’s Book You Always Wanted
Children’s art books offer opportunities for kids — and the adults in their lives — to engage with art in joyful and surprising ways.
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Edvard Munch’s Little-Known, Highly Personal Photography
Munch’s photographs exhibit an unfinished playfulness with technical manipulation and subject matter that is not as readily seen in his more well-known work.
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The Playful, Feminist Sculptures of a Member of the Peruvian Avant-Garde
Teresa Burga’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States focuses on her contributions to the Peruvian avant-garde and questioning of art-world hierarchies.
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Measuring the Social Impact of Internet Images
An ambitious exhibition at the International Center of Photography examines the relationship between new media and the offline world.
