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A Running List of Resources to Help Artists Impacted by LA Fires
From fundraisers to mutual aid drives and emergency grants, there are many ways to find support and help those affected by the blazes.
Maya Pontone
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Find Awe and Inspiration in Thousands of Public Domain Artworks
The Public Domain Review’s new online archive compiles beloved and little-known illustrations, photographs, and many more images to remix and reuse.
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“It Looks Like a Bomb Exploded”: LA Artists Grapple With Loss as Fires Rage
“I literally only have the clothes I’m wearing, but that’s the same story as thousands of others,” artist Amir Nikravan told Hyperallergic.
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Wax Figure of Benjamin Netanyahu Targeted in Mexico City
A protester defaced the sculpture of the Israeli prime minister on view at the local wax museum, shouting “Viva Palestina, viva Sudan, viva Yemen, viva Puerto Rico, viva Tigray.”
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Canadian Pop Artist and AIDS Activist Joe Average Dies at 67
His HIV diagnosis in 1985 drove him to dedicate his life to his art, distinct for its prismatic color scheme and inspiring messages.
Art
Rita Blitt on the Lifelong Art of Creating
The Midwestern painter, who developed an Abstract Expressionist practice away from New York's buzzy circles, is now in her 90s and defying expectations of what an artist should be.
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Steven Englander, Visionary Director of ABC No Rio, Dies at 63
Known for his collaborative spirit, Englander helped secure the Lower East Side nonprofit’s property for a dollar after decades of eviction threats from the city.
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Louise Bourgeois’s Iconic Spider Returning to Tate Modern
“Maman” will go on view at the London museum where it made its debut as part of the institution’s 25th anniversary celebrations next year.
Books
Leonardo da Vinci’s Surreptitious Scents
A new catalog invites us into the artist’s interest in smell and the role of perfumes during the Renaissance, with bonus recipes for those with a nose for fragrance.
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Nikki Giovanni, “Princess of Black Poetry,” Dies at 81
A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works touching on race, gender, and politics.
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Met Museum Unveils Design for New Modern and Contemporary Art Wing
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo’s vision for the Tang Wing will expand the museum’s exhibition spaces by nearly 50%.
Art
A Lenape Craft Fair Debuts at Brooklyn's Prospect Park
The inaugural Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing Indigenous Culture Fair was a site-situated celebration of Lenape history, culture, and artisanship.