“We want to look at a community level that’s rarely taken seriously in academia or in the art world.”
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El Museo’s Triennial Gathers Works That Defy Pervasive Stereotypes Mapped onto Latinx Art
Amid the museum’s complicated past, this first triennial offers some hope for the future.
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“Art & Resilence” Aims to Raise Funds for Syrian Refugees
The charity auction features a wide range of artists, including John Akomfrah, Diana Al-Hadid, Judith Bernstein, Rico Gatson, Isaac Julien, Tala Madani, and Hrair Sarkissian.
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Melissa Joseph’s Felted Tributes to Family Archives
Joseph’s work exudes both playfulness and gravity, evoking fond memories while channeling the sorrow of the last year.
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Nikita Gale Makes the Labor of Tina Turner’s Performances Visible
Gale considers the work occurring behind the scenes and how technologies structure our experience of live performances.
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Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“This past year has compelled me to look closer, and to look for that which I don’t know how to look for.”
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John Giorno’s Beautifully Disgruntled Poem-Paintings
Giorno sets up your expectations and then pulls the rug out.
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Clare Grill’s Untranslatable Paint
Grill’s diaphanous brushstrokes and floating forms express a world in a state of unavoidable change.
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Henrik Olesen’s Formless, Transgressive Bodies
For much of his career, Olesen has confronted both psychological and physical violence, perpetrated by power structures against non-normative bodies.
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Required Reading
This week, defining “carceral heritage,” the story of a teen in the infamous Kent State photograph, considering Nicolas de Staël, digital blackface, and more.
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Gilbert & George, Full of Themselves Again
How should we take all this buffoonery? In part, it looks like satire. But what exactly are they poking fun at?
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Levan Mindiashvili’s Childhood Memories
Mindiashvili’s installations strike a teasing balance between disclosure and concealment.