He‘e Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing centers the culture of Kānaka Maoli, the Indigenous people of Hawaii.
Art
Art, Whiteness, and Empire
As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Dr. Kelli Morgan presents an exhibition to offer insight into her curatorial process.
Simone Forti Finds the Dancer Within Us
Forti started as a painter so it’s only natural that she would transform other artists and cultural workers into dancers.
Photography’s Power to Dismantle Orthodoxies
Dismantling Monoliths at SF Camerawork pits artists against the Western canon of photography.
The Contentious History of Frank Lloyd Wright’s First LA Home
In their exhibition at the Hollyhock House, Louise Bonnet and Adam Silverman engage with the building’s peculiarities — and its origin story.
Getting High With the Rabbi
Glass artist Jeremy Grant-Levine channels Jewish folk tradition through “Rabbi Bongs” and weed-smoking pipes.
Miyoko Ito’s Mysteries and Longings
In Ito’s art we glimpse something we cannot comprehend. A sense of longing and mystery, isolation and solitude fill the paintings.
Blowing Holes in Traditional American Portraiture
What different forms of knowledge are produced when Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latinx histories are prioritized in a visual presentation of American portraiture?
The Healing Power of the World’s Most Valuable Scent
Attending the artist CHOKRA’s performance introduced me to oud’s original purpose as a sacred healing tool that helps one recover from illness, mentally and physically.
Required Reading
This week, crossword puzzles on Black culture, the history of International Women’s Day, gender-neutral award shows, and why do fake reviews online fly under our radar?
What is Holi, the Hindu Festival of Color?
Welcoming spring and the season of harvest, Holi is inherently playful and joyous as it channels the love between Radha and Krishna.
The Artist Dissecting the Ties Between the American Christian Right and Israel
Tali Keren’s work interrogates the insidious imbrications of religious, political, and military institutions across the United States and Israel.