Tate Britain did wisely to rehang the British poet and painter closer to modernity.
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Relief Is Coming for Artists With Federal Student Loan Debt
After the Supreme Court struck down loan forgiveness, the Biden administration came up with a robust plan B. Here’s how to prepare.
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David Byrne’s Broadway Musical Celebrates a Monstrous Fascist
Though its creators won’t admit it, Here Lies Love is a tribute to the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos, a human rights criminal and a relentless grifter.
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To Whom It May Concern: Abolish Recommendation Letters!
Several arts organizations have stopped requiring reference letters. More should follow suit.
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The Sun Is Setting on the British Museum
There’s only one way for the museum to survive the 21st century, and it starts with advancing toward restorative justice.
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Portrait of a Frightened Boy-Man
If you look very closely at Donald Trump’s mug shot, you can see the fear in his bloodshot eyes.
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You Can Never Be Complicit Enough for the Turkish Art World
As we consider the rejection of Defne Ayas as the curator of the next Istanbul Biennial, it’s time to examine how genocide denial has long been a staple of the art world in Turkey.
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Etel Adnan’s Mountain of Love
“You left us with an invitation to love and live harder, to be one with nature and the cosmos, and to commit to the struggle holistically,” writes Shirine Saad in a letter to the late Lebanese-American painter and poet.
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Sudan’s Tale of Men, Gold, and Blood
The fighters stormed into our house, assaulting my father and callously plundering his belongings. They spared only the books, mercilessly tearing through the rest.
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Brooklyn Public Library Has 99 Problems but Jay-Z Ain’t One
Should a struggling public library be used as a shrine to a billionaire’s glamorous life?
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How a Bill to Protect Children Online Threatens Artists
Decried by human and digital rights groups, the EARN IT Act threatens to undermine privacy and freedom of expression online.
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Don’t Believe the Hype About Decolonizing Dutch Museums
The violence of enslaver logic still lives on within the walls of Dutch cultural institutions, and has not even begun to disappear.
