A group of 15 protesters occupied El Museo’s galleries to read out the Mirror Manifesto, an open letter that Latinx activists released in April in an attempt to steer the museum back toward its roots as a community-based institution.
Daily Archives: June 11, 2019
Read Allen Ginsberg’s Annotations About the Early Years of the Gay Pride Parade
When the beat poet looked through Hank O’Neal’s photographs of the pride march, he took the chance to narrate history
Guggenheim Workers Are Looking to Unionize as Wages Stagnate and Demands Increase
Around 90 workers are organizing for better wages and benefits. “It’s about transparency,” one worker said. “We have no autonomy.”
Talking Digital Colonialism with Morehshin Allahyari
In her new performance lecture title “Physical Tactics for Digital Colonialism,” Allahyari explores what it means for data to be colonized.
The Every Woman Biennial Defies Critical Evaluation
The salon-style biennial, featuring over 600 women and non-binary artists, is neither hierarchical nor overly precious.
Apply for the Jericho Fellowship Prizes in Essay, Playwriting, Visual Art, and Innovation
Winners of the prizes will receive a cash prize and be invited to attend the symposium in Venice, Italy. All submissions are due by July 30, 2019.
Anti-Oil Activists Block Entrance of National Portrait Gallery to Protest BP Sponsorship
Dozens of protesters blocked entry to the gallery for guests of the ceremony, linking arms and chaining themselves to the gallery gates. Guests were forced to climb over the wall with the assistance of security in order to enter the gallery.
A Day-Long Celebration of Intersectional Punk Rock
Los Angeles’s A Right to Defiance festival will feature performances, panels, and workshops that refute the notion that punk rock is a straight White man’s genre.
Join LMCC at Their 2019 River To River Festival, June 18-29, 2019
Organized by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the 18th annual River to River Festival is Downtown New York City’s completely free summer arts festival.
The Colorful Waves Generated by Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School
Artists in postcolonial Casablanca created a specifically Moroccan form of Modernism, merging the influences of Pop art and Hard-edge painting with the rich tradition of abstraction in Berber craft and architecture.
The Cult of Jean-Michel Basquiat
What happens when an artist’s mythologized life distracts from his work?
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Samantha Nye Is Inspired by Rock Hudson Films and LGBTQ Elders
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.