Curators Jaishri Abichandani and Natasha Becker unpack Perilous Bodies, Radical Love, and the upcoming Utopian Imagination exhibitions — three exhibitions that formed one series for the Ford Foundation Gallery’s inaugural year.
September 6, 2019
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California Landscapes, Millenial Pink, and Lots of Painting at the Other Art Fair
Catering to “a new generation of art buyers,” most of the artwork at the Santa Monica fair sells for under $1,000.
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Opportunities for Artists in September 2019
A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this September.
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Using Art to Voice Opposition to the Arms Trade
Dozens of artists are showcasing at Art the Arms fair in London, a protest exhibition that runs concurrent to the notorious Defence and Security Equipment International.
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Post Hurricane Dorian, Pérez Art Museum Miami Collects Aid for the Bahamas
The museum, the City of Miami, and Food For The Poor are collecting urgently needed supplies for survivors of the devastating hurricane in the archipelago.
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Punctures: Textiles in Digital and Material Time Weaves Three Exhibitions and Programs Together
Drawing from the little-known but expansive history connecting media arts and textile production, Squeaky Wheel presents a slate of events invested in the material, critical, and liberatory politics of their intersections.
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Why Dior’s Appropriation of Native Identity to Sell Perfume Miserably Backfired
Footage from the perfume’s release party also featured white people dressed in sacred war bonnets dancing around tipis and belting out war whoops as spectators sipped champagne.
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Linda Ronstadt’s Passionate Life of Song
Like its subject, the documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice builds on familiar elements to make something new and beautiful.
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ACLU Files Discrimination Complaint After Congressional Hopeful Cancels Drag Show for Disabled Performers
| Recently, a drag show for performers with Down syndrome was canceled by Republican congressional candidate Peter Meijer. He rescinded permission for the showcase at a venue he owns in Michigan, questioning whether or not the performers could provide “informed consent.” A 20-year-old Drag Syndrome member who performs under the name Justin Bond, told the New York Times, “We deserve the right to be ourselves and be in drag. That’s what we do best.” Read the full story here.
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VCUarts Offers Interdisciplinary Course on Dance, Design, and Community Justice
Design professor Wes Taylor and dance professor MK Abadoo launch interdisciplinary course that helps students facilitate dialogues on power dynamics through community-building.
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A New TV Show Looks at Family Albums Across the USA
The PBS series Family Pictures USA suggests that “sharing photographs reminds us of our common roots and strengthens connections with our friends, families and neighbors.”
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The Art Handler Who Saved the Emancipation Proclamation From Drowning in Mountain Dew
Calder Brannock was told he was just transporting an empty vitrine from the National Archives in DC north toward New York. That wasn’t the full truth.
