Considering that only 4% of the 95,000 artworks in the BMA’s permanent collection were created by women, it makes the decision practical as well as political.
November 18, 2019
Nicholas Galanin Suggests We’re Ready to Fight Back
Galanin, a Tlingit-Unangax̂ artist, addresses climate change and its connection to white supremacy, as well as the commodification of indigenous cultures.
Volunteers Mobilize to Save Venice’s Cultural Heritage After Historic Floods
After the Italian government declared a state of emergency and issued an international appeal for donations, locals are rushing to save the city’s libraries, museums, and churches.
In Long Island City, Local Artists Go Big and Bold
At the Queens neighborhood’s 4th Annual Fall Open Studios & Salon, artists favored installation, mixed media, and sculpture.
In New Mexico, Youth Arts Education Means Building a More Resilient Community
Roger Montoya and Sal Ruiz founded Moving Arts Española in 2008 to serve youth in their local community. Now, the organization is in the running to win the $100,000 CNN Heroes of 2019 award.
Playful Compositions Center the Margins of Photographs
In Iñaki Bonillas’ work, on view in his first solo show in New York, the margins of photographs shift from negative to positive space, becoming new images in their own right.
A Beloved Alternative Video Store Reopens in Los Angeles
The new Vidiots will continue as a video rental store and also has plans to restore the Eagle Theatre to its original role as an independent cinema house.
“Not Knowing Where You’re Going”: How Claire Atherton Edits Movies
The veteran film editor speaks to Hyperallergic about her love of organization and her collaborations with Chantal Akerman.
Pulling Birds Out of the Sky
Stephen Gill’s new book of photographs, The Pillar, thrums with the spirit of birds, and demonstrates that without them, there is no land; without the birds, there are no pictures.
In Its First UK Action, PAIN Sackler Holds “Die-in” at the V&A
Warning of “toxic philanthropy,” activists gathered in the museum’s Sackler Courtyard, honoring the five people who die every day in the UK from opioid overdoses.
Kia LaBeija Shelters a Queer, Black Femme Story of Collective Liberation
The strength in LaBeija’s Performa debut comes from her ability to use Oskar Shlemmer’s Bauhaus ballet as an outline, while organically combining the talents of people in her community.
Revisiting Watchmen and the Lessons We Have (and Haven’t) Learned From It
One of the defining texts of the superhero genre, the graphic novel also broke the genre in such a way that, after more than 30 years, it still hasn’t fully recovered.