Freedom of speech and creativity continued to face acute threats in 2019, but artists and curators continue to be at the forefront of the dangerous but necessary work of driving social change.
January 7, 2020
Posted inFilm
50 Years Later, Watching Jimi Hendrix Onstage (On Film)
I’ve often forgotten Hendrix’s impact on me, but attending a fleeting screening of Gerry Goldstein’s long-unreleased The Jimi Hendrix Experience: The Royal Albert Hall in the titular venue presented a rare opportunity to experience those feelings afresh.
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Trump Walks Back His Threats to Strike Iran’s Cultural Sites
Meanwhile, leaders of cultural institutions have condemned the president’s threats, and Iranians responded with a hashtag campaign celebrating their country’s cultural treasures.
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Make Your Own Experimental Film Out of GIFs and Philip Glass
Rico Monkeon’s “Gifaanisqatsi” uses the score from the classic documentary Koyaanisqatsi and random GIFs to generate mesmerizing custom montages.
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New York City Ballet Art Series Presents a New Installation by Lauren Redniss
Lauren Redniss, artist and author, has been invited by New York City Ballet to create a signature installation for their eighth annual Art Series.
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An Unlikely Scottish Archive Sheds Light on Romanian Art During Socialism
The exhibition 24 Arguments,which emerged from research conducted by the Institute of the Present, offers works that are heavily influenced by newly forged global dialogues.
Posted inIn Brief
A New Browser Extension Encourages You to Choose Your Local Library Over Amazon
Library Extension will show you if books and e-books you search for online are available for free at your local library, and helps you borrow them in one click.
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An Overdue Spotlight on Michelangelo’s Tutor
The Frick Collection presents the work of Bertoldo di Giovanni, an understated yet pivotal figure during the Renaissance, long described as a disciple of Donatello and a tutor of Michelangelo.
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The Curative History of Colorado’s Jewish Community
For its debut exhibition, History Colorado’s Ballantine Gallery traces the Jewish community’s medical and philanthropic responses to the tuberculosis crisis in 20th century Colorado.
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Beloved Comic Series The Far Side Is Now Legally On the Web
After decades of eschewing the internet, creator Gary Larson is releasing daily batches of the classic strip.
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Saying Goodbye to the Newseum in the Age of Fake News
It felt important to visit the Newseum 10 years ago, when every journalist I knew still believed great reporting would always win. Now, in the wake of its recent closure, the delusory nature of that kind of thinking doesn’t get any more obvious.
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Looking at California and Mexico From Indigenous Perspectives
As the MexiCali Biennial comes to a close, artists, scholars, and educators will contemplate the myth of Calafia and “the indigenous land that diverse groups now share.”