The debut exhibition at New Mexico State University explores the nuances of labor — in birth, in childrearing, and in intergenerational collaboration.
April 2020
Etel Adnan and Lynn Marie Kirby’s Poetic (and Funny) Email Exchanges
Here’s a sneak peek of Oracular Transmissions, a new book collecting three collaborations between these two artists.
A New Emergency Grant Benefits Non-Salaried Art Workers in NY, NJ, and CT
The Tri-State Relief Fund will give $2,000 grants to freelance and contracted workers, including art handlers, archivists, and others.
What the Art World Is Cooking
We asked artists and art workers to share the recipes they’ve been turning to for comfort and inspiration. Their responses are brimming with humor and memories.
What to Do (Online) This Week: Talks About Art, Race and Public Space, and More
This week, join an exciting range of artists, historians, and curators for conversations about art and culture — all from the very same couch where you’ve been falling asleep after one too many deep dives into conspiracy theories.
Reveling in Female Interiority and Soft Power
Yasmine Nasser Diaz’s solo exhibition, soft powers, establishes a tension between opacity and transparency via her creation of an interactive bedroom space.
YouTube Announces Its Own Digital Film Festival
Tribeca, Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto, are among the festivals collaborating on the upcoming We Are One: A Global Film Festival.
Don’t Miss These Two Fascinating Films About Family and Politics
Commonwealth and Council is streaming, for free, two deeply personal films by Mariah Garnett.
FotoFocus Cancels 2020 Biennial, Donates Budget to Midwestern Arts Organizations
By foregoing its biennial this year, the Cincinnati-based nonprofit will be able to provide $800,000 in unrestricted grants to its more than 100 participants and collaborators.
Access Rare and Beautiful “Manuscripts of the Muslim World” via UPenn’s Digital Library
The project offers over 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings that are “mostly unresearched.”
Museums Worldwide Prepare to Reopen Their Doors After Lockdown
Museums in the United States remain shuttered, but museums in Germany have begun to cautiously open their doors, and museums in Hong Kong were forced to close for a second time due to a second wave.
‘The New Normal’ of Awful COVID-Themed Commercials
These days, brands love to pretend to care about us. During a pandemic, that’s gotten really weird.