I’m here to entertain you, but only during my shift flirts with beauty, ecology, and the desire to be seen, without capitulating to the pull of exoticization.
September 2020
The Boldly Feminine Gaze of Hiba Schahbaz
Schahbaz’s large-scale paintings, on view in her latest exhibition Dreaming, assert the right to claim and occupy space as a woman.
The Anti-Immigrant Ballot Measure That Galvanized California’s Latinx Community
187: The Rise of the Latino Vote tells the story of Proposition 187, the 1994 attempt to block undocumented people from public services, and how it was ultimately defeated.
The University of Texas at Austin Presents Its Studio Art MFA Thesis Exhibition
The work of 12 recent graduates is featured in _____: Revisited, now on view at UT Austin’s Visual Arts Center through November 20, 2020.
What Does ‘Home’ Mean During the COVID Pandemic?
Home Truths, a new online screening series from Anthology Film Archives, acts as a resource for community information and solidarity.
The Happiness Museum Shares Denmark’s Well-being Secrets
According to the United Nation’s annual ranking, Denmark is the world’s second happiest country.
Mira Schor’s Critical Annotations of the New York Times
“I felt the need to respond to the namby-pamby, weak reporting that was missing the point or diminishing the reality,” says Schor.
Jersey City Art & Studio Tour Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Four Days of Virtual Programs
New Jersey’s largest art tour is an extravaganza of exhibitions, artist talks, demonstrations, and performances, on view online from October 1 to 4.
How Posters Have Targeted Police Violence, From the 1960s to Today
“There’s a story behind every poster,” says Carol Wells, a former medievalist who abandoned her dissertation to devote her life to posters.
Ai Weiwei Stages Silent Protest in Support of Wikileaks Founder
Julian Assange is facing 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse.
The Creative Approach One Filmmaker Is Taking to Depict the Hong Kong Protests
Experimental director Simon Liu’s shorts seek “a new lexicon of approaches” to the city.
Taipei Biennial Announces 2020 Presentations and Public Programs
You and I Don’t Live on the Same Planet, the 12th edition of the biennial, will showcase works by artists from 25 different countries and territories.