Art Review
Galleries That Play the “Responsibility” Game
This commercial undertaking works hard to present itself with an institutional veneer, making claims that it “fosters a sense of shared responsibility” in the art world.
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The Trailblazing 20th-Century Photographer History Forgot
Consuelo Kanaga, one of the US’s first female photojournalists, counted Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, and Berenice Abbott as her peers.
Community
A View From the Easel
“This workspace allows the out of doors to come in.”
News
66% of Americans Don’t Think Trump Should Control Museums
The new Reuters/Ipsos poll also shows that 86% of Democrats disagree with the administration’s takeover of cultural institutions.
News
NYC Subway Mural Evokes Hilma af Klint's Mysticism
An abstract mural by feminist collective Hilma's Ghost draws from tarot archetypes and hero myths to honor the journeys commuters embark on every day.
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26-Foot Nick Cave Sculpture Heads to Michigan Sculpture Park
The artist’s bronze "Amalgam (Origin)" will join works by the likes of Auguste Rodin and Louise Bourgeois at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
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Texas Schools Ban Lesson Over Exposed Nipple on Virginia Flag
“Nudity on a state flag is an absurd justification to censor a history lesson,” ACLU Staff Attorney Chloe Kempf told Hyperallergic.
Books
The Danish Women Who Made Modernism Radical
A new book invites us into the tight-knit circle of women modernists in late-19th-century Denmark through quietly subversive gestures; you’ll never look at a glove the same way again.
Art Review
The Everyday Lives of Women’s Clothing
Real Clothes, Real Lives shows that women have adapted their attire to accommodate their daily activities with resourcefulness and panache.
Art Review
The Contested History of American Labor
An exhibition shows that our beleaguered present is not apocalyptically singular but the continuation of one long, long fight.
Art Review
What if Peacemakers Shaped the Future?
Poetics of Power, grounded in feminist critique, imagines a world free from militarized, male-dominated spheres of power and opposed to all forms of exploitation.
Podcast
Lady Pink, the Queen of New York City Graffiti
From the rainforest in Ecuador to the trainyards of the MTA and galleries across continents, this street writing legend’s story is a testament to the power of strong women in art.