Film
An Essential Watchlist of Groundbreaking Black Documentaries
These films illustrate both the undeniable threat of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy and the incomparable strength of Blackness.
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Art
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Mo Romney Is Archiving “Uncharted Areas of Black Art History”
LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.
News
Community Calls on ICP to Set Ethical Guidelines for Protest Photography
Noah Morrison, founding member of ICP Center Blackness Now, says the International Center of Photography’s response to their efforts has been superficial.
Opinion
An Open Letter From the Chicago Arts Community on Police-free Schools and Defunding the CPD
Over 1,000 Chicago artists, educators, and cultural workers have signed an open letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, the Chicago Board of Education, CPS principals, and LSC representatives, and the alderpersons of the 50 Chicago wards across the city.
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A Pristine 16th-Century Reproduction of the “Last Supper” Has Been Digitized
Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the “Last Supper” has faded and cracked over time, but an accurate reproduction likely made by one of his pupils reveals details you may have missed.
Art
The Virtual Brooklyn Art Book Fair Showcases New Artists' Books, Zines, and More
Organized by Endless Editions, this year’s fair features 47 vendors, interactive public programs, and more.
Books
John Cage, Forager of Music and Mushrooms
No matter how much one knows about the artist or mycology, John Cage: A Mycological Foray surprises with its ode to continuous wonder.
Art
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Joseph Liatela Is Thinking About the Future of Queer Bars
LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.
Opinion
We Need Documentarians of Color to Tell Their Own Stories
BIPOC filmmakers have been demanding visibility, equity, and access in documentary for years. Amid historic protests for Black lives, this need is even more pressing.
News
After Years of Protest, Theodore Roosevelt Statue Will Be Removed From American Natural History Museum
An internal memo to the museum's staff over the weekend was the first to announce the decision to remove the controversial statues on Central Park West.
Art
Critics Question Restaging of Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s Fortune Cookie Installations During Pandemic
Galleries David Zwirner and Andrea Rosen asked 1,000 participants to recreate a work consisting of a pile of fortune cookies. But staging the work with little context, amid a global pandemic and mounting anti-Asian sentiment, struck some as poorly thought-out.
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Rhode Island School of Design Presents Senior Show 2020
Experience a range of fine art and design work by recently graduated seniors in a digital publication.