Film
The Shortcomings of Netflix's Documentary House Style
The streaming giant is increasingly relying on explainer-type series like Explained and History 101, but their supposed objectivity masks worrying biases.
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Art
An Urgent Performance From Patrisse Cullors, a Founder of Black Lives Matter
Cullors’s “public act of mourning” is the inaugural event of Pride at the Fowler Museum.
News
Warren Kanders, Former Whitney Museum Vice Chair, Vows to Exit Tear Gas Trade
Kanders, who was ousted from the Whitney board last summer after months of protest, says he will sell certain divisions of Safariland.
Art
Tender Pencil and Ink Drawings Pay Tribute to Nursing Home Residents
Michelangelo Lovelace made numerous drawings during his time as a nurse's aide, now on view in Fort Gansevoort's online show Nightshift.
Art
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Cheryl R. Riley Thinks Queer Artists “Should Not be Ghettoized”
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.
Art
The Disregard of Power in Journalistic “Objectivity”
Images of the brutalized, dead, and dying can buy awards and recognition for journalists. When the opportunity presents itself, many rush to participate because they subscribe to the doctrine of redistributing pain as it is, not as it should be.
In Brief
Pittsburgh Newspaper Bars Black Journalists, Citing “Bias” in Protest Coverage
“The only bias that is being shown is by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette management,” said a spokesperson for the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.
News
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Agrees to Halt Contracts With City Police
Following a petition by the MCA Chicago's Teen Creative Agency, the museum has pledged to stop contracting CPD's services until the department makes reforms. But the group believes much more work remains to be done.
News
Major Actors and Directors Join Campaign to “Arrest the Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor”
Breonna Taylor would have turned 27 on June 5. Jordan Peele, Ava DuVernay, and others joined the thousands who are calling out for justice in Taylor's case.
Film
Reclaiming the Legend of Bruce Lee
The new ESPN documentary Be Water seeks to both reassert Lee's legacy and humanize him.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Hailey Loman Is Building an Oral History Collection
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Art
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Raja Feather Kelly Wants Sustainability to Become “Actual Practice”
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.