Film
Who Takes Care of the Caregiver?
A tender portrait of working class mothers, Through the Night makes plain the need to shift public dialogue on how caregivers are regarded.
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Film
Steve McQueen Brings the Vibrancy of British Caribbean Communities to the Big Screen
With Mangrove, Lover’s Rock, and Red, White and Blue, McQueen’s Small Axe anthology emphasizes resilience and collective strength.
Interview
How Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson Killed Her Father Multiple Times (for a Movie)
The documentarian talks to Hyperallergic about Dick Johnson Is Dead, and how "we need new language to allow for the extreme diversity that is life and death."
Announcement
Full Funding Is Available for Students in Art & Design Graduate Programs at the University of Illinois
Candidates pursuing advanced degrees in Studio, Graphic, or Industrial Design, Metals, Art Education, and Art History are eligible for a variety of scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships.
Art
Drawing on Jewish Tradition, a Filmmaker Gives Voice to Elders
Timed for Sukkot, a Jewish “festival of joy,” a film project asks us to not only listen to our elders but reach out to them — especially now.
Announcement
CalArts’s Aesthetics and Politics Program Illuminates Connections Between Culture, Politics, and Society
Centered in a community of visual and performing artists, the MA program’s core courses are supplemented by electives and a stimulating, art-focused environment.
News
Amid Controversy, Nancy Spector Steps Down From the Guggenheim Museum
News of her resignation was accompanied by a report by the museum investigating accusations of racism made by curator Chaédria LaBouvier.
Art
How Racial Bias in Tech Has Developed the “New Jim Code”
When machine learning and the use of computers are emphasized in artistic research, in reconstructions, or in beauty contests, viewers often take the results to be scientific, objective, and unbiased. But they are not.
News
A Spooky 19th-century Recreation of a Hellenistic Classic
In 1850, Josef Hyrtl recreated the iconic ancient Greek sculptural group “Laocoön and His Sons” using real human and snake skeletons.
Art
Artist-Activist Yves B. Golden on Honoring the “Spirit of Black/Trans Resilience”
Golden’s work as an artist and organizer has always centered care to envision an equitable world.
Books
A Defiant Manifesto for "Glitch Feminism"
While glitches are often cast as something to be worried about, Legacy Russell asks whether we can apply a logic of using error and mistakes as a way of opening up space.
News
Trump Likened to Mussolini After Appearance on White House Balcony
Many have likened Trump’s photo-op to the famous balcony speeches of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.