News
An Artist Is Painting a 20,000-Square-Foot Mural for Healthcare Workers at the Queens Museum
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada’s massive painting of a masked medical professional, “Somos La Luz” (“We Are the Light”), will be visible to satellites.
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News
Journalists Were Arrested In Minneapolis for “No Fathomable Reason," Says PEN America
In a statement released today, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel condemned the unfounded arrest of a CNN crew covering protests in the city, calling the scene a "dystopian spectacle."
Art
Artist Guadalupe Maravilla Is Centering Mutual Aid and Indigenous Medicinal Practices
Maravilla’s efforts, which include raising money and distributing groceries to undocumented communities, are one example of efforts directly addressing communities of color disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Announcement
The Manetti Shrem Museum Hosts Virtual Exhibition Highlighting Creative Practice of UC Davis Grad Students
A multidisciplinary showcase of work from 30 arts and humanities students can be viewed at the museum’s website from May 28 through June 14.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in New Mexico, North Carolina, Florida, and New York.
Art
Reflecting on the Mistakes I’ve Made as an Art Critic
Art critic Seph Rodney considers on his reviews during the last few years and what he may have gotten wrong and why.
News
Week in Review: 2020 Turner Prize Canceled; Hong Kong Artists Oppose New Security Law
Also, Marie Antoinette’s personal items sold at auction in France, and more.
Art
AIDS Memorial Quilt Volunteers Repurpose Fabric to Sew Masks for Essential Workers
Gert McMullin, one of the founders of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, has been using fabric from the historic quilt to create protective masks for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News
Spice Up Your Video Conference Backgrounds After a Visit to the “Zoom Museum”
The Zoom Museum, created by Iruoma Ekpunobi, is a comprehensive compilation of artworks made available by different institutions for your conferencing needs.
News
Hong Kong Cultural Workers Say New Legislation Will Eliminate Creative Freedom
Over 1,500 people have signed a petition questioning “how much room would remain for free speech and artistic expression" in a now-passed legislation plan that would give mainland China the power to suppress political protest in Hong Kong.
Books
A Queer, South Asian Utopia Comes to Life in This Graphic Novel
Bishakh Som’s Apsara Engine imagines what happens when femmes, as Donna Haraway writes, “make kin, not babies.”
Film
The Truth About Jane Roe
In the new documentary AKA Jane Roe, Roe v. Wade plaintiff Norma McCorvey reveals that her anti-abortion stance later in life was nothing but “an act.”