Art
Capital and Complicity in the Art World
William Powhida reorients our perspective away from the individuals who lead and fundraise for cultural institutions and redirects it toward international flows of capital.
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Art
Traveling to China, Finding the Core of Art
If there is a folly to what Zhang Wei has done, there is also a defiance of the commercial aspect of the art world.
News
In Times Square, Kehinde Wiley Unveils a Massive Monument to Black Identity
Wiley is contributing his own public monument to American history, which will later join 10 Confederate sculptures in Richmond, Virginia.
News
“If They Build It, They Will Fill It”: Prison Abolitionists Protest Outside the Ford Foundation
Over 50 protestors gathered outside the Ford Foundation’s Manhattan headquarters, responding to the foundation president’s statements in support of New York City’s plan to close Rikers Island prison complex and build smaller detention facilities in its place.
News
Spanish-Speaking Art Students Clapback at Man Who Told Them to "Speak English"
Four art students in Savannah, Georgia, were confronted by a man telling them to speak English.
Film
When Stranger Fictions Reveal More Prescient Truths
In eschewing claims to an unmediated reality, Synonyms reveals truths about French society often masked by reality itself, while Young Ahmed obscures crucial systemic injustices in Belgium under the guise of realism.
Art
The Quiet Introspection of Amy Sherald’s New Portraits
For her Hauser & Wirth debut, Sherald restructures historical notions of blackness through the use of grisaille.
Announcement
Sign Up for New Perspectives on French Fashion History, a Non-Credit Course at the Bard Graduate Center
Paula Alaszkiewicz, Maude Bass-Krueger, Alexis Romano, Susan Hiner, and Francesca Granata talk war time fashion, ready-made fashion, and more starting October 7.
Film
An Unearthed Cinematic Time Capsule of New York Hustle and Bustle
Film poet Manfred Kirchheimer shows off beautiful restored footage he shot in NYC from 1958 to 1960 in Free Time.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in Nova Scotia, Maine, New York, and California.
In Brief
Facing Protests, Ford Foundation President Reasserts Organization's Commitment to Ending Mass Incarceration
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker has published a response to New York City's criminal justice community [https://www.fordfoundation.org/the-latest/news/a-message-from-darren-walker-to-the-nyc-criminal-justice-community/], which is organizing the protest at the Ford Foundation today. He writes
Art
Capturing Optimism in Photographs of Chinatowns Around the World
From Bangkok to New York City, Cindy Trinh's documentary photography series No Boundaries captures Asian and Asian-American experiences through food, labor, and culture.