Art
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Sarah Zapata Wants an Anti-Hero Society
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.
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Haunting Installations About Child Immigrant Detentions Appeared Across NYC Today
#NoKidsInCages, 24 installations commissioned by an immigration legal services nonprofit, were placed in front of media companies, cultural institutions, and other busy New York landmarks.
Art
The Day When Harvey Milk Was Mayor
The first openly gay elected official in the nation had just one day in San Francisco's mayoral office in 1978, but the meaning of that moment will echo for generations.
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Hong Kong's Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Closes for Day, Joining Strike Against Proposed Extradition Bill
About 100 Hong Kong arts organizations, including commercial galleries, announced a strike against a bill that would allow extraditing fugitives to mainland China.
In Brief
Following Social Media Criticism, #MeToo Artwork at Art Basel Removes Image of Assault Victim
Andrea Bowers's installation Open Secrets details sexual assault allegations that have come to light in the wake of the #MeToo movement, but came under fire for using the likeness of a survivor after her assault, without permission.
Art
A More Inclusive Future for Digital Art (With GIFs, Too)
Molly Soda, Claudia Hart, and Faith Holland will discuss their work at a panel this week, The Artist Isn't (Physically) Present: Women in Digital Art.
Announcement
See Vibrant Works of Contemporary Glass From Around the World
New Glass Now is on view at The Corning Museum of Glass through January 5, 2020.
Art
A Radio Play Performance Unpacks the Way We Anticipate Global Crises
York Chang and Daniel R. Small's "The Map Is the Territory" will discuss the implications of the government using A.I. to predict world events.
Film
Surveying Queer Art and Literature from Before the Term “Homosexuality” Was Invented
The documentary Before Homosexuals seeks to educate those whose knowledge of queer history doesn't go further back than the 20th century.
News
Violent Clashes Erupted at One of Kyiv's Oldest Cinemas
During a conflict between municipal guards and activists protesting the privatization of Kyiv's cinemas, a group of over 300 protesters was met with violence and homophobic slurs.
Art
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Buzz Slutzky Wants to Make Queer History Cool
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.
News
Activists Occupy El Museo del Barrio During Its 50th Anniversary Celebrations
A group of 15 protesters occupied El Museo’s galleries to read out the Mirror Manifesto, an open letter that Latinx activists released in April in an attempt to steer the museum back toward its roots as a community-based institution.