Interview
The Filmmaker Who Investigated One Conspiracy, Only to Uncover Another
Director Mads Brügger talks to Hyperallergic about his new documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld.
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Announcement
VCUarts Professor Guadalupé Maravilla Awarded 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship
Multidisciplinary artist and assistant professor of sculpture, Guadalupé Maravilla, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to continue his exploration of border politics and his personal displacement.
Art
The Undersung Art of Native American Women, Front and Center
Inside a years-long effort to show a millennium’s worth of art by Native American women.
Art
A Collection of Curiosities
The exhibition Cabinets of Curiosities is essentially a collection of collections that has everything for the postmodern globalist in the age of data retrieval.
Art
Five Art Getaways from Los Angeles
In the spirit of summer day trips, we’ve listed five art sites, from one of the longest murals in the world to an eccentric artist’s retreat complete with donkeys and a llama.
In Brief
A "Sorcerer's Treasure Trove" Uncovered in Pompeii
The wooden box full of amulets, trinkets, and gems is believed to have belonged to a Roman sorceress, according to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.
News
Controversial San Francisco Mural Will Be Preserved, But Hidden
| The San Francisco Board of Education voted on Tuesday night to conceal, but not destroy [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/arts/san-francisco-murals-george-washington.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20190814§ion=whatElse?campaign_id=9&instance_id=11631&segment_id=16138&user_id=418
In Brief
Trump Official Rephrases Statue of Liberty Poem to Defend Targeting of Legal Migrants
Ken Cuccinelli, the acting head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, added a caveat to "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..."
Art
A Virtual Reality Meal Is a Powerful Comment on Being Asian in America
The six-course dinner is a sensory metaphor for chef, curator, and poet Jenny Dorsey’s experiences as an Asian in America.
News
Baton Rouge African American Museum Vandalized After Its Founder's Murder
| On Monday, August 12, Baton Rouge’s African American Museum was badly damaged in what appears to be an act of vandalism exactly one month after its founder was found murdered. Photos posted on Facebook show windows popped from their frames and benches flipped over. Police are investigating the inc
Announcement
SVA's Third Annual Art & Activism Event: Takin’ it to the Streets
This event will take place on Wednesday, September 4, at 6 pm and will celebrate the power of collectives, performance as political activism, and artistic activations of public space.
Art
Mapping Non-European Visions of the World
Maps drawn by Indigenous artists at the behest of the Spanish in the 16th century illustrate the amalgamation of visual traditions during the early years of contact between Indigenous groups and colonizers.