In Brief
Maps of Gerrymandered Districts Are Turned Into a Typeface
The font "Gerry," created by two Chicago-based digital creatives, renders maps of gerrymandered districts into letters of the alphabet as a commentary on the "eroding of democracy."
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Art
In the Hands of Meme-Makers, One Image Has Many Lives
Currently, a broad part of online communication consists of people reinterpreting a shared pool of references. There's no better showcase for this than various subcultures putting their own spins on popular memes.
Art
The Consequences of Social Hierarchies in Brazil
Jonathas de Andrade explores the inequities and societal pressures on marginalized Brazilian communities, but he also challenges his audience to consider solutions.
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The New Museum's Bathroom Nominated as "America's Best Restroom"
A national competition rates the best restrooms in the United States. Among its finalists are the NYC museum's colorfully designed washrooms.
Art
A Zine Fair Aims to Tackle Tech’s Diversity Problem
Tiny Tech Zines is a new zine fair that examines the weaknesses of the industry, while exploring ways that digital innovation can be harnessed by those communities that have been heretofore underserved.
Podcast
The Largely Unknown History of Blackface in Canada
Here's how Toronto's Gardiner Museum is using a figurine in its collection to peel back the layers of violently racialized imagery in Canada.
News
Artist Sues Country Rapper Who Shot Paintings With Assault Rifle
After a payment dispute flooded onto social media, the country rapper Upchurch posted an Instagram video where he destroyed Jacob Aaron LeVeille's paintings by repeatedly shooting them.
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72 of 90 Artists in the 2019 Aichi Triennial Object to Closure of Freedom of Speech Exhibition
| After organizers received threats of violence objecting to a statue of a Korean “comfort woman,” an exhibition at the 2019 Aichi Triennale was shuttered. In a statement posted to Facebook, the 72 artists wrote: "We strongly object to any violent intervention by politicians into exhibits, screenin
Books
A Black-and-White World Beneath the Ocean
"The images in this book are a reflection of what I hear beneath the waves," photographer Christian Vizl writes in Silent Kingdom: A World Beneath the Waves, his stunning book of undersea photography.
Art
Jurassic Park Becomes Whimsical Performance Art
Jurassic Park: The Musical will feature video, puppetry, moving sculpture, songs, tap-dancing, and blood (presumably fake).
In Brief
Freedom of Speech Exhibition in Japan Closed Due to Censorship
After organizers received threats of violence, an exhibition at the 2019 Aichi Triennale was shuttered. The controversy stemmed from a statue of a Korean "comfort woman," highlighting the history of sexual slavery during World War II.
Art
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon Has Been Shaking Up Design for Seven Decades
Solomon embraced interdisciplinary work long before it became fashionable.