Art

Inside the Multi-Generational Injustices of White Supremacy

Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? is a documentary and live performance about the 1946 murder of Bill Spann, a Black man from Alabama.

Art

These Pillows Are One Way You Can Help Immigrants Detained by ICE

The “34,000 Pillows Project” by artist duo Díaz Lewis offers the public a way to give back to immigrant advocacy groups, and they'll be hosting a workshop and reading series for the cause at the Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Announcement

MassArt’s 2019 MFA Summer Thesis Exhibition Opens July 22

Featuring work from MassArt’s 2019 Low Residency MFA candidates in Interdisciplinary Practice. On view from July 22 – August 8.

In Brief

Louvre Removed Sackler Name From Its Walls and Website

President of the Louvre Museum Jean-Luc Martinez denied any connection between the decision and a recent PAIN Sackler protest outside the museum.

Art

The Lingering Presence of Jannis Kounellis

Pondering the legacy of Jannis Kounellis, a titan of Arte Povera, away from the crowds of Venice.

Art

Reimagining Home, From the Mundane to Mythic

At Hales Gallery, Vernacular Interior explores home across sites lived and imagined.

Film

Youssef Chahine, the “Last Arab Optimist”

Hailed for his exuberance and fluid style, the Egyptian filmmaker graces big screens again at Il Cinema Ritrovato.

In Brief

ACLU Says Activist Was Detained After Reciting Poem Against US Immigration Policy

José Bello was arrested less than 36 hours after criticizing the immigration enforcement and detention practices of ICE in a poem titled "Dear America." His bond is set at $50,000.

In Brief

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Founder of Baton Rouge African-American Museum, Found Dead in Trunk of Car [UPDATED]

Baton Rouge police have arrested and charged Ronn Germaine Bell, a tenant in one of Roberts-Joseph’s rental properties, with first-degree murder.

Art

The Growing Tide Against Unpaid Internships

Internships have largely remained outside the conversation about diversity and equality in museums. Economist Richard Reeves is bent on changing that.

Film

How New York Let the Bronx Burn, and How the Borough Survived

The documentary Decade of Fire delves into the wave of arsons that wracked the Bronx in the 1970s.

Announcement

Brookfield Place Presents Tepkik, an Installation by Jordan Bennett

The suspended site-specific installation is now on view in BFPL’s Winter Garden in Lower Manhattan through September 6, 2019.