Art
The Afro Pick as a Symbol of Home
Simon Skinner, a Stockholm designer with Afro-Caribbean roots, is challenging the perceived homogeneity and whiteness of Sweden.
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Film
Quartet Chronicles a Twisted Ménage à Trois in the Roaring ’20s of Paris
In Quartet (1981), now screening at Quad Cinema, filmmaker James Ivory explores sexual Stockholm syndrome and the persistence of patriarchy in seedy 1920s Paris.
Announcement
The Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute Kicks Off Their City-Wide Collaborative Venture, Summer Winds
The centerpiece of Summer Winds is a large scale, site specific architectural art installation called Silver Current by LA artist Patrick Shearn. On view from July 1 to September 30, 2019 in New Bedford, MA.
In Brief
Human Rights Activist Arrested in Poland for Posters Featuring Virgin Mary with LGBTQ Halo
Elżbieta Podlesna's house was raided and she was charged with "offending religious sentiment" in the central Polish city of Płock.
In Brief
A Greek Island Will Get Its First Contemporary Artwork in 5,000 Years
British artist Antony Gormley is the first to present new works on the island, a UNESCO world heritage monument and important site in Greek mythology, since was inhabited.
Art
At a Frida Kahlo Show in Brooklyn, the Personal Is Commercial (and Sponsored by Revlon)
Zeitgeisty is perhaps the best word to describe the Brooklyn Museum’s popular exhibition, which takes for granted the idea that Kahlo’s artwork is merely an extension of her constructed persona.
Performance
Reenacting the Wild Art Salons of Gay Camp Icon, Paul Swan
A new play, Paul Swan is Dead and Gone, imagines the life of the late dancer, artist, and Andy Warhol muse once known as "The Most Beautiful Man in the World."
Announcement
Cornell University Presents Its 2019 MFA Exhibition, Or High Water
The exhibition will feature twelve MFA candidates and will be on view from May 10 to 17 at Safe Gallery in Brooklyn.
Art
Transforming a 20-Year Data Log of One's Life into Art
Stephen Cartwright talks about turning his personal information into abstract sculpture.
Art
A Closer Look Into the Whitney Museum's Board
The weapons manufacturer isn't the only board member with ties to war profiteering and the Trump administration at a progressive institution like the Whitney Museum.
Film
The Strong Parallels Between Avengers: Endgame and 9/11
This film is not just the culmination of 11 years of storytelling within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also of Hollywood using action films to reenact 9/11.
Art
Developing a Collective Language of Resistance Across the Centuries
It’s not often that you find a space in which communication is not only possible, but encouraged across time, discourses, and borders.