Art

A Vibrant Arts Community Bridges Two Cities Separated by a Contentious Border

A cultural community has emerged in San Diego and Tijuana that recognizes where the cities diverge but also where they overlap.

In Brief

Easter Islanders Are Visiting British Museum to Request Repatriation of Ancestral Heritage

"For us [the statue] is a brother; but for them it is a souvenir or an attraction,” said a member of the Easter Island development commission, Anakena Manutomatoma.

In Brief

Denied Entry, Cats Try to Paw Past Japanese Museum Security Guard

The cunning kitties came to Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art two years ago for a feline-centric exhibition and never left, demanding free entry.

Art

Two Artists Address the Mass Venezuelan Exodus

In their work, Beatriz González and Teresa Margolles represent the hoards of people who have been crossing the Venezuela–Colombia border.

Announcement

Apply Now to the MFA in Intermedia + Digital Arts [IMDA]

Applications received by Feb 1, 2019, will receive consideration towards financial packages.

Community

A View From the Easel

This week, artist studios in New York, Nova Scotia, Scotland, and Texas.

Comics

The Difference Between Art School and the Real World

The real world rarely asks you to make art from found garbage.

Books

An Incredible 19th-Century Hair Collection That Nearly Became Trash

In the mid-1800s, naturalist Peter A. Browne assembled the world’s greatest hair collection to explain the complexity of humanity. In the 1970s, it was saved from the trash by a museum curator.

News

Week in Review: Iranian Art Market Suffers After Oil Sanctions, Winnipeg Gallery Launches Indigenous Biennial

Also, Björk is planning her “most elaborate stage concert yet," the Souls Grown Deep Foundation sell a Thornton Dial Painting to fund their paid internship program, and more.

News

Bangladeshi Photojournalist, Shahidul Alam, Granted Bail After 102 Days in Detention

Alam's lawyer told Al Jazeera she hopes the 63-year-old artist will be released by Sunday.

In Brief

Corporation Behind “Fearless Girl” Statue Receives Mediocre Rating for Its Gender Equality Funds

Ironically, a recent report found that the gender equality fund that the statue represents has a surprisingly low devotion to gender equality.

Podcast

Antwaun Sargent on Black Contemporary Art

From social media to mainstream publications, Sir Sargent (as he is known online) is dedicating himself to ensuring that Black voices in the art world are heard.