Art
B. Wurtz Makes Absurd, Profound Art from Overlooked Stuff
For Wurtz, self-knowledge is not found on a psychoanalyst’s couch or a remote mountaintop, but in the things with which we surround ourselves.
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Art
When the Possessions of Departed Loved Ones Become Otherworldly Spirits
At the Museo Textil de Oaxaca, Emilia Sandoval grapples with the loss of her mother by creating ghostly echoes of her worldly possessions.
Art
A Follower-Free App Asks You to Photograph Moments You Normally Don’t Share
An app that lingers on the minutiae of your life.
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Artist Collective Plans Big, Inflatable Trump Butt to Kick Ass at the 2019 Women's March
Having you been wanted to kick Donald Trump's ass? These artists have a project for you.
News
Former National Gallery Educators Commence 10-Day Tribunal for Unfair Dismissal in Gig Economy
After 27 educators were dismissed from the National Gallery in London, they launched a crowd-funded legal effort to combat the precarity of such unstable employment, backed by vocal support from the UK's Labour Party.
History
Tracing the Lives of 10 Jewish Children Who Escaped Nazi-occupied Territories
My family's lore holds that my great-uncle was one of the 10,000 children who were sent to Britain to be fostered wherever they could.
Art
An Artist and Former Sex Worker Wants to Decolonize Gender in Indonesia
Pertamina, a multidisciplinary transgender artist, went from working the streets to working Asian art shows to reclaim Indonesia's pre-colonial acceptance of non-binary genders.
News
After 4,300 Books Were Banned in Kuwait, an Artist Installs a Cemetery of Banned Books
Mohammad Sharaf installed 200 headstones for the censored titles in a plot of land beside Kuwait’s Annual Book Fair.
Art
A Pop-up Reading of Black Poetry at the Brooklyn Museum
This weekend, the Brooklyn Museum will host a Pop-up Poetry event featuring readings by three Cave Canem fellows.
News
Nan Goldin and Drug Policy Activists Protest NY Governor Cuomo’s Inaction
Protesters marched outside the governor's office near Grand Central Station, carrying a mock overdose prevention center to urge approval of the five pilot prevention centers promised during Cuomo's election campaign.
Announcement
The Nomad/9 MFA: Field-Based, Regenerative and Relevant
Urgent times call for radical creativity.
Books
Shedding Light on the Messy Beauty of the Arctic
Artist Nancy Campbell's book The Library of Ice draws parallels between ecological breakdown and the loss of human culture.