Art
Jasper Johns' Life and Work: A Conversation Between John Yau, Martha Wilson, and William Villalongo
Who gets remembered and how?
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In Brief
Smithsonian Gets Some Vibranium with Acquisition of Iconic Black Panther Costume
The National Museum of African American History and Culture acquired various objects from the movie, embracing the first superhero of African descent to feature in mainstream American comics.
Film
Overcoming Isolation Through Mukbang, the Subculture Where People Watch You Eat
Pam Nasr's short film Clams Casino centers on a young woman struggling to reconnect with her mother but successfully connecting to thousands of viewers and eaters online.
Art
In the Land of Guns, Masculinity, Whiteness, and Power Are Often Inseparable
The exhibition, which consists of photography culled from the Addison Gallery of American Arts’s collection, demonstrates that the gun exists as an ideal, a prop for power, a tool, and as a metaphor.
News
Public Outcry Halts Plan to Sell Artist William Edmondson’s Property to Developers
In order to balance the municipal budget, Nashville was considering selling the park that occupies the site where Edmondson lived and worked for decades.
Comics
A 13-Year-Old Cartoonist's Response to Trump's Family Separation Policy
Following the news, the outspoken cartoonist and activist Sasha Matthews shared her comic with Hyperallergic.
In Brief
1,500 Yayoi Kusama Mirror Balls Beckon Beachgoers to the Rockaways
"Narcissus Garden" will be on view in a former train garage at Fort Tilden from July 1 until Labor Day.
Art
Art that Resists Being Pigeonholed by Nationality
A recent exhibition presents the work of three Turkish artists connected through material and conceptual strands through modern and contemporary periods.
Art
An Illegal Archeological Dig in the West Bank Raises Questions About the Museum of the Bible
The Museum of the Bible has been funding a number of scholarly projects, including an illegal excavation in the West Bank that will certainly influence how the public understands the Bible and the ancient world.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: the Glasgow School of Art suffered its second devastating fire in four years, the Guardian published artist Banu Cennetoğlu's list of 34,361 migrants who've died trying to enter Europe, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z released a music video shot almost entirely inside the Louvre.
In Brief
Melania Trump Walks into Hot Water at the Border with "I Really Don't Care, Do U?" Jacket
What's intentional and what's unconscious in the Trump administration? No one knows.
Art
A Parade Celebrates the Immigrant and Senior Communities of New York’s Lower East Side
At the LES Citizens Parade, senior citizens of Chinese, Hispanic, and Jewish descent pretend to be a moving company, surrounded by cardboard boxes that carry immigrant stories.