Film
A Polish Filmmaker Explores Trans Identity Through Abstraction
Wojciech Puś's Endless is loosely based on the life of a trans woman, but it is not about a journey from point A to point B.
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News
After Trump Calls Confederate Monuments “Beautiful,” Twitter Responds with Memes
The responses to this drivel came swiftly on Twitter, with people pointing out all the beautiful works of public art that have popped up this year alone, including guerrilla sculptures of a nude Trump.
Art
A Smorgasbord of Spiritualism Centered on Fantastical Coffins
Jack Shainman’s summer show, spread across galleries in Chelsea and Kinderhook, NY, effectively encourages existential reckoning.
News
B&H Photo Will Pay $3.2M to Settle Department of Labor Lawsuit
The Department's February 2016 suit outlined 15 violations, from discriminatory hiring practices to racially segregated bathrooms, at B&H Photo's warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Art
The Early-20th-Century Painter Who Captured Solar Eclipses
In 1918, painter Howard Russell Butler precisely captured what the camera could not: the fiery colors of a solar eclipse.
In Brief
Religious Extremists Pressure Indonesian Temple to Cover Giant Statue of a God
The 98-foot-tall statue of Guan Yu in East Java was unveiled in July, but last week nationalist and Muslim protesters rallied to demand its destruction.
News
Mural or Billboard? The Dispute Over a Shepard Fairey in Brooklyn Heads Back to Court
In 2014, the renowned street artist created a mural in Williamsburg that was very similar to a record cover he designed for Interpol. The resulting legal dispute recently spawned its third appeal.
Comics
The Artist Is Not Present
Let's just say my mind is elsewhere.
Art
A New School Trains Artists to Be Politicians
The Artist Campaign School, a new initiative from Fractured Atlas, will train artists in the practical skills necessary to successfully run for elected office.
News
Charting the Proliferation of Confederate Symbols Alongside Social Movements
A chart by the Southern Poverty Law Center cataloguing Confederate symbols around the country recently resurfaced.
In Brief
Pantone Devotes a Shade of Purple 2 Prince
Love Symbol #2 honors the late musician, who was known as the Purple One.
Announcement
New Media Art Lights Up Historic Taos Plaza
On September 23, digital monsters and fire, as well as community activists, will occupy Taos Plaza from 7 to 11pm.