Art
T.J. Dedeaux-Norris’s Medium Is Healing
Through rap music, performances, textile work, and curated assemblages and installations, the artist dissolves identity-based dichotomies.
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Poignant Public Artwork Honors New Yorkers Lost to AIDS
Jim Hodges’s sculpture “Craig’s closet” sits in the heart of Greenwich Village, a neighborhood whose gay male residents were disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
News
New Report Sheds Light on Plight of Persecuted Artists
Cultural workers too often fall outside the scope of advocacy groups, argues Artists at Risk Connection.
Film
New Doc Breaks the Silence Around Endometriosis
More often than not, the message from the US healthcare system to endometriosis sufferers is that their pain is all in their heads.
Art
At the Root of Justice Are Different Kinds of Love
The exhibition No Justice Without Love poses questions about the roots and limitations of our civic imagination.
News
Translator Calls Out British Museum’s “Erasure” of Her Work
Yilin Wang, whose translations of Chinese poems were used without permission, claims the museum mishandled the issue and has not properly compensated her.
News
Pope Francis Hosts Contemporary Artists at the Vatican
The pope embraced art that questions traditional narratives, a marked shift from his condemnation of León Ferrari’s “blasphemous” sculpture decades ago.
Art
Capturing the Elusive Magic of California’s Golden Light
Artists have long been drawn to California’s sun-cloaked landscapes. But now, this idyllic light might be fading against the backdrop of social inequalities and rising air pollution.
News
Researchers Plan to Lift 3,000-Year-Old Shipwreck From Sea Floor
The team embarking on the underwater mission next month says it is the oldest known hand-sewn shipwreck in the Mediterranean.
Interview
Agnes Questionmark on Humans, Aliens, and Sea Creatures
The Brooklyn-based trans woman and interspecies artist creates installations that invite solidarity with all living beings.
Art
Myrlande Constant Composes the Tapestries of Life
For the Haitian artist, both art and life are a mixture of joy and pain, of rituals and healing, and a celebration of nuance and interconnectivity.
News
Indigenous Artists Paint 300-Foot “Path to Reconciliation” in Canada
Geanna Dunbar and Brandy Jones’s pavement mural in the province of Saskatchewan is painted in the style of traditional beadwork.