Art
Native and Indigenous Artists Take the Lead in Santa Fe
Self-Determined: A Contemporary Survey of Native and Indigenous Artists prompts questions about shared contexts and individual expression.
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Film
Beck+Col Bathe Their Critique of Capitalism in Buckets of Blood
Red Night weaves together influences from horror cinema, pop culture, and political theory.
Books
Alain George’s Detailed View of Art, Faith, and Empire in Syria
Borrowing the model of the palimpsest, George's The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: Art, Faith and Empire in Early Islam takes the reader on a vivid tour of the renowned mosque’s history, meaning, and significance.
News
Finally, a Dinosaur That Can Fit in Your Home
Sotheby’s will be auctioning an almost complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skull that it boasts is just the right size for collectors.
Art
The Collective Ethos at the Heart of Asian-American Activism
Voice a Wild Dream dismantles the idea that activism is driven by individual charismatic figures; in reality, social change is possible because many hands come together.
Art
Discovering How Black Women Might Forge a Path to Freedom
The "Loophole of Retreat" symposium at the Venice Biennale demonstrated that the personal is not only political; it’s also where most of humanity lives.
Film
All That Breathes Redefines the “Nature Doc”
Capturing an urban ecosystem of animals and humans, Shaunak Sen’s second feature sits somewhere between a nature doc, political drama, and touching family portrait.
News
Harvard Admits Owning Hair Samples of 700 Native American Students
The university said it will return the samples, some of which were used in research that directly or indirectly supported scientific racism.
Opportunities
You Could Make Art at Chaco Canyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Applications for NPAF’s February 2023 residency at Chaco Culture National Historical Park are being accepted through November 15, 2022.
News
Madrid Museum Responds to Climate Protests With Undercover Cops
Several other institutions are tightening security measures even though damage to artworks remains rare.
Opinion
Museum Directors, Do You Need a Hug?
Prominent museum directors declaring that they are "deeply shaken" by climate activists is a resounding failure of leadership.
News
Local Politician Tattooed Teen’s “I Voted” Sticker on Her Arm
The deputy mayor of New Paltz, New York, tweeted that she would get a 14-year-old’s design tattooed if it won Ulster County’s "I Voted" sticker contest. She actually did it