News
How a Racist Statue in Iceland Ended up Inside a Rocket Ship
Artists Bryndís Björnsdóttir and Steinunn Gunnlaugsdóttirand said they wanted to symbolically launch “The First White Mother in America” into space.
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Film
The Overlooked Women Filmmakers of the Anti-Colonial Movement
BAM’s retrospective In the Images, Behind the Camera features rare and restored works by female filmmakers of the Global South.
Art
Powerful Visions of Reclaimed Narratives by Indigenous Artists
The artists in Mesh collectively delve into connections to land and to community, pushing back against colonizing forces, and reclaiming their own narratives and power.
Art
A Korean-American Artist's Search for His Family's Past
Young Sun Han's art explores sometimes painful, sometimes revelatory aspects of his family’s narrative and Korean history more generally.
Art
Suzanne Lacy’s Object Lessons on How to Get Things Done
Lacy investigates, questions, confronts, and ultimately pushes her audience in the right direction.
Art
Picturing the Pandemic Through the Lens of Buddhism
Mongolian artist Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu draws upon domestic objects and Buddhist symbolism to show a virtually hyperconnected but physically isolated existence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Art
Otherworldly Beings Hidden in Quotidian Scenes of LA
Aryo Toh Djojo’s paintings capture the jarring moment of looking at a familiar photograph, only to notice something slightly amiss.
News
Smithsonian Adopts Landmark Policy on Ethical Restitution
Previously, the Smithsonian held that its museums were entitled to retain an artifact so long as its provenance rested on solid legal ground.
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NYC Mayor Reportedly Appointed Club Owner to Met Museum Board
Scott Sartiano, owner of the members-only club Zero Bond, will act as Mayor Eric Adams’s liaison to the museum.
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Conservators Aren't Happy That Kim Kardashian Wore Marilyn’s Dress to the Met Gala
“Wearing historic clothing damages it. Full stop,” said the former head of conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Sarah Scaturro.
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Mellon Foundation Funds $8M Initiative to Support Puerto Rican Artists
The three-year pilot program will provide a $20,000 yearly budget to 25 arts organizations and allow them to hire at least one full-time artist.
Opportunities
Opportunities in May 2022
From grants, open calls, and commissions to residencies, fellowships, and workshops, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.