Art
Memories Remade With Charcoal and Ash
Artist Dan Jian makes the point that landscapes and memory are one and the same.
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Books
Walter Murch Sought to “Paint the Air” Between His Eye and His Subject
Murch’s painted dust can be so tangible you feel compelled to wipe off the picture.
News
100+ Artists Demand Justice for Slain Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
“As we grieve her loss, we call for full accountability for the perpetrators of this crime and everyone involved in authorizing it,” they wrote in an open letter.
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Former KKK Building in Texas to Be Transformed Into Arts Center
The planned center will be named after Fred Rouse, a Black man who was lynched in the city of Fort Worth in 1921.
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Eye Contact Fires Up Brain Cells, Yale Study Says
The researchers found that when eyes meet, certain areas of the brain start experiencing “neural firing.”
Film
Films to Watch on the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Return to Japanese Rule
From 1968 to 1973, the Nihon Documentarist Union did radical documentary work in Japan. They made two films in Okinawa before, during, and after its reversion.
Art
Highlights From Columbia University's MFA Thesis Exhibition
Every corner and crevice of Columbia University's MFA Thesis show feels lived in, reflecting not just artists’ experience quarantining with their work, but also that of re-entering society.
Art
A Desert Biennial, Somewhere Between Settlers and Searchers
Sprawling across the Joshua Tree region, nine site-specific works consider the ways in which people have relocated to the desert, destroying what came before them, and cultivating new life.
Performance
Opera Lafayette Reimagines André Grétry’s Silvain in New Mexico
The rendition could be a platform for essential conversations on sociohistorical and economic land rights issues.
News
You've Heard of Wordle, But Have You Tried "Artle"?
The National Gallery of Art launched a new artwork guessing game inspired by the super-popular Wordle.
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Greece and UK Agree to Formal Talks Over Parthenon Marbles
The UK has long refused to return the contested sculptures, which were stripped from the Parthenon in the 1800s.
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Whitney Workers Crash Gala to Protest "Lowball" Wages
The union said that grass hedges were erected around the entrance, blocking the gala's guests from seeing the protest outside.