Art
An Early 20th-Century Erotic Illustrator and Her Queer Vision of Beauty
Gerda Wegener’s works ranged from glamorous portraits of her partner to graphic illustrations of sex that celebrated women’s pleasure.
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Film
Rest in Power, Menelik Shabazz. Black British Cinema Is All the Better in Your Wake.
The Barbadian-born filmmaker, producer, and writer passed away in June, after decades of advocating for Afro-diasporic film culture.
Books
The Erotic Nostalgia of Lesbian Pulp Fiction
Published from the 1950s through 1970s, their covers are colorful, kitschy, and anachronistic.
Opportunities
Opportunities in August 2021
From support grants and awards to public art commissions and essay competitions, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.
Opinion
Finding Hope After the Beirut Explosion
As I watched my photographs burn and turn to dust, I was reminded of the Phoenician legend of the Phoenix rising from its ashes.
Art
“Dear America, Fix Your Racism”: Asian American Artists Project Messages Around Bay Area
A new project headed by Christy Chan is “unapologetically taking up a lot of space.”
Books
A Spellbinding Approach to Film Criticism
Erika Balsom’s latest book advocates for the possibilities of film criticism — a splitting open of countless pathways that reveal and deepen but never exhaust.
Art
The Bite-Sized Art of Chewing Gum
Hannah Wilke is part of an elastic history of bubble gum-as-art that started before her and continues to this day.
Film
A 700-Year-Old Poem Becomes an Existential Modern Fantasy Film
The Green Knight adapts a Middle English chivalric romance of King Arthur’s court as a somber, allegorical adventure.
Art
Artist Mary Mattingly Wants to Know: Where Does Your Water Come From?
Mattingly’s public art project at Prospect Park aims to raise awareness about how to create more equitable and sustainable public water systems.
Art
The Tender Nuance of “Habibi”
A group of artists in Detroit is developing a “Habibi Futurism.”
News
Seeing a Performance in NYC? You’ll Need Your Vaccine Card
The “Key to NYC Pass” will soon be required to access indoor cultural venues as well as dining and fitness facilities.