Art
Cathartic Public Art, Including an Ode to All the Missed Parties
We Rise, an initiative of the LA County Department of Health, has taken over Los Angeles with altars, canopies, and dance rituals.
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Excavating Rare and Suppressed Footage of the Soviet Era
MUBI gets Back in the USSR with a streaming series featuring archival documentaries by Sergei Loznitsa.
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Artists and Scholars Sound Alarm on Far-Right Israeli Extremists in Lydda
Over a thousand, including scholars Judith Butler and Angela Davis, have signed a statement in solidarity with the Palestinian city of Lydda in the wake of mounting racist violence.
Art
Plywood Obelisks Reflect on a Year of Racial Justice Protests
Michael Zelehoski’s sculpture “Miguelito” is crafted with plywood used to board up businesses during last summer’s racial justice protests.
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In Reconstructions, Black Artists and Architects Move Beyond the Limitations of the Present
What would happen if Black people had or were currently given the time, space, energy, and funding to build alternative futures?
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What the "Nefertiti Hack" Tells Us About Digital Colonialism
A hacked 3D scan of the famous sculpture shows how traditional models of heritage ownership might change in museums.
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How Does Plastic Age? Conservators Are Taking a Closer Look
A new project is researching how Soviet-era plastics were made and used.
Film
A Feminist Streaming Site Centers Palestinian Filmmakers and Much More
Another Screen is the new, free "irregular" streaming arm of the film journal Another Gaze.
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Toga-clad Activists Crashed British Museum’s Reopening to Protest Oil Sponsorship
BP or Not BP? activists staged a protest against Big Oil sponsorship at the British Museum and Science Museum this weekend.
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Using Her Art History Training, a Tiktoker Debunks Eurovision’s Cocaine Controversy
Popular Tiktoker and art historian Mary McGillivray mapped the angles and visual geometry of the scene to debunk rumors that the musician celebrated his band’s win with cocaine.
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San Francisco’s Program to Pay Artists $1K Per Month Has Been Extended and Expanded
Launched in March, the Guaranteed Income Pilot was set to provide recurring payments over six months to 130 San Franciscan artists.
Art
In Vivid Pastels, Adrian Armstrong Explores the Complexity of Blackness
Armstrong’s layered portraits prompt a consideration of race that is not tethered to skin shades.