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Week in Review: African Film Archive Destroyed in Fire; NY Museums Can Open at 50%
Also, PAIN activists say they were followed by PIs hired by the Sacklers, and more.
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Interview
Anand Patwardhan, India's Most Daring Filmmaker
"I make the films I want to make, about issues I see around me in India."
Art
A Fragrance Bottles Up the Everyday Scents of Former East Germany
Notes of mold and tobacco hit quickly, with raspberry candies cutting through the musk, personifying the feeling of “bittersweet.”
Opinion
The Limits of Colorization of Historical Images by AI
Contrary to what you might think, a problem isn't occurring because there are more white people in some historical photo dataset.
Books
Artists Collectively Write a Poetry Book During the Pandemic
“The Poem is Telling Me I Remember” features collaborative poetry from the Oakland studio and gallery for artists with developmental disabilities.
News
PAIN Activists Say They Were Followed by Sackler-hired Investigators
The alleged surveillance of members of PAIN, the advocacy group founded by Nan Goldin, is detailed in Patrick Radden Keefe’s new book.
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NY Museums Can Increase to 50% Capacity Starting April 26
Cultural organizations had previously been allowed to operate at a 25% maximum.
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Archaeologists Locate Site of Harriet Tubman’s Family Home
A small coin dated 1808 led archaeologists to identify the area as the former site of the plantation where Tubman lived before escaping enslavement in 1849.
Art
Unique Folk Art Recreates the World Before the Armenian Genocide
The models recreate a world that no longer exists.
Art
Off the Record Confronts Our Understanding of Objectivity
A forceful rejection of neutrality, the Guggenheim exhibition unearths the deeply biased natures of media and government systems.
Books
Honoring the Stories of Undocumented Indigenous Women in Los Angeles
"Diža’ No’ole" walks a line between revealing and concealing, respecting the women’s decision to keep some things hidden.
Art
Laying Down Roots: Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves's Radical, Botanical Future
Greaves emphasizes the possibilities of planting seeds in the ruins of violent structures.