Books
A Poet of Isolation and Uncertainty
The poems in Jean Day’s Late Human carry a sense of having arrived at a moment when nothing feels quite right.
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“Insurgent Poetry” Outside of MoMA During Second Week of Protests
“I felt like they wanted to filter what I was saying, but I still wanted to perform the poems, so I figured I’d come and say them here now,” said Jive Poetic.
Books
Cups of Nun Chai Sheds Light on the Kashmir Often Missing From Headlines
Alana Hunt’s emphasis on everyday experiences, shared over a cup of tea, counters the normalization of state violence.
Art
Brenna Youngblood Revises the Language of Abstraction
Youngblood’s paintings would probably make Piet Mondrian yelp.
Film
An Epic-Length Documentary Tackles Ernest Hemingway
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's latest PBS series does a good job of telling the writer's life story, but doesn't probe his thornier aspects.
Film
A Documentary Rectifies Bill Traylor's Omission From History
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts works with the scant available details of the artist's life to tell his story.
News
Mills College, a Pioneer in the Arts, Closes After 169 Years
Students and faculty describe the college as one-of-a-kind, citing the renowned book arts program and experimental music and dance departments.
Art
Raw Portraits of UK Village Win Top Prize at Sony World Photography Awards
Craig Easton collaborated with writer Abdul Aziz Hafiz to challenge depictions of a small community in Lancashire as “the most segregated in Britain.”
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Week in Review: Penn Museum to Repatriate Skulls of Enslaved People; MoMA “Strike” Launches
Also, a survey by the American Alliance of Museums revealed the toll of the pandemic on museum workers’ mental health, and more.
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10 Artists Will Collaborate on Racial Equity and Climate Justice Projects in the Bay Area
Each member of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts cohort will receive $50,000 and additional funding for materials to realize their projects.
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Leaked Email From MoMA Director to Staff Mischaracterizes Recent Protests
The recent email from Glenn Lowry suggests the museum director is attempting to control the narrative around Strike MoMA’s current protests.
Art
Jordan Eagles Critiques Medical Prejudice Against Queer Men Using Blood and Nostalgia
Can You Save Superman? II explores the politics of blood donation and the residual ignorance surrounding HIV/AIDS.