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Artists, Curators, and More Reflect on Their Voting Experiences
For Election Day, Hyperallergic asked a number of cultural workers to reflect on this year’s critical election.
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Shahzia Sikander Urges a Rethinking of Art History
Sikander’s first New York solo show in nine years includes a captivating range of paintings, mosaics, animations, and the artist’s first-ever sculpture.
Podcast
On Election Day, Reflecting on Months of Political Arts Reporting
Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the artistic track records of the Democratic candidates, creative projects combatting voter disenfranchisement, and more.
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Leilah Babirye Imagines Queer Clans of Uganda
Spanning two galleries at Gordon Robichaux, Babirye’s commanding solo exhibition transforms discarded objects into queer guardians.
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A Surreal and Eerie Look at Los Angeles Over the Past Decade
In Stanya Kahn’s earlier films, Los Angeles seems ready to spark a revolution at any moment. But in the newest adventure, the urban sprawl creeps into the inhabitants’ states of mind, and everything languishes.
Interview
Buttons, Badges, and Delegate Hats: How Election Memorabilia Reflect the Democratic Process
In anticipation of an unusual election night and beyond, curators Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Claire Jerry and Jon Grinspan discuss their new (slower) practice of collecting political ephemera.
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Indigenous Activists Launch Political Art Campaign Ahead of the Election
Four works uplifting Indigenous narratives were distributed around the country as posters and stickers, and as large-scale murals and projections in cities across the US.
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A Message for the Next Administration: “We Must Put Creative Workers to Work”
In a proposal sent to both presidential candidates for post-pandemic recovery, Americans for the Arts suggests deploying cultural workers in fields such as community development, public health, and infrastructure.
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Artist Accuses Azerbaijani Art Center of Using His Work as “Propaganda Tool”
Ahmet Öğüt demanded the Yarat Contemporary Art Center remove his work after it featured the exhibition banner in a post using the hashtag #KarabakhIsAzerbaijan.
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Photographer Arrested by NYPD While Covering Anti-Trump Demonstration
Chae Kihn, an independent New York photographer, is seen tackled to the ground by police in video footage taken at the scene.
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Berlin’s Madame Tussauds Dumps Trump Wax Figure Ahead of Election Day
The museum rolled its Trump lookalike off the premises in a dumpster.
Film
Election Films to Stream to Take Your Mind Off the Upcoming Vote
Here are some movies that put the "fun" in "definitely functioning democracy!"