News
MFA Boston Workers Vote to Unionize
Jon Feng, a Members and Visitors Services Representative, said the union will redistribute power to “give greater consideration to those in the most precarious positions.”
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Announcement
Japan House Los Angeles Celebrates North American Debut of Windowology With Virtual Exhibition and Programs
Reimagined for an international audience, the renowned exhibition examines the role of windows as cultural objects and how they frame our perspectives of the world.
Announcement
Polish Animator Mariusz Wilczyński’s Kill It and Leave This Town Premieres in the US
The award-winning film is available for streaming from November 25 through December 8, courtesy of Anthology Film Archives, the Polish Cultural Institute New York, and Outsider Pictures.
Art
Kahlil Joseph’s News Channel Revels in Black History and Experience
Joseph’s project is installed in various Black-owned small businesses throughout Los Angeles, from a barbershop to a medical clinic.
Interview
Beer with a Painter: Suzan Frecon
The content is the paint.
Art
Zac Skinner's Survivalist Sculptures
Skinner imagines the jury-rigged technology that would enable survival in the wake of apocalyptic climate disaster.
Interview
Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“We’re all now isolated in our pods but still very susceptible to the outside noise of the world: I am guilty of this.”
Books
Yayoi Kusama’s Self-Portrait as a Young Provocateur
Kusama: The Graphic Novel is an ode to the power of art, which, on multiple occasions, saved her.
Books
Poems About the Business of Being a Poet
Kent Johnson skewers the silliness of the swarming poetry world.
Music
The Heavenly Queens of R&B
Sharp, smooth, smoky new albums from Toni Braxton, Chloe x Halle, Ariana Grande, and K. Michelle.
Art
Required Reading
* The CDC revealed Santa Claus is immune to COVID. * Architect David Adjaye discusses his plans with Alex Marshall of the New York Times for an institution to house looted treasures on their to return to Nigeria: There have been calls for a museum housing the Benin Bronzes in Nigeria for
News
After Poets House Shutters and Announces Layoffs, Ex-Staff Accuse Leadership of Retaliation
The poetry nonprofit says it closed and laid off staff this week due to financial stress, but workers claim their unionizing efforts and workplace complaints are behind the move.