Art

The Archive of the Most Prolific Black Southern Californian Architect Finds a Home

During his nearly six-decade career, Paul Revere Williams built homes for celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and Cary Grant. He also built affordable housing and gave back to his community.

Art

The Radical Collective of 20-Somethings Who Filmed the DNC and RNC of 1972

The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive has digitized hundreds of hours of raw footage by TVTV, a collective of “video freaks” active throughout the 1970s.

Art

The Native Americans Whose Activism Made DC's Football Team Change Its Name

The National Museum of the American Indian will be hosting two screenings of the documentary More Than a Word alongside a conversation with activist Amanda Blackhorse, who took pro football to court.

Books

Can We Unlearn Imperialism? Ariella Azoulay Offers Methods and Lessons

In Potential History, the violence of photography saturates the very idea of European “progress,” resonating from Palestine to the Congo to Black America.

News

MoMA Chairman Leon Black Will Be Subpoenaed in Virgin Islands for Jeffrey Epstein Ties

The subpoenas will seek financial statements and tax returns from Black's companies as part of a greater effort to clear the mystery of how Epstein had amassed his incredible wealth.

News

Ai Weiwei Drops Surprise Film About the COVID-19 Lockdown in Wuhan

Since the beginning of the quarantine, the artist was remotely directing a crew of camerapeople to document the government's response to the virus.

Art

A “People’s History” of Los Angeles’s Skid Row

Artists and activists have a long history in the Skid Row neighborhood. An online archive documents their stories and influence.

In Brief

Largest Buddha Statue In The World Threatened By Rising Waters

As incessant floods continue in China, water reached the toes of the Leshan Giant Buddha for the first time in at least seven decades.

Art

A Virtual Museum Preserves Black Lives Matter Protest Art

The University of St. Thomas has created the Urban Art Mapping George Floyd & Anti-Racist Street Art database, which has received over 1,000 submissions.

Announcement

Vermont College of Fine Arts Exhibitions Foreground Adaptability Amid the Unexpected

The first-ever virtual exhibitions from VCFA feature the work of graduating, new, and returning students, on view until September 20.

Art

Writing the Untold Stories of Polish Women Artists

Polish art historian Marika Kuźmicz has begun a project to research the biographies of overlooked female artists, locate their archives, and make the information and images available in a free online database.

Film

Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You Is a Brilliant Meditation on Consent

Chronicling a young writer’s experience in the aftermath of a sexual assault, the series captures the pain, absurdity, and murkiness of rape culture, refusing to ever tie a neat bow.