Film
Spike Lee’s Latest Is a Thorny Portrait of Black Masculinity and Generational Trauma
While Da 5 Bloods has its weaknesses, it hits the nail on the head with its portrayal of the complicated nature of Blackness and brotherhood.
Latest
Art
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Dana Suleymanova Is Rooting for More Queer Arts Educators
LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in New Jersey, Florida, New York, DC, and Bangalore, India.
News
Week in Review: NYC Theodore Roosevelt Statue Will Be Removed; New Orleans Museum Workers Expose Racism
Alumni and students of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, including Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Didier William, have signed letters of concern condemning the college’s non-affiliation policies.
News
Open Letter Lambastes Racism and Homophobia at New Orleans Museum of Art
Incidents include a staffer being asked to cut their dreadlocks and the permanent installation of a plantation parlor against the advisement of Black staff.
News
Pennsylvania Art School Asks Faculty to Keep Professional Affiliation Separate From Activism
Alumni, students, and members of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts community, including Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Didier William, have signed letters of concern condemning the college’s non-affiliation policies.
News
A Block in Brooklyn Gets a Black Lives Matter Mural
A new mural stretching 565 feet in Bed-Stuy memorializes over 150 victims of fatal anti-Black violence, including Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
Art
The Unapologetically Gay, Erotic Drawings of Soufiane Ababri
Alternately funny, melancholic, erotic, and political, the Moroccan artist’s Bedworks series offers compassionate images of men blissfully enjoying themselves.
Announcement
DATMA's LIGHT 2020 Brings Art, Design, and Technology to "the City That Lit the World"
The Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute kicks off programming in New Bedford with free public art installations by MASARY Studios and Soo Sunny Park, to be observed outdoors while social distancing.
Art
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Kevin Quiles Bonilla Maintains That “Pride Is Celebrated All the Time”
LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.
Art
Curator Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder Picks Five Artists to Watch From Indian Market
In this ongoing series, curators and members of the Native arts community share five artists they were looking forward to seeing at the 2020 Indian Market, which has been postponed to 2021.
News
1,712 Confederate Monuments Remain Standing in United States
For every monument that has been removed, 10 others remain nationally, according to a study conducted by the data analysis company BeenVerified.