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A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Pennsylvania, Maine, Colorado, and Vienna, Austria.
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Week in Review: Senator Blocks Vote on Smithsonian Latinx and Women Museums; an Art Auction to Aid Displaced Armenians
Also, Americans for the Arts council members are calling for the resignation of top leadership, and more.
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Art Auction Hopes to Help Relief Efforts in Artsakh
Sixty artists from around the world are participating in this auction to benefit refugees who have fled the takeover of Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijani forces.
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Why Is There an Astronaut in This Year's Vatican Nativity?
The Nativity, produced between 1965 and 1975 in a ceramic school in Abruzzo, has been mocked for its sci-fi aesthetics and inclusion of a Darth Vader-like character.
Books
The Silly, Sexy, and Serious Wigs That Made History
"The Wig: A Hairbrained History" explores the wig as a tool for gender bending, seduction, and disguise in a collection of fanciful short essays.
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A Major Donation Deepens Holdings of Hong Kong Art at M+ Museum
The donation from William and Lavina Lim features work by 53 artists, nearly half of whom are Hong Kong artists.
Opinion
What Winning a Grant for my Art Writing Meant to Me
The money gave me the chance to prioritize my writing — something that I wish didn’t feel like a privilege but does — and it gave me the encouragement I needed to keep going.
Opinion
Art and Freedom of Expression in Cuba, Throughout the 21st Century
As Cuban authorities continue to target artist Tania Bruguera, Pablo Helguera publishes, for the first time, his 2015 essay on Bruguera’s attempt to stage a public performance on free speech.
Film
A More Personal View of the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi
This year's second documentary about the Saudi Arabian journalist, The Dissident focuses more on his life story.
Film
An Elderly Painter Rediscovers His Passion in a Moving Animated Short
Canvas shows how art can connect different generations.
Film
Good Fictions: Remembering Peter Wollen
In the years leading up to Peter’s death, I would find myself on occasion writing down our dialogues, both past and present.
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Immigrant-serving Arts Organizations Hit Hardest During Pandemic, Study Says
The pandemic has compounded the financial challenges already affecting immigrant artists, who earn just 88 cents on the dollar compared to US-born artists, says the Center for an Urban Future.