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The Evolution of Instagram Activism
Many activist graphics on Instagram are deeply indebted to the visual language developed by W.E.B. Du Bois in his data portraits and the long history of visual activism.
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Howard Hodgkin Gushes Forth
Howard Hodgkin: Memories — the first show of any importance since the artist’s death — seems to open him up as never before.
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Cézanne’s Hard Truths
For Cézanne, stone represented structure incarnate.
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Peter Saul, American Gadfly
Before he turned 30, it was clear that Saul had found his subject: an American society deeply rooted in consumerism, pervasive racism, and toxic masculinity.
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How a Futurist Hungarian Arts Movement Offers New Means of Autonomy
Hungarofuturism, an Eastern European movement directly inspired by Afrofuturism, collapses perceptions of national and individual identity, monuments, and historical sites.
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Black Artists Paint Biden-Harris Murals in Cities Across US
The Democratic presidential nominees commissioned eight Black artists to create murals in their communities that urge participation in the upcoming election.
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Forensic Architecture and Bellingcat Map Police Brutality at Black Lives Matter Protests
The organizations verified over 1,000 pieces of video evidence showing hundreds of attacks on civilians and journalists during this year’s demonstrations.
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Rodney McMillian Deftly Treads the Line Between Politics and Aesthetics
In Body Politic, McMillian unveils the insidious racial exclusion and oppression in Abstract Expressionism and landscape painting.
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Craft Through This: Why Getting Together Online to Make Stuff Matters
With the scarcity of human contact, crafting offers a tactile and sensory experience, a different type of touch and connection.
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Introducing SOUND/STAGE, a New Media Initiative by the LA Philharmonic Developed Exclusively for Streaming
The online concert film series features music by Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and guest artists as well as poems, essays, and more.
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An Artist Probes Her Southern Lineage in Luminous Shades of Blue
Gathering hair, indigo, and artifacts from two South Carolina plantations, Adebunmi Gbadebo: A Dilemma of Inheritance considers the materiality of the past.
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How Celebrity Fandom Inspires Digital Feminist Curatorial Practice
Rea McNamara, the new Emily H. Tremaine Journalism Fellow for Curators, offers insight into the evolving world of curated online feminist spaces and what role they do and can play in our culture.