Books
A Defiant Manifesto for "Glitch Feminism"
While glitches are often cast as something to be worried about, Legacy Russell asks whether we can apply a logic of using error and mistakes as a way of opening up space.
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Trump Likened to Mussolini After Appearance on White House Balcony
Many have likened Trump’s photo-op to the famous balcony speeches of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
Books
A Witty and Refreshingly Feminist Look at Artemisia Gentileschi
The art historian Mary Garrard’s lively account of Artemisia Gentileschi is timely in its exploration of her art which was composed of anger, accusation, and even humor.
News
“Stan” the Tyrannosaurus Rex Kills at Christie’s Auction
Eclipsing its projected price tag of $8 million, a T. rex named Stan sold for a whopping $31,847,500.
Art
Equipped With a Hoop and Donning a Saree, an Artist Started a Viral Movement in India
Eshna Kutty, who has been practicing and teaching hooping for a decade, says movement arts can help women realize the “wisdom” stored in their bodies.
Announcement
Led by John Hendrix, Washington University’s MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture Forges New Terrain
Armed with pen, ink, and stylus, MFA-IVC students unearth the wild, the wondrous, and the unknown. Apply and visit us virtually at our Fall Open House.
Art
Yoshitomo Nara Reflects on His Major LACMA Retrospective
The exhibition gathers a whopping 800 artworks and focuses on the deep influence of music on the popular Japanese artist.
Art
Clutch Your Pearls: Ina Archer’s Cinematic Clapbacks
A razor-sharp rebuke of Hollywood’s penchant for stoking white supremacist fantasies, Osmundine (Orchid Slap) shatters any illusion that conforming to the standards of respectability will ever reward you.
Announcement
A Survey of African American Graphic Designers Opens at Boston University Art Galleries
As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes spans from 1865 to 1999. Curator Jerome Harris will give a virtual lecture on November 10.
News
Lynda Benglis Is Back — Knots, Pours, Dildos, and All
The patron saint of provocation is back with Early Work 1967-79, her first major New York show since 2011.
Performance
Wandering a Hollywood Film Set Destroyed by California’s Second-Largest Fire
In Fire Season, Monica Miklas invites you to the remnants of Western Town, a faux Wild West village formerly nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains.
News
P.A.I.N Sackler Calls Proposed Purdue Pharma Settlement “Justice for Sale”
Founded by artist Nan Goldin, the activist group P.A.I.N. criticized the potential settlement, which would protect the family’s personal wealth.