Film
The Directors Mixing Fact and Fiction at the Forefront of New Chilean Cinema
In a charged political moment, hybrid documentaries speak to Chilean identity and struggle better than any other form of filmmaking.
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Announcement
apexart Announces Winners of Its Latest NYC Open Call for 2020-21
Four proposals were selected from 512 submissions, rated by over 400 jurors who cast over 14,000 votes. The winners will be presented as part of the organization’s 2020-21 Exhibition Season.
Opinion
A Master Class in Frustration: Notes on Cunningham From a Critic and Dance Lover
I’ve studied dance nearly my whole life. I understand well the ways it can be inscrutable and transcendent. More often than not, the new documentary reveals how little dance is understood, and the pitfalls of trying to represent it.
Art
An Artist Activates Histories Through Memory
In Zineb Sedira’s work, archival material is not dead and past, but is active, suggesting that there is no such thing as “frozen in time.”
News
As TikTok's Popularity Rises, Concerns Arise Over App's Censorship and Security
The app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, which has been accused of censoring users for posting content about issues including the persecution of Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong.
Art
The Illusive, Intimate Nature of Mary Corse's Paintings
One must spend time with Corse’s paintings, which evolve depending on whether the paint applied to the canvas is thick or thin, whether the work is in natural or artificial light, and whether you are close or far away from the painting itself.
News
Harvard Students Install a Memorial Site for Opioid Victims at Arthur M. Sackler Museum
The installation featured the names of 250 people who died from opioid overdoses recorded on the museum's stairs.
Art
A Poetic Response to Shirin Neshat’s Photographs
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Broad has organized The Logic of Poetry and Dreams, a series of talks and readings with poets, scholars, and artists who will reflect upon Neshat’s work.
Announcement
On Site: 50 Years of Public Art of the University of Houston System Highlights 40 of the Collection’s Most Notable Works
This book commemorates the 50th anniversary of Public Art of the University of Houston System and features public artworks by artists including Carlos Cruz-Diez, Margo Sawyer, Alyson Shotz, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol.
Art
#BlackGirlMagic Takes Form In Vanessa German’s Sculptures
German’s commitment to dynamic and sometimes riotous formal strategies expresses an amalgamation of Black femme iconography, including shrines to Serena and Venus Williams with butterflies.
In Brief
Singular Nonbinary Pronoun “They” Is Merriam-Webster's 2019 Word of the Year
The dictionary reports that searches for “they” rose by 313% in 2019 over the previous year.
Art
An Affordable Housing Initiative Is Geared Towards Santa Fe's Creative Community
“There’s a bigger piece of what we’re trying to do, which is thinking, on a macro level, about Santa Fe’s identity as an art town,” said Daniel Werwath, who is developing the Siler Yard project.