Art
When the Arts Resist Imperialism
The exhibition Clapping with Stones is a chilling reminder that the history of art is also the history of power.
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Art
Extraordinary Paintings of Ordinary Birds
Ann Craven's painted birds, set against a soft-focus background, have a kitsch quality, but with a provocative edge.
Art
A Sanitation Worker's Collection of Salvaged Objects
Whether objects are considered trash or treasure depends on how we care for and arrange them.
Art
Finding Rapture Where You Don’t Expect It
An unattributed work can catch you off guard, forcing you to drop your defenses and simply look.
Art
Rescuing Art Sites on the Endangered List
The American researcher Jo Farb Hernández has led the charge to preserve fast-deteriorating, self-taught artists’ environments — before they’re gone.
Books
When a Poet Becomes Invisible
Facing her mortality, Mary Ruefle does not ask for pity or sympathy, because death is democratic.
Interview
How to Curate a Yearlong, Three-Part Exhibition
Curators Jaishri Abichandani and Natasha Becker unpack Perilous Bodies, Radical Love, and the upcoming Utopian Imagination exhibitions — three exhibitions that formed one series for the Ford Foundation Gallery's inaugural year.
Art
California Landscapes, Millenial Pink, and Lots of Painting at the Other Art Fair
Catering to “a new generation of art buyers,” most of the artwork at the Santa Monica fair sells for under $1,000.
Opportunities
Opportunities for Artists in September 2019
A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this September.
Art
Using Art to Voice Opposition to the Arms Trade
Dozens of artists are showcasing at Art the Arms fair in London, a protest exhibition that runs concurrent to the notorious Defence and Security Equipment International.
In Brief
Post Hurricane Dorian, Pérez Art Museum Miami Collects Aid for the Bahamas
The museum, the City of Miami, and Food For The Poor are collecting urgently needed supplies for survivors of the devastating hurricane in the archipelago.
Announcement
Punctures: Textiles in Digital and Material Time Weaves Three Exhibitions and Programs Together
Drawing from the little-known but expansive history connecting media arts and textile production, Squeaky Wheel presents a slate of events invested in the material, critical, and liberatory politics of their intersections.