Art
Considering Contemporary Strategies of Activist Curating and Art Making in Sharjah
Part II of a report on the 2018 Spring Exhibitions in Sharjah and the March Meeting.
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Fifty Years of AfriCOBRA's Radical, “Cool-Ade Colored” Art
AfriCOBRA, the Chicago-based art collective that helped develop the Black arts movement, celebrates its 50th anniversary in a new retrospective.
In Brief
"What the Hell Is That?": Banksy Discovers Moscow Exhibit of His Work Over Text Message
The street artist posted a frank conversation he had with a friend on Instagram, expressing his frustration with museums and galleries exhibiting his work in an unauthorized manner.
News
As Criminalization of the Arts Intensifies in Cuba, Activists Organize
A Cuban decree seeks to censor artists to an unprecedented level, essentially regulating any and all artistic and cultural activity in the country.
Art
Two LA Curators Offer Sneak Preview of Their Work at South Korea Biennial
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's own Christine Y. Kim and Rita Gonzalez are co-curators at this year's Gwangju Biennale, Asia's oldest contemporary art biennial.
In Brief
Uffizi Gallery’s Vast Sculpture Collection Goes Online in Interactive 3D Scans
The historic Uffizi Gallery in Florence partnered with Indiana University informatics and art history students and faculty to undertake the five-year project.
Announcement
Toledo, Ohio's Momentum Features Glass, Music, Art and Makers in Free Festival, September 13–15
Toledo’s Promenade Park will be transformed by dynamic interactive art projects, art exhibitions and performances, innovative music across a spectrum of genres, and a Mini Maker Faire.
Art
The Criminally Overlooked Talent of Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier
Michaelina Wautier's artistic talent was on par with that of her famous male contemporaries, like Rubens and Van Dyck. The first-ever retrospective of her work offers long overdue recognition.
Art
Six Shows in Sharjah Challenge Curators to Look Beyond the Usual Suspects
Part I of two reports from the 2018 Spring Exhibitions and the March Meeting in Sharjah.
Comics
An Illustrator Revisits His Fifth-Grade Sketchbook
For his new zine, Travis Millard redrew his childhood sketchbook.
Art
Sound Artist Ryoji Ikeda Visualizes Big Data
Ryoji Ikeda's overwhelming sound and video installations, exhibited at Centre Pompidou, evoke the totalitarian grip that Big Data holds on our daily lives.
Announcement
Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents Aram Han Sifuentes's We Are Never Never Other
Commissioned by the Pulitzer as a part of the artist’s residency, We Are Never Never Other is a large-scale protest banner installed on the facade of the museum in St. Louis, MO.