Art
Who Is the Cartoon Child Seen on Palestinian Protest Signs?
Created in 1969 by late political cartoonist Naji al-Ali, the figure known as Handala has long symbolized Palestinian identity and resilience.
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Across LA Schools, Art Students and Faculty Rally for Palestine
Amid aggressive escalations at UCLA and arrests at USC, protesters are invoking the artistic legacy of radical activism.
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Artifacts Looted 80 Years Ago Repatriated to Okinawa
The scrolls, pottery, and a 19th-century hand-drawn map were presumably looted from the Japanese island in the final days of World War II.
Books
A New Keith Haring Biography Leaves Out Half the Story
Radiant is a bountiful source of information about the late queer artist’s life and career, but it says oddly little about his art and its enduring legacy.
Opportunities
Opportunities in May 2024
Residencies, grants, open calls, and jobs from The Bennett Prize, Ucross, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Art
Xiyadie’s Papercut Love Letters
Butterfly Dream speaks eloquently of the artist’s loves and losses, his public burdens and private desires.
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Isabel Quintanilla’s Dreamy Realism
The same small Duralex glass cup appears repeatedly in the artist’s sparse and intimate still lifes, evincing her uncanny ability to capture light.
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SMFA at Tufts University Presents Pulling Teeth and Jumping Rope
Work by graduate artists of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is on view May 6–19 in Massachusetts.
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Students Rename Columbia Building in Honor of 6-Year-Old Killed in Gaza
Over 100 people were arrested at the Morningside campus after Pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Hamilton Hall, now baptized “Hind’s Hall.”
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The Cuban Artists Who Turned Havana's May Day Parade Into a Protest
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Raychel Carrión used state-orchestrated political theater as a backdrop for their critiques of institutional power and mindless consent.
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10 Shows to See in Los Angeles This May
Kwame Brathwaite’s singular photography, Jackie Amézquita’s “soil paintings,” Sanaa Gateja’s paper beadwork, ancient pottery, and more.
Art
The Echoes of Russian Atrocities in Two Venice Pavilions
The Venice Biennale’s Polish and Russian pavilions are both showing work by foreign countries, but their intentions and results couldn’t be more different.