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The Black Choreographers Dancing Toward Justice
“Dance is a healing modality,” choreographer Dr. Shamell Bell said. “And we need to heal ourselves in order to heal this world.”
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The Famous History of the Brooklyn Synagogue That Went Viral
While 770 Eastern Parkway garnered attention earlier this week for the discovery of illegal tunnels, the building’s significance stretches back decades.
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Warhol Foundation Doles Out $4M to 50 Art Orgs
Black- and Native-led arts nonprofits are at the forefront of the grantees in this cycle.
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Street Artists Launch Poster Campaign for Gaza
Unmute Gaza features downloadable prints based on the work of Gaza-based photojournalists.
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The Invisible Presence of Blackness in American Art
Don’t come to Unnamed Figures expecting to see pictures of Black people sitting comfortably alongside words like “empowerment” or “excellence.”
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Tracey Emin’s Portrait of Love After Death
What elevates Emin’s Lovers Grave above standard meditations on love and loss is the artist’s awareness of her own mortality.
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The Wandering Soul of Oklahoma Artists
The theme of Oklahoma as a source of inspiration for artists runs through the entirety of The Soul Is a Wanderer at Oklahoma Contemporary.
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California’s Iconic Salvation Mountain Designated a Historic Site
Artist Leonard Knight spent 25 years crafting the work in the remote California desert.
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Cuban Vice Minister of Culture Removed From Office
Fernando Rojas, long criticized by Cuban artists for his complicity with the island’s oppressive regime, will remain as an advisor to the minister.
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The Ephemeral Geography of the Eternal City
How Romans altered the very geography of their city throughout the centuries.
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Ethical Questions Arise After AI “Completes” Keith Haring Painting
The artist had left the 1989 painting intentionally unfinished as a commentary on the AIDS crisis that ultimately took his life.
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Designer and Architect Neri Oxman Accused of Plagiarism
Oxman, who had a 2020 solo show at MoMA, also faced criticism for accepting donations from Jeffrey Epstein the year prior.