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UK Museum Reclassifies Roman Emperor as Trans Woman
Contemporaries of Emperor Elagabalus describe the ruler’s preference for being called “lady.”
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Sackler Group Chats Revealed in “The Family Statement”
New from Field of Vision, the short film brings the billionaire family into dialogue with those living the consequences of the opioid epidemic.
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Powerhouse Arts Launches New Print Publishing Program
Artist Ivan Forde produced the inaugural limited edition print published by Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arts Printshop.
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Jeremy Dennis Makes a Farce of White Guilt
Dennis’s exaggerated scenarios compel non-Indigenous viewers to confront racial dynamics that many people in the images choose not to see.
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Russia Arrests Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova in Absentia
The artist faces an immediate two-month detention if she returns to her home country.
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Remembering Gaza Photographer Majd Arandas, Killed by Israeli Airstrikes
The Palestinian artist’s images document and celebrate life in the Gaza Strip, excavating pockets of optimism and resistance amidst loss and destruction.
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Questions Arise as Indigenous Curator Suddenly Departs Toronto Museum
Art Gallery of Ontario curator Wanda Nanibush’s departure came after a pro-Israel group complained about her social media posts.
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Alanis Obomsawin Wants the Children to Know
At the center of the acclaimed Abenaki filmmaker’s practice is her effort to counter White, colonialist versions of history.
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Artist Malcolm Lauredo Is Miami's Unconventional Historian
Miami’s Greater Bureau of Time Tourism is an experimental history department meant to combat Florida’s erasure of Black and Brown stories.
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19th-Century “Reluctant Bride” Painting Spurs Flurry of TikTok Memes
Artist Auguste Toulmouche seems to have struck on a timeless theme: women being annoyed about the shit we have to put up with.
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The Celestial Songs of Spiritual Women Across the Ages
Shakers mingle in this multimedia production at the New York Choral Society.
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The Bizarre Photos of Biden’s Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
Priceless images show the president’s myriad facial expressions, from looks of confusion and disbelief to gazes of pride and appreciation toward the bird.