Books
Reading a New Translation of Rumi
Translations of Rumi raise questions not only about faithfulness to the original but also who is or is not entitled to try their hand.
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Opinion
What Public Art Can Reach Vs. What It Can Grasp
Despite the project’s apparent success, its artists ultimately understood that murals are not material resources, even though creating beauty in underserved neighborhoods holds space for people to feel seen.
Opportunities
Queer|Art Will Award $10,000 to a Black Trans Femme Artist
Applications for the Illuminations Grant are open through June 12.
News
Man Finds “Priceless” Napoleon Memorabilia Stolen in Museum Heist — on eBay
A Sydney art dealer bought the portrait of Josephine Bonaparte, stolen in 2014, for the bargain price of $250 on the online marketplace.
News
“White Blue White,” the New Flag of Russia’s Anti-War Movement
Flown around the world, the banner eliminates the red stripe of Russia’s official flag, thought to symbolize “blood, war, and aggression.”
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LEGO-Style Figures of Ukrainian President Zelensky Sell Out in Hours
Made by Chicago-based toy company Citizen Brick, the “minifigs” raised $145,000 in relief aid for Ukraine.
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Announcement
SITE Santa Fe Presents SPECTRUM, Nani Chacon’s First Solo Exhibition
An exploration of cultural repair and radical colonial resistance, Chacon’s work is inspired by Diné creation mythology and her own experiences as a contemporary Indigenous artist.
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Illinois Humanities Invites Viewers to Imagine a Future Without Mass Incarceration
Featuring new work by Illinois artists, writers, and humanists, the exhibition and activation kit Envisioning Justice RE:ACTION is online and open to the public.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a mural in Belarus is a symbol of defiance, an excellent report about the 2020 election big lie, Chomsky and the dangers ahead, if you like Wordle, you might enjoy Heardle, and much more.
Art
A Century of the Artist's Studio Is a Peek Into the Artist's Mind
The studio is a place of self-mirroring, self-haunting, a space where the artist plays out the day-to-day reality of the fantasy of being an artist.
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An Artist's Palette Reflects Community and Adversity
Painter Jewel Ham's color choices critique a colorist interpretation of Blackness as being monolithic, lacking a multitude of colors therein.
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Jaclyn Wright’s Blaze Orange Uses Photography to Question the “American West”
An active shooting range prompts artwork about the environment.