Art
Do-It-Yourself Sculptures That Probe the White Savior Narrative
Roberto Visani’s cardboard flat pack statues appropriate and reinterpret famous abolitionist symbols.
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Opinion
How the Contemporary Art World Repackages Orientalism
The depiction of Muslim-majority cultures as a foreign “other,” in contrast to Eurocentric values, occurs in museum art exhibitions and formal visual analysis.
Film
Halston Gets the Kind of Over-the-Top Biopic He'd Appreciate
The new Netflix miniseries about the influential fashion designer would benefit from a closer look at the work that made his name.
Film
When the Black Panthers and Young Lords Teamed Up to Fight Addiction with Acupuncture
The documentary Dope Is Death chronicles the history of a first-of-its-kind detox center in the Bronx.
News
Week in Review: Bethlehem Arts Center Raided by Israeli Army; Whitney Museum Employees Unionize
Also, researchers say that ancient cave paintings are deteriorating due to climate change, and more.
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Dozens of LA Arts Nonprofits Receive Over $36M In Post-Pandemic Relief
Nearly three quarters of grantees are founded by, led by, or have a board majority of Black, Latinx, Asian, or Indigenous leaders.
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Cherish Marquez Incorporates Ancient Rituals With New Media
An alumna of the University of Denver’s Emergent Digital Practices MFA program, Marquez responds to border politics by immersing viewers in journeys of exploration.
Art
Maia Ruth Lee’s Artworks Pick Up Where Language Falls Short
In The Language of Grief, Lee’s canvases read like a fragmentary novel, building out the story of a year through mundane bits and extraordinary pieces.
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Jennifer Packer’s Lucid Tributes to Black Life
In Packer’s canvases, swathes of abstraction express aspects of human experience that lie beyond representation.
Books
A Weird and Wonderful History of Design Patents
Patented by Thomas Rinaldi is an illustrated journey through more than a century of American trends and technologies.
News
To Preserve Ancient Mosaics, Experts Are Burying Them Underground
The Getty Conservation Institute has undertaken numerous mosaic reburials in Tunisia, Lebanon, and Cyprus over the years.
News
People Are Using an Ancient Method of Writing Arabic to Combat AI Censors
After Palestinian content was restricted or removed from Instagram and Facebook, social media users developed a crafty method of altering Arabic script.