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Tobaron Waxman on Migration, Music, and Mutual Aid
The trans artist, curator, and singer unpacks the abstract regulations imposed on the body by gender binaries and geography.
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Shein's Influencer Trip Backfires Online
A deluge of memes and TikToks poked fun at an influencer trip offered by Shein, which has faced multiple labor practice allegations.
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Required Reading
This week, the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, Barbiecore interior design, and how the CIA shaped what we consider “great” literature.
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Empathy Is at the Heart of Sleeping Beauties
Sleeping Beauties at New York Life Gallery immerses viewers in a collection of paintings that bring mostly overlooked artists back to life.
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Embracing the Elements at Andrea Zittel’s A-Z West
The desert is not for the faint of heart, but my residency at Joshua Tree helped me get back in touch with what I want from my art practice.
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The Darkest Memes of the Barbie-Oppenheimer Double Feature
The internet is at its best and its worst after it was announced that a film about the making of the atomic bomb would debut on the same day as Barbie.
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Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s Objects of Amazement
What is most satisfying about McNamee-Tweed’s work is that he has not lost his sense of wonderment.
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Demian DinéYazhi' Is Tired of Museums’ Solidarity Statements
The trans nonbinary Indigenous artist uses text-based printmaking to challenge the ways in which institutions extract from marginalized artists and their labor.
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T.J. Dedeaux-Norris’s Medium Is Healing
Through rap music, performances, textile work, and curated assemblages and installations, the artist dissolves identity-based dichotomies.
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At the Root of Justice Are Different Kinds of Love
The exhibition No Justice Without Love poses questions about the roots and limitations of our civic imagination.
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Capturing the Elusive Magic of California’s Golden Light
Artists have long been drawn to California’s sun-cloaked landscapes. But now, this idyllic light might be fading against the backdrop of social inequalities and rising air pollution.
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Myrlande Constant Composes the Tapestries of Life
For the Haitian artist, both art and life are a mixture of joy and pain, of rituals and healing, and a celebration of nuance and interconnectivity.