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Leilah Babirye Imagines Queer Clans of Uganda
Spanning two galleries at Gordon Robichaux, Babirye’s commanding solo exhibition transforms discarded objects into queer guardians.
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A Surreal and Eerie Look at Los Angeles Over the Past Decade
In Stanya Kahn’s earlier films, Los Angeles seems ready to spark a revolution at any moment. But in the newest adventure, the urban sprawl creeps into the inhabitants’ states of mind, and everything languishes.
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In Minneapolis, Vibrant Posters Push for Political Change
Stand Up Prints, the latest exhibition at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, showcases striking prints by artists from over 23 states.
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Required Reading
This week, ethical art careers, Vic Berger's surrealist Trump video portrait, computer-generated influencers, Jeffrey Gibson's hybrid exhibition, white supremacy and white marble, and more.
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The Evolution of Instagram Activism
Many activist graphics on Instagram are deeply indebted to the visual language developed by W.E.B. Du Bois in his data portraits and the long history of visual activism.
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Howard Hodgkin Gushes Forth
Howard Hodgkin: Memories — the first show of any importance since the artist’s death — seems to open him up as never before.
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Cézanne’s Hard Truths
For Cézanne, stone represented structure incarnate.
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Peter Saul, American Gadfly
Before he turned 30, it was clear that Saul had found his subject: an American society deeply rooted in consumerism, pervasive racism, and toxic masculinity.
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How a Futurist Hungarian Arts Movement Offers New Means of Autonomy
Hungarofuturism, an Eastern European movement directly inspired by Afrofuturism, collapses perceptions of national and individual identity, monuments, and historical sites.
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Rodney McMillian Deftly Treads the Line Between Politics and Aesthetics
In Body Politic, McMillian unveils the insidious racial exclusion and oppression in Abstract Expressionism and landscape painting.
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Craft Through This: Why Getting Together Online to Make Stuff Matters
With the scarcity of human contact, crafting offers a tactile and sensory experience, a different type of touch and connection.
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An Artist Probes Her Southern Lineage in Luminous Shades of Blue
Gathering hair, indigo, and artifacts from two South Carolina plantations, Adebunmi Gbadebo: A Dilemma of Inheritance considers the materiality of the past.