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Required Reading
This week, a mural for George Floyd, chilling images of a CNN reporter's arrest, anti-racism resources for white people, Trump's ghost writer, Barry Schwabsky on Hal Foster, and more.
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A Fleeting Glimpse of Francesca Woodman
Woodman was one of the 20th century's great surrealists.
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Theaster Gates's Emotional Confrontation With Racism
With Black Chapel, Gates references the racism embedded in modernism’s failure to adequately acknowledge non-white sources of inspiration.
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Talking About Art Now
What comes after postmodernism is less interesting than the changed nature of the art system and art writing.
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It’s Okay Not to Be a Member of a Club
For Julia Fish, the ordinary is not banal, as it was for Andy Warhol and his followers, who seek out the sensational rather than stop to examine the small sensation.
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Artist Guadalupe Maravilla Is Centering Mutual Aid and Indigenous Medicinal Practices
Maravilla’s efforts, which include raising money and distributing groceries to undocumented communities, are one example of efforts directly addressing communities of color disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
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Reflecting on the Mistakes I’ve Made as an Art Critic
Art critic Seph Rodney considers on his reviews during the last few years and what he may have gotten wrong and why.
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AIDS Memorial Quilt Volunteers Repurpose Fabric to Sew Masks for Essential Workers
Gert McMullin, one of the founders of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, has been using fabric from the historic quilt to create protective masks for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Roxanne Swentzell Picks Five Artists to Watch From Indian Market
In this ongoing series, curators and members of the Native arts community share five artists they were looking forward to seeing at the 2020 Indian Market, which has been postponed to 2021.
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A Quarantine Game Speaks to and Soothes Our Collective Anxiety
New York-based artist Xin Liu’s Sleepwalk encapsulates life in isolation.
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Aligning the Arts of Tarot and Tattooing
Fellow artists and friends Angel Garcia and Samantha Rehark together developed a project that dovetails tarot and tattoos based on a natural, conceptual similarity between the two practices: the act of trust.
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120 Artists Create a “Drive-by-Art” Exhibition Throughout Los Angeles
The exhibition includes both well-known and emerging artists and reaches across LA County’s varied neighborhoods.