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An Exhibition Critically Explores the History of Missionaries in Hawai'i
Pulling objects from the collections of Williams College, "The Field is the World" questions how these contentious histories have existed and how they can change.
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Remembering Las Mariposas, the Sisters Who Resisted a Violent Dictatorship
The sisters formed a political group, the Movement of the Fourteenth of June, in opposition to the violent dictatorship of the Dominican Republic. They were assassinated in 1960.
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Revisiting Britain's Response to the Nazi "Degenerate Art" Show
London 1938: Defending “Degenerate” German Art tells the story of a monumental British exhibition of artists persecuted by the Nazis.
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Constance White on the Influence of Black Style on Fashion Today
In conversation with museum director Valerie Steele, White will discuss various trendsetters, including Josephine Baker, Michelle Obama, Rihanna, and Pharrell Williams.
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Stark and Moving Illustrations of Refugee Journeys
Journeys Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis tells the stories of some of the estimated 68.5 million people who have been forcibly displaced worldwide.
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An Ambitious Survey of Modern Artist Couples
The Barbican Gallery's Modern Couples exhibition questions the notion of "solo male genius," exploring unconventional iterations of love and how romance pervades art.
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Arlene Shechet Smuggles Politics into Madison Square Park
The tireless artist, on the vanguard of experimental sculpture, has decided that the Trump Era requires public art to be political.
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A Reconsideration of Power Structures in the Art Community
Anuradha Vikram, head curator at 18th Street Arts Center, talks about how the "lack of professional standards can undermine important cultural and social justice work."
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A Database of Campaign Logos Is a Window into Our Politics
The intersection between design and political power, as far as these candidates go, is difficult to discern.
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An Artist-Led Tour of Jennifer Wynne Reeves’s Deeply Personal Drawings
As part of the Drawing Center’s The Artist's Eye series, Essenhigh, along with artist and critic Matthew Weinstein, will take visitors through Reeves's exhibition next Tuesday.
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An Artist’s Tribute to First African American Astronaut Launches into Space
Tavares Strachan is sending Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.'s "soul" into space — fulfilling the astronaut's dream that was cut off by his death in a trading accident in 1967.
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The Hundreds of Artists Living in LA’s Skid Row
Since 2008, the Los Angeles Poverty Department has been organizing a registry of artists who live and work in the neighborhood, which now includes more than 700 names.