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The 1970 New York Artists’ Strike that Prefigured #J20

The #J20 Art Strike resonates with the approach of the 1970 New York Artists’ Strike against Racism, Sexism, Repression and War, also commonly referred to as the Art Strike.

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Shuffle 200,000 Tracks from European Sound Archives

Europeana Radio is a new platform to access thousands of historic tracks from audio collections in European libraries, universities, and other institutions.

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We Need to Start Now: A Personal Case for the Art Strike

Why the #J20 Art Strike is important and why those of us who can should take part.

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How Black Modern Artists Defied a Singular Narrative in 1971

1971: A Year in the Life of Color studies two exhibitions essential to the ongoing relationship between black American artists and modernism.

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Artists Channel Lady Liberty in Signs, Costumes, and Torches for the Women’s Marches

We Make America, a group formed after the election, has been crafting art inspired by the Statue of Liberty for the January 21 marches in Washington and New York.

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Artist Opens Obama's Dream Business in Hawaii, a Store of Medium White T-Shirts

President Obama once confessed his dream of setting up a T-shirt shack in Hawaii with Rahm Emanuel. Emily Spivack made it a reality.

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ArtRx LA

This week, Baik Art hosts a conversation about art and racial justice, Llyn Foulkes debuts new work at Sprüth Magers, Brand Library opens a show focused on art collectives, and more.

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Against a Feathered Headdress: A Tale of Two Performance Festivals and Native American Voices [UPDATED]

The same day that Latifa Laâbissi donned a faux-Sioux headdress at MoMA PS1, Emily Johnson created a collaborative event that championed indigenous voices and values

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ArtRx NYC

This week, explore the connection between politics and dreams, spend 48 hours collaborating on a game, check out an artist's unpacking of her father's FBI file, and more.

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Getting a Whiff of Perfume’s Illusions

The glass bottles decorating our dressers and vanities aren’t just aesthetic layers to add and remove but a story we tell the world about ourselves.

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An Artist Invites Viewers to Become Like the Animals to Understand the Animals

"The Unreliable Bestiary" evolved around interwoven stories, illustrated with beautiful videos of animals and habitats, maps, researched data, and costumed dancers in barn-like interior spaces and out “in the wild.”

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A Timely but Limited Look at Feminist Art from the 1970s

Far from perfect, this exhibition marks a step toward empowering voices that could do much to liberate our own identity from the cultural codes by which it continues to be confined.