Art
The Fantastic Life of Faith Ringgold
An impressive synthesis of influences, along with an obdurate resistance to being told what she can or cannot do, forms the bedrock of Ringgold’s art.
Essays
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African-American Designers Hidden in Plain Sight
We see objects like the View-Master and New Breed dashiki, both by Black designers, often in our daily lives and yet find them almost nowhere in the places where we preserve and examine our culture.
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Understanding the Migrant Caravan in the Context of Imperial Plunder and Dispossession
The publication of Felwine Sarr and Benedicte Savoy’s report recommending the restitution of stolen African objects and the approach of what is called a “migrant caravan” toward the US is not a coincidence.
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At the ICA Philadelphia, Visitors Seek the Insights of a Beloved Security Guard
Linda Harris represents the position that you don’t need to know everything about a work of art to comment on what it’s doing or how it makes you feel.
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Two Artists Address the Mass Venezuelan Exodus
In their work, Beatriz González and Teresa Margolles represent the hoards of people who have been crossing the Venezuela–Colombia border.
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The Value of Art Criticism
What does it mean when art critics aren't invited to participate?
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Remembering an Egyptian Artist Who Was Always Looking East
I first met Chant Avedissian in Yerevan in 2002, where he was taking a hiatus from Egypt. It was summer and you could never call him before noon, or you could but would get no answer.
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Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of the Bible Revealed as Forgeries
The museum, not unfamiliar with scandal, failed to perform due diligence before showcasing the scrolls.
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The Auctioning of an 11th-Century Chinese Scroll Points to the Complex Tradition of Copying
As Su Shi's "Wood and Rock" goes to auction, we are reminded that the discussion of genuine and fake paintings is ever-present in Chinese art history.
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Kiki Smith Makes a Subversive Sculpture of Alice in Wonderland at the Foot of a Skyscraper
Outdoor sculpture should not be an addendum but an interruption, an incongruity, a hole piercing the day’s fabric.
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Ephemeral Art in the Perpetually Transforming City of Los Angeles
Many artists are staging temporary events and public works, adapting to a city that is constantly in flux.
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Why Do Walls Encase the National Memorial for Peace and Justice?
An essay about a memorial, that unlike others, does not pepper cities and towns, but exists out of view.