Opinion
Shall I Condemn Myself a Little for You?
Behind the endless demands to “condemn Hamas” is a strategy to silence and dehumanize Palestinians and their supporters.
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Leading Artists and Scholars Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
“We support Palestinian liberation and call for an end to the killing and harming of all civilians,” reads a letter signed by Nan Goldin, Cecilia Vicuña, Barbara Kruger, and others.
Art
The Self-Liberation of Arghavan Khosravi
The Iranian artist creates work that moves beyond cliché to create a new visual language about existing freely in the world.
Books
Confessions of a Met Museum Info Desk Worker
Robyn Schiff’s Information Desk: An Epic answers questions readers never knew they had.
Books
Barbara T. Smith Tells Her Side of the Story
The artist’s memoir The Way To Be is at times rough around the edges, but it’s worth it.
News
Investigating the American Museum of Natural History’s Human Remains Collection
These are some of the key takeaways of Erin L. Thompson’s article for Hyperallergic.
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Gaza Artist Killed With Her Children in Israeli Airstrike
The 39-year-old artist had two young boys and worked at a public school.
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A New York Museum's House of Bones
The American Museum of Natural History holds 12,000 bodies — but they don’t want you to know whose.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Tamara Lanier's continuing quest for justice, the Airbnb guest from hell, Canada's Nazi problem, ancient LA, the cover of Salman Rushdie's new book, and more.
Art
Sean Scully Goes Down a Rabbit Hole
By introducing his motifs into a children’s story, and avoiding any sense of self-importance, Scully reveals another side of himself.
News
New York City Considers the Removal of Statues of Enslavers
A new bill proposes removing or adding explanatory text to commemorations of individuals who committed “crimes against humanity.”
Books
There’s Nothing Punk About Punk Orientalism
Sara Raza’s limited curatorial vision empowers dictators and diminishes artists who are making work that has political impact and carries risk.