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A Ranking of the World’s Most Instagrammed Museums

by Hakim Bishara March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

An analysis ranked the world’s 20 most Instagrammed art museums based on the number of related hashtags for each museum.

Posted inFilm

Fake It ’Til You Make It: A Documentary Peels Back the Veneer of Online Influencers

by Hrag Vartanian February 25, 2021March 2, 2021

The crew of Fake Famous generated followers for aspiring Instagram celebs, demonstrating the artifice of internet success.

Posted inArt

Satirical Corporate Website Brands Ecofascism

by Kate Silzer December 12, 2020December 11, 2020

Samuel Marion’s satirical corporate website shows how the far right might leverage environmentalism to justify white supremacist agendas.

Posted inNews

An Instagram Account Is Amplifying Anonymous Testimonies of Racism in Museums

by Valentina Di Liscia June 30, 2020November 5, 2020

@ChangeTheMuseum is posting “stories of unchecked racism” that speak to the discriminatory practices plaguing cultural institutions. 

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Hauntingly Beautiful Photos for an Anxious Moment

by Edward M. Gómez June 20, 2020November 5, 2020

On Instagram, Kana Hashimoto’s images of nocturnal Tokyo unwittingly capture the odd feeling of time itself as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

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How Bible Salesmen Paved the Way for Capitalism to Devour Evangelicalism

by Madeleine Seidel December 26, 2019October 18, 2021

The classic documentary Salesman, which turned 50 this year, presaged our current age of megachurches and Christian influencers.

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Instagram Held a Private Meeting With Artists About Its Nudity Policies

by Kate Gill October 22, 2019October 23, 2019

Just hours later, ironically, one of the participating artists, Micol Hebron, had her account suspended for posting a topless photo outside of Instagram headquarters.

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Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Artist Subodh Gupta to Be Wiped From Instagram and Google, Delhi High Court Orders

by Jasmine Weber October 1, 2019

The court also ordered that Facebook, which owns Instagram, reveal the owner of Scene and Herd, an anonymous Instagram account responsible for sparking a #MeToo movement in India’s arts community.

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What Properly Addressing the Migrant Crisis Might Look Like

by Laura Raicovich September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

Artist Alicia Grullon performs the role of a UN representative for refugees to address the migration crisis at the southern US border.

Posted inArt

Marriages, Labor, and Odysseys: The South Asian Diaspora Tells Its Own Stories on Instagram

by Aditya Iyer September 13, 2019August 3, 2021

Academia often treats migrants as homogenous. Social media provides a way to present their narratives in an open and empowering manner.

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A Grandfather Illustrates His Grandchildren’s Childhoods With a Moving Instagram Account

by Monica Uszerowicz August 26, 2019August 26, 2019

Chan Jae Lee (Grandpa Chan) started his simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming account Drawings for my Grandchildren to document the rapid growth of his grandchildren.

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A Film Made to Be Watched on Instagram Exposes the Tricks of Influencer Culture

by Angelica FreyAugust 13, 2019September 16, 2020

The documentary #followme peels back the artifice of social media’s popularity economy.

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