The classic documentary Salesman, which turned 50 this year, presaged our current age of megachurches and Christian influencers.
Tag: Instagram
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Instagram Held a Private Meeting With Artists About Its Nudity Policies
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
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
Artist Alicia Grullon performs the role of a UN representative for refugees to address the migration crisis at the southern US border.
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Marriages, Labor, and Odysseys: The South Asian Diaspora Tells Its Own Stories on Instagram
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
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
The documentary #followme peels back the artifice of social media’s popularity economy.
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When Tragedy Strikes, Social Media Posts Can Become Invaluable Artifacts
As Notre-Dame burned, there was controversy over people responding by sharing selfies they’d taken at the cathedral. But there may be public value in this practice.
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The Unexpected Art of Making Contact on the Subway
On the subway, where so many norms revolve around not touching each other in certain ways, these moments of mutual touch are a kind of breach, a suggestion of real contact. @subwayhands explores that space.
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The Alarming Homogeneity of Instagram Travel Photos
Attack of the Instagram clones: by collaging together virtually indistinguishable travel photos from unrelated Instagram accounts, “Insta Repeat” reveals how social media undermines originality.
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The New York Public Library Lets You Read a Novel on Instagram
A new initiative launches handheld reading for classic literature.
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Cindy Sherman Turns Her Instagram into an Inflatable Pool Float
The smartphone-shaped float features one of the artist’s distinctive, distorted selfies.