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A Performance Artist Chronicles the History of Pornography in the Public Sphere
In her new solo piece, Mette Ingvartsen unravels taboos onstage by reenacting key moments in the history of porn.
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“Female Pain Is Fetishized But Never Vindicated”: An Artist Probes the Politics of Women's Bodies
Izdihar Afyouni investigates the ethical and psychological implications of racial and genetic profiling by subverting the process of accumulating race-differentiated data.
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A Museum Architect Sees Himself as a Matchmaker Between Artists and Art Lovers
Kulapat Yantrasast, who is designing the expansion for San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, prefers his museum designs to "take a backseat" to the art and visitors.
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Finding Joy at the Carnegie International: An Interview with Curator Ingrid Schaffner
The Carnegie International may be the oldest biennial in North America, but this year's curator is trying something new.
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UCLA Study Holds Smithsonian Accountable for Better Institutional Latino Representation
A new study evaluates Latino representation across the institution. One of the authors, Chon Noriega, discusses the results and why they are indicative of a widespread problem in the art world.
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Images of Truth from Christine Blasey Ford's Testimony and What They Mean
The images emerging from the Christine Blasey Ford hearing tell us a lot, but what?
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Contemporary Arab Cinema Series Looks Past Headlines to Realities of the Region
Opening Saturday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, ANA features a selection of movies reflecting the political and social realities of the Arab world, from Palestine to Tunisia.
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"Being Born Black in America Is a Political Act": An Interview With Senga Nengudi
In advance of her first retrospective outside the US, avant-garde artist Senga Nengudi discusses her emergence onto an international stage after a long career.
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Black Feminist Literature at the NY Art Book Fair: An Interview with the Free Black Women's Library
Artist and librarian OlaRonke Akinmowo has collected over 1,000 books written by Black women to assemble the interactive biblio installation.
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At This Year’s São Paulo Biennial the Curator Prioritizes Feeling Over Discourse
Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro discusses the impact of rejecting overwrought political themes in a show that welcomes everyone to slow down and focus on their own experience of the art.
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Curators Debate the Pros and Cons of All-Women's Art Shows
In the wake of #MeToo, all-women's art shows have taken on new significance. But whether such shows are an effective strategy for achieving gender equity in the art world is still up for debate.
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How a Political Sociologist Fell into Photojournalism After a 1980 Trip to Iran
Following her initial trip, Randy Goodman returned to Iran multiple times, shifting her focus to the many women she encountered.