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Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Reflects on His Life, Work, and Battle with Cancer
In light of a new documentary on the composer, Sakamoto shares what compels him to write music and the influence of film on his work.
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On the Origins of “They Tried to Bury Us, They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds”
After the Families Belong Together protests this past weekend, we talk to Greek media scholar Alexandra Boutopoulou on the widely used phrase, "They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds," and its poetic origins.
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An Artist Captures the Comedy and Discomfort of Puberty
For her latest project, Sidney Millis collaborated with the 14-year-old YouTube star and aspiring makeup artist Caden Levene.
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An Artist on How the Met Is Reaching Beyond the Museum with a New Civic Engagement Residency
In June, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it was launching an initiative to support partnerships for artists who have a social practice focus. We reached out to one of the artists, Miguel Luciano, to find out what this initiative means to him and his work.
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Dictator Selfies and a Superhero Trailer: Glimpses of the New Propaganda from Trump's Recent Summits
Propaganda continues to evolve and the latest version, used by the Trump administration during the Singapore meeting, looks to corporate communications for pointers.
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Beer with a Painter: Joyce Pensato
Pensato’s work is about grand gestures and not backing down.
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John Akomfrah Discusses Channeling J.M.W. Turner and Disasters at Sea
“The Deluge,” a monumental Turner painting showing a Biblical flood, is currently paired with Akomfrah’s “Vertigo Sea” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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A Brooklyn Gallery That Opposes Gentrification Is Forced to Relocate
HOUSING, whose mission is to support artists of color, will relocate from Bed-Stuy to an as-yet undetermined location in the fall.
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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu Talks Social Justice, Confederate Statues, and the Way Forward
Last week, Hyperallergic sat down with former mayor Mitch Landrieu to talk about the lessons he had learned in the process of removing Confederate monuments from New Orleans.
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A Veteran of the New York School on Mixing Abstract Art and Antiques in Her Gallery
Iconic gallerist Anita Shapolsky talks with contemporary painter, Denise Carvalho, about what makes a good exhibition.
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"I Made a Habit of Doing What You Were Not Supposed to Do": Roland Reiss on His Shape-Shifting Career
Reiss, now 89, says he has "a confidence and sense of depth" that he had "not yet attained as a young artist."
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Amy Sherald on Her "Gentle Presentation of Black Identity" and More
Sherald, who has a solo show at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, shares her reasons for painting and what's next for her career.