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Tamara Lanier May Sue Harvard for “Emotional Distress” Over Images of Enslaved Ancestors, Court Rules
But the court ruled unanimously that Harvard was not legally obligated to return the photographs.
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DATMA Explores Technology and Tradition in New Bedford With SHELTER 2022-23
Massachusetts Design Art & Technology Institute presents free public art exhibitions and programs on innovative architecture, the Underground Railroad, and hurricane barriers.
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Harvard Holds Remains of 7,000 Native Americans and 19 Possible Enslaved People, Leaked Draft Says
"For too long, these remains have been separated from their individuality, their history, and their communities,” reads a report obtained by the Harvard Crimson.
Art
A Meditation on Biotech's Cycles of Healing and Harm
Sharona Franklin's artwork is a celebration and commemoration of what is gained and lost with scientific advances that result in biohazardous waste.
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MassArt’s 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opens in Boston
Graduates of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design showcase their fine arts theses on campus and at the MassArt x SoWa Gallery, with virtual public artist talks on May 20.
Opinion
Harvard Is Paying a Small Price for Laundering Its Past
The first and best thing the university can do to atone for its past of exploitation and profiteering is simply to renounce its present-day exploitation and profiteering.
News
Harvard Enslaved Over 70 People, New Report Finds
The school announced a $100 million fund to “redress” its legacies with slavery, but holds on to daguerreotypes of Tamara Lanier’s enslaved ancestors.
Podcast
Tamara Lanier's Fight for the Photographs of Her Enslaved Ancestors at Harvard
In this episode of the Hyperallergic podcast, Lanier talks about her continuing quest for justice that includes the return of the daguerreotypes depicting her enslaved ancestors.
Art
An Artist's Multi-Species Mythology, Inspired by Her Cat
Set in a realm where humans are no longer sovereign, Candice Lin's elaborate installation foregrounds the lives and deaths of felines, critters, microbes, and demons in a practice of making kin.
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Boston University Presents 2022 MFA Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Design Thesis Exhibitions
Celebrate the work of this year’s graduating class and join us at BU Art Galleries on April 15 for the public opening reception for the Graphic Design show.
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Us Them We | Race Ethnicity Identity Opens at the Worcester Art Museum
Featuring work by more than 40 artists including Byron Kim, Lorna Simpson, and more, this exhibition considers contemporary visual methods of addressing identity.
Art
An Artist Finds Inspiration in an Inherited Archive of African American Culture
A love of Black art and history was the bedrock of the friendship between Dell Marie Hamilton and Susan Denker, who had markedly different racial, economic, and generational subject positions.