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Sketching the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Trial
As an official observer, advocate, survivor, and citizen, I spiraled into a vertigo worsened by the adamant conjectures of fanatics and truthers.
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What Does Diversity in Comics Look Like?
Readers and creators need more than a handful of publishers committed to seeking out diverse talent.
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The Biggest Lie About Abstract Expressionism
We were told that women were on the peripheries of the artistic movement, while in fact they were driving it forward, energetically engaging in this radical pictorial language.
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The Risks That Lurk in Europe's “Scramble for Decolonization”
As the global consensus on restitution passes the tipping point, some skepticism towards these sudden, improbable Damascene conversions towards restitution is probably justified.
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Museums Have a Responsibility to Their Neighbors
As museums readily draft land acknowledgments, they should also be ready to leverage their presence and power on the land to meet the needs of their neighbors today.
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Maybe Beyoncé's Album Cover Isn't Based on a White Man's Painting
Some have compared her album art to John Collier’s 19th-century portrait of Lady Godiva, but Beyoncé can channel her radical spirit without evoking Western art history.
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Maybe Beyoncé's Album Cover Isn't Based on a White Man's Painting
Some have compared her album art to John Collier’s 19th-century portrait of Lady Godiva, but Beyoncé can channel her radical spirit without evoking Western art history.
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The Value of the "Anchor Artist"
Arts funding could better respond to the socio-political crisis of the day by identifying and supporting artists who are central to their communities.
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How Ukrainian Folk Art Became a Tool of Resistance Against Russia
Ukrainian people have been using folk art, music, and traditions to resist the war and foster hope.
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The Unseen Depths of Winslow Homer's “The Gulf Stream”
In this moment of racial reckoning, we cannot continue viewing Homer's masterpiece as an apolitical seascape painting.
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Art Writers Must Stop Parroting Putin's Talking Points About NATO
Cammie Tipton-Amini's opinion piece "When Ukraine Was Newly Independent and Everything Was Possible" employs simplistic whataboutism that dangerously echoes Putin's lies.
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The CCA Staff Union Strike Was About Fulfilling Promises
The strike was our collective push for a California College of the Arts that truly represented our values after years of our voices being dismissed, ignored, or patronized.