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A Contested Chicago Monument to Native Americans Gets Caught in the Crossfire of Balkan Nationalisms

Any discussion of “The Bowman and The Spearman” would be incomplete without an understanding of the progressive, idealist politics behind Ivan Meštrović’s chosen style.

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Coco Fusco Enlists Cuban Artists to Recite Heberto Padilla’s Forced Confessions

Fifty years ago, poet Heberto Padilla was forced to publicly denounce himself and his friends as counterrevolutionaries.

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My Experience as a “Minority Intern” at a Museum in the 1990s

There were three “minority interns” at the National Gallery of Art in 1991. I was the “Hispanic” in the group.

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A Black Curator Imagines Otherwise

I almost lost my opportunity to curate the show I'd come to moCa Cleveland to create. But these times are different and I'm unlike anyone to ever work there.

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The Limits of Colorization of Historical Images by AI

Contrary to what you might think, a problem isn't occurring because there are more white people in some historical photo dataset.

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Why We Need a Feminist Manifesta of the Blockchain

The blockchain signals a shift in our identity formation in the 21st century.

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Artists Breathe New Life into Archives

By cutting, reframing, and layering, artists, including Rodell Warner and Alanna Fields, encourage a re-viewing of the past.

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How to Build Resilient Black Arts Organizations

For three and a half years, I ran Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn while dealing with issues of precarity.

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The Asian American Community at UC Berkeley Takes a Stand

There is a century-long history of political mobilization by students of color on campus.

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The Lax Compliance of Museums with AAM Guidelines for Ancient Art

The most astounding result of our research was discovering how few museums had complied with the American Alliance of Museums' simplest requirement: having a public collections policy.

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Cuban Cultural Policy May Be Comprehensive But Lacks Quality

How erroneous assumptions about Cuba can skew our understanding of the country’s cultural centers.

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The Pandemic as Inadvertent Artist Residency, a Silver Lining in a Year of Isolation

There are many benefits of artist residencies, but for me, the best conditions for making art involve being paid to work where I already have the infrastructure.