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This Is Not Parody. Fuck Trump.
Right-wing political activists tried to fool a Brooklyn gallery into showing their pro-Trump art; they screamed censorship when they were found out. What is this really all about?
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Required Reading
This week, Trump at ArtPrize, the photo collection at the African American museum, a poignant review of new Hitler book, Portlandia has overstayed their welcome, and more.
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Weekend Words: Throne
"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet."
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I’ve Had My Fill of Adult Coloring Books
In the past three or so years, coloring has become a massive trend for adults.
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Required Reading
This week, the Facebook near-billionaire secretly funding Trump’s meme machine, Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Black American history, pocket politics, and more.
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Weekend Words: Lane
"The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand."
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White Supremacy's Strange Skittles Obsession
The US Presidential election cycle has become a hotbed of coded memes and imagery.
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Marc Jacobs's Tone-Deaf Appropriation of Dreadlocks
Marc Jacobs committed the most blatant act of cultural appropriation at this month’s New York Fashion Week.
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Required Reading
This week, CATS in the London tube, Shriver's cultural appropriation heard around the world, Clinton's white supremacy explainer, normalizing Trump, Gawken, and more.
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Weekend Words: Stair
"History is only the pattern of silken slippers descending the stairs to the thunder of hobnailed boots climbing upward from below."
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Saying Goodbye to Tamir Rice's Gazebo
CLEVELAND — Shingle by shingle, a crew of workers began the three-day process of taking apart the gazebo at the Cudell Recreation Center where sixth grader Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police within two seconds of their arrival.
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Two Writers Artspeak Their Way Through #AskaCurator Day
We've become accustomed to the usual art institution social media feeds that remind us of artist birthdays, collection highlights, upcoming events, and the other static in our art-filled lives. OK, that's harsh, but you know what I mean.