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The Gestural Feminism of Iranian Women
The student who stripped her clothes to protest the country’s oppressive dress code fits into an evolving movement of body-based feminist activism.
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Hurricane Helene Was a Wake-Up Call for Glass Artists
Studio glass practitioners pride themselves on rejecting industry, but the cyclone laid bare the movement’s entwinement with mining.
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A Different Kind of Joy
The house was already on fire, and both presidential candidates showed up to the race brandishing a box of matches.
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An Anti-Monument to Match Our Moment
Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial reminds us of a wound on and of this nation, and the risks of forgetting.
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The Hopeful Light of the Synagogue of Gwoździec
After the devastation of the Chmielnicki Massacres, there began an outpouring of mysticism and a steadfast commitment to joy in the face of hopelessness.
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What Does the End Look Like?
Divya Mehra’s drawing series The End of You drives home who’s oblivious to the end of the world and who isn't.
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Rooted in Our Imaginations of Resistance
The darkest soil can often grow the richest crops.
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A Swell of Native Pride at Jeffrey Gibson’s Venice Symposium
The sense of collective strength throughout the three-day event was as palpable as the beats of the drums during the performances, the rhythms we felt in our gut.
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Reclaiming Palestinian Beauty, One Wall Label at a Time
On a visit to the Brooklyn Museum on October 7, 2023, I felt proud to see a Palestinian “thobe” like the ones I study. But then I saw the wall label.
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How Do We Haitian?
Despite the venom Trump and Vance direct toward our community, Haitians are not the impoverished, alien invaders they want us to be.
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Jeff Koons and Squarespace Partner on New Web Template No One Asked For
The collaboration is a terrific opportunity for Koons to finally get some exposure.
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Christian Art Wasn’t Always So Straight
Contrary to what tradwives might have you think, the church was once a safe haven from anti-queerness.