Curators Jaishri Abichandani and Natasha Becker unpack Perilous Bodies, Radical Love, and the upcoming Utopian Imagination exhibitions — three exhibitions that formed one series for the Ford Foundation Gallery’s inaugural year.
Violence
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Jordan Wolfson Evades the Politics of His Violent Images
At a screening of his work at the New Museum, the artist failed to acknowledge the privilege that lets him reduce violence to an aesthetic form.
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Why the ‘Daily News’ Cover of the VA Journalist Murders Is Exploitative
The three images on the cover of the New York Daily News literally show the moment of Alison Parker’s murder: the taking aim, the flare of the gunshot, and her shocked face when the bullet hits her.
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A Catalogue of Violent Design in the 21st Century
MoMA’s online initiative Design and Violence was an 18-month experiment in addressing the brutality of 21st-century design.
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Kicking Back With a Mexican Gang Member
Cracking into challenging subcultures is one of Bronia Stewart’s main objectives as a documentary photographer.