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March 5, 2020

Cartoonists Take on the Coronavirus With Sympathy and Humor

As Covid-19 takes the world by storm, cartoonists and illustrators express statements of solidarity, share experiences (and grievances), and laugh a little.

Jason Li

Opportunities for Artists in March 2020

A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this month.

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L'Internationale Online Relaunches With New Broadcast Channel

Featuring a new broadcast channel for commissioned live artist performances and curated screening programs, L’Internationale Online spans over 6 sections: Research Articles, Opinions, Talks, Programmes, Library, and the Glossary of Common Knowledge. It is a place for sharing common research, art and politics, presented by L’Internationale confederation and its partners.

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Historic Prints Made by Japanese Fishermen Help Track Endangered Species

Gyotaku prints, made by pressing a fish covered in ink on paper, have been a credible research tool to examine marine biodiversity.

Cuban Artist and Activist Arrested en Route to LGBTQ+ Censorship Protest

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was planning to attend a “kiss-in” convened by the local LGBTQ+ community in response to the government’s censorship of a film broadcast.

Four Decades of Dawoud Bey

Bey does not simply document Black life, but Black existence in a nation-state built upon the creation and maintenance of our subjugation.

Zoe Samudzi

An Artist Revives a Story From One Thousand and One Nights for Contemporary Times

Elements from “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” come together to comment on current sociopolitical realities in Sama Alshaibi’s sculptural installation “The Cessation,” at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Angie Rizzo

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East and West Coast Perspectives on Jan Sawka Now on View in New York and California Exhibitions

The Dorsky Museum in New Paltz is hosting the New York exhibition and symposium. The California exhibition and symposium are being held at RAFFMA in San Bernardino.

An Avant-Garde Magazine That Promoted the Indigenism Movement

Amauta affirmed the rights and political demands of Latin America’s indigenous groups and recognized their cultures as vital and authentic alternatives to Hispanicized, colonial narratives.

Lauren Moya Ford

Pack Your Suitcase — This Elephant-Shaped Airbnb Already Has a Trunk

Lavishly decorated in the Victorian style, Lucy the Elephant is a relic of novelty architecture on the Jersey Shore. To celebrate her 138th birthday, Airbnb will offer a three-night-stay in the quirky abode.

Billy Anania

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