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Today, how an 18th-century French portrait broke new ground, injecting Black feminist ideas in arts education, and a t-shirt with the Lesbian Avengers logo is being sold at GAP and some former members aren’t happy.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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Who Owns the Logo of the Lesbian Avengers, Decades Later?

After Gap released a shirt with the group’s 1990s logo, a controversy revealed complex questions about the visual language of activism.

Valentina Di Liscia

Why Adélaïde Labille-Guiard’s 1783 "Portrait of a Mother Nursing" Broke New Ground

When Labille-Guiard exhibited the portrait at the Paris Salon, it was the only woman in the series. And she was breastfeeding.

Karen Chernick

In Intricate Weavings, Igshaan Adams Maps South Africa’s Tangled Histories

Adams’s weavings are the kind that demand to be stood directly in front of, for you to hunker down on your knees, or crane your neck at all angles.

Gwen Burlington

Hunter MFA Grads Mull the Fluid Nature of Time

Presented online and in-person, “We Were Already Gone” brings together 26 graduates. Here are our highlights.

Billy Anania

More From Hyperallergic

We Need to Implement Black Feminist Ideas in Arts Education

Juneteenth being a federal holiday and anti-racist pledges of allegiance ain’t gonna cut it anymore.

Venise Lashon Keys

Vamos Al Met? Artist-designed Shirt Supports Latinx Art Acquisitions

Sales of Miguel Luciano’s “El Met” merchandise will help fund acquisitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Valentina Di Liscia

A Queer Love Story Blooms Across Borders

Based on a true story, I Carry You With Me captures the nuances of leaving and longing.

danilo machado

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Pur·suit Deck x Naima Green

Inspired by Catherine Opie’s “Dyke Deck,” Brooklyn-based artist Naima Green created “Pur·suit,” a functional set of playing cards adorned with portraits of her queer contemporaries.

For extra glamour, house your deck in the engraved acrylic Serpent Case, created specially for “Pur·suit.”