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Good morning. ⛅ Today, how performance artist Alisa Oleva adapted to the pandemic, Legacy Russell on “Glitch Feminism,” and reviews of Alejandro Cardenas’s brooding canvases and Jiab Prachakul’s paintings of the Asian diaspora.Come work with us! We’re looking for a new marketing manager, focused on social media and newsletters. If you think that could be you, please apply!– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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QAnon Vandalizes a Montreal Gallery

BBAM! Gallery in Montreal, Quebec after it was defaced with QAnon messages (image courtesy BBAM! Gallery)

Police in Montreal, Quebec, are investigating the graffiti vandalism of a local art gallery by QAnon supporters on the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration.Security cameras captured a man and a woman, both clad in black, spray-painting QAnon messages like “Pedogate” and “Fuck Satan” on the storefront of BBAM! Gallery in Montreal’s Saint-Henri neighborhood.

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Imagining the Future Amid Alejandro Cardenas’s Profound, Brooding Canvases In ALEXANDRIA, bright stripes and zigzags pop against sprawling environments, telegraphing both impressive depth and intense seclusion. Alana Pockros

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Painting a Portrait Is “Like Falling in Love,” Says Jiab Prachakul Prachakul paints friends and acquaintances who, like the artist, are part of the Asian diaspora. Elisa Wouk Almino

SPONSORED Maine College of Art Is Now Accepting Applications for Its MFA in Studio Art Program Apply by January 22 to be considered for the full-tuition scholarship. The priority deadline is February 26.

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What Glitch Feminism Can Teach Us Now Curator and author Legacy Russell reassesses gender reveal party wildfires and the gendered “atmospheres” left in their techno-ecological wake. Legacy Russell

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