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May 6, 2020

Internet Stages Its Own Met Gala, Recreating Iconic Outfits at Home

Though the famed gala was canceled, people celebrated online with their own ingenious outfits made from newspaper, Q-tips, and more.

Elisa Wouk Almino

Entertainers Are Doing Their Best in Quarantine

Seeing what professionals do when forced to downgrade is an interesting case study in creativity under constraint.

Dan Schindel

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Once Upon a Time: Narrative in Art

Watch a discussion led by Kelly Taxter, the Jewish Museum’s Barnett and Annalee Newman Curator of Contemporary Art, with artists Rachel Feinstein, Lisa Yuskavage, and filmmaker Tamara Jenkins, recorded on the evening of March 12th, 2020. Watch now.

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A Miniature Gallery Mounts Tiny Artworks, With Big Results

Shelter In Place is a Boston gallery born out of the coronavirus pandemic. Artist Eben Haines built the maquette, and artists submit works to scale, which are photographed with surprisingly realistic results.

A Virtual Music and Arts Festival for COVID-19 Relief in New Mexico

Virtual LemonAid, produced by Creative Santa Fe, will highlight some of the state’s creative talent.

What to Do (Online) This Week: A Filmmaker Examines Debt, Dependency, and Disability

In Jordan Lord’s films, accessibility is never an afterthought, but rather a potent set of guiding principles.

Dessane Lopez Cassell

Johanna Went, the “Hyena of Performance Art”

Messy, anarchic, and sexualized, Went’s performances around Los Angeles from the late 1970s through the ’80s refused to be reduced to a single thing.

Natalie Haddad

Opportunities for Artists in May 2020

From residencies to COVID-19 relief grants, a list of opportunities that artists and creatives can apply for this month.

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