January 16, 2020
Kehinde Wiley, Wangechi Mutu, and Kara Walker Upstage the Monuments Debate
With recent monumental commissions, the artists focus on the imagination’s role in accounting for the past.
Ulrich Baer
Pre-Raphaelite Women Don’t Quite Get Their Due
While Pre-Raphaelite Sisters does write the female characters of the Pre-Raphaelite era into art history, it falls short by relegating these talented artists to the roles of lover and muse.
Lizzy Vartanian Collier
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SVA’s Spring 2020 Continuing Education Courses Begin January 27
Courses are available in a variety of subjects including fine arts, film and video, photography, visual narrative, and more.
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Over 100 Artists Contribute to Benefit Exhibition Foregrounding the Experiences of Detained Children
DYKWTCA (Do you know where the children are?) will travel across the US until after the 2021 election, when the works will be offered for $500 each and the full proceeds donated to immigrant advocacy groups.
An American Photojournalist is Suing a Qatari Bank For Aiding His Kidnappers in Syria
Matthew Schrier, who was captured by Al-Nusra Front in 2012, is accusing Qatar Islamic Bank of directly funding a charity that funneled money to terrorist groups in Syria.
Hundreds of Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Call for Institutional Accountability on Sexual Harassment
Over 300 former and current PMA employees signed a petition saying the recent sexual misconduct allegations against Joshua Helmer, the museum’s former assistant director of interpretation, “barely scratch the surface.”
In India, a Wave of Political Webcomics Are Chronicling Huge Nationwide Protests
In a fierce information and ideological battleground online, India’s webcomic creators and illustrators are cutting through the noise with style and wit.
Learn About the History and Value of Black Americana Collectibles
In tandem with its Making Mammy exhibition, the California African American Museum is hosting a conversation around the value of important, but difficult pieces of American history.
Matt Stromberg
Tabitha Soren Looks Beneath the Surfaces of Tech and Everyday Screens
Surface Tension comes down to warring necessities: we need to feel connected on a human level, but we also need the devices that insidiously contribute to a climate of virtual, rather than physical, connection.
Sarah Rose Sharp
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Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University Is Accepting Applications
All MFAs receive full tuition waivers, 24-hour access studio space, and graduate assistantships.
Brooklyn Academy of Music Celebrates MLK Day Through Art, Film, and Music
BAM’s Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a free event series that remembers the momentous civil rights leader and recognizes the contributions of historic and contemporary Black figures.
Valentina Di Liscia
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