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July 24, 2020

Marie Cuttoli, the Entrepreneur Who Brought Modern Art to the Textile Industry

Cuttoli recruited artists like Picasso and Man Ray to design textiles for her workshops in Algeria and shop in Paris, bringing Modernism to a broader audience in the early 20th century.

Ilene Dube

A Dynamic Portrait of Sex Workers Channels Suppressed Rage to Cathartic Ends

Now streaming as part of JAPAN CUTS, Kana Yamada’s Life: Untitled features a wealth of skillfully written characters attuned to Japan’s contemporary social dysfunctions.

Serena Scateni

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Penn Museum to Remove Skull Collection of Enslaved People

Activists and UPenn students have released a series of additional demands regarding the abolition of the Morton Cranial Collection.

An Italian Land Artist Carved Joe Biden’s Face Into a Field of Wheat

Dario Gambarin carved a portrait of the Democratic presidential candidate onto a field near Verona with “Jump & Fly, Biden 2020.” But why?

House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From US Capitol

The new legislation, which must now be voted on in the Senate, orders the removal of all statues of “individuals who voluntarily served” the Confederacy from display in the Capitol building.

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Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt Opens Exhibition A Slightly Curving Place

HKW reopens with an exhibition and digital discourse program exploring what it means to listen to the past, July 23–September 20, 2020.

The Documentarian Who Secured Rare Footage of Helmut Newton at Work

Director Gero von Boehm discusses The Bad and the Beautiful, his new film about the “King of Kink.”

Deana Bianco

From the store...

Ridiculous Inflatable Swan-Thing

Originally designed by British artist David Shrigley as a limited-edition sculptural piece, this pool float can’t wait to come home and flip your neighbors the bird as you splash about.

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