Radical, Feminist Futures Blaze at the Bronx Museum

Good morning. 🌦️ Today, the first Pride flag, long thought lost, is on display in San Francisco, femi

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Good morning. 🌦️Today, the first Pride flag, long thought lost, is on display in San Francisco, feminist futures on display in the Bronx, and looking at the Black contribution to Detroit’s electronic music scene.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Radical, Feminist Futures Blaze at the Bronx Museum Born in Flames conjures entire worlds that respond to wounds inflicted by both capitalism and patriarchy. Yume Murphy

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The segment of one of the original rainbow flags created for San Francisco Gay Freedom Day 1978. (photograph by Andrew Shaffer, courtesy GLBT Historical Society)

A segment of one of Gilbert Baker’s authentic pride flags entered the collection of the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco, where it was unveiled last week as part of an ongoing exhibition. Yazmany Arboleda, the NYC Civic Engagement Commission artist in residence, launched “The People’s Bus” this weekend to encourage New Yorkers to vote early for the upcoming primary election. Bernard Klevickas, artist and iron worker for the NYC Department of Sanitation, unveils memorial sculpture “Forever Strongest” to honor sanitation workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Signed by over 4,500 people, this viral online petition is wants Jeff Bezos to buy the Mona Lisa and eat it.

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Detroit’s Electronic Music Scene, Seen Through Its Black Creators Electronic Landscapes takes the reader into the storied record shops and cozy home studios of Detroit’s most important musicians. Lauren Moya Ford

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Why We Can't Abandon Our Efforts to Revitalize NYC Culture In my work for the CreateNYC Cultural Plan, a set of recommendations and action plans for the sector, one lesson rises to the top: Don’t abandon the process. Kenneth Pietrobono

SPONSORED A Major Greek Artist Gets His First US Retrospective at Wrightwood 659 A broad survey of Yannis Tsarouchis’s intimate, contemplative oeuvre is on view at the Chicago art space through July 31.

Romance Turns Deadly in Three Movies About Love Triangles These indie thrillers revive classic noir tropes with fresh, distinct approaches. Ela Bittencourt

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