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July 9, 2020

Samaria Rice, Mother of Tamir Rice, Speaks Out About Art Depicting Her Son After Canceled Exhibition in Cleveland

After a Shaun Leonardo exhibition at moCa Cleveland was canceled, the museum issued an apology for its decision-making process. Activists and art workers in the Cleveland community, including Rice, have come forward as critics.

Jasmine Weber

Cinematic Odes to Techno, Detroit, and the Black Producers Who Started a Movement

The list of exhibitions I was heartbroken to miss before museums and art spaces shuttered this spring is long, but Dia’s Carl Craig: Party/After-Party sits right at the top.

Dessane Lopez Cassell

News

MOCAD Director Placed on Leave After Former Employees Pen Letter Citing “Toxic Work Environment”

Sixty former employees penned a letter denouncing director Elysia Borowy-Reeder’s leadership. Their claims are bolstered by several letters of resignation and complaint from current and former staff members.

Brooklyn Museum Lays Off 29 Workers; New Museum Lays Off 18

Both museums received Paycheck Protection Program loans in the millions.

Columbus Statue Toppled in Baltimore and Tossed Into Harbor

On July 4, a group of protesters tore down a Christopher Columbus statue in Little Italy.

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A Senegalese Dance School Reinterprets Pina Bausch

Days before The Rite of Spring was to premiere, the pandemic hit. The unprecedented all-Black cast rehearsed the dance one last time on the beach, resulting in a moving film that is now streaming online.

Joy Chen

Dominique Fung’s Tongue-in-Cheek Rejections of the Orientalist Gaze

In Relics and Remains, Fung’s portraits reframe East Asiatic femininity, prompting the viewer to interrogate the tropes of Orientalism.

Isabel Ling

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