Sonya Clark Weaves the History of Black Hair Into Art

Good morning. ⛅ Today, Sonya Clark weaves Black hair into art, Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” is restored

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Good morning. ⛅Today, Sonya Clark weaves Black hair into art, Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” is restored with AI, and ageism in museums.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Sonya Clark Weaves the History of Black Hair Into Art Grappling with the politics of American mythology, Clark constructs objects that are as critical as they are riveting and insightful. Lowery Stokes Sims

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See Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” in Its Entirety, Thanks to AI Restoration In 1715, the colossal painting was trimmed from all four sides, and the removed pieces were later lost. Hakim Bishara

A New Home for Immersive Artists’ Environments at the Kohler Art Preserve Part of the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the new institution celebrates the ingenuity of a long undervalued form of art making. Debra Brehmer

Film

The Americanization of Hawai'i, Seen Through One Man's Life Christopher Makoto Yogi’s beautiful, contemplative I Was a Simple Man merges the past and present of both one character and his environment. Dana Reinoos

Ludi Captures How US Assimilationism Exhausts and Exploits Set in Miami’s Little Haiti, Edson Jean’s feature debut follows a nurse on the verge of a breakdown. Juan Barquin

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