Stained Glass Portrait by Kehinde Wiley Lights Up a UK Cathedral

Good morning. ⛈ Today, a stained glass portrait by Kehinde Wiley is acquired by a UK museum, illustra

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Good morning. ⛈ Today, a stained glass portrait by Kehinde Wiley is acquired by a UK museum, illustrations of 18th-century inoculations, and two NYC exhibitions focus on grieving and mourning with art.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Stained Glass Portrait by Kehinde Wiley Lights Up a UK Cathedral Wiley’s stained glass panels swap out the religious figures for contemporary Black subjects. Cassie Packard

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Documentary

The Post-Communist Cinematic Landscape of Eastern Europe Sergei Loznitsa’s expansive filmography is a great entryway to films from Ukraine, Poland, Russia, and more which grapple with the legacy of the Warsaw Pact. Ela Bittencourt

An Astonishingly Intimate Film Takes Us Deep Into the Woods Filmed over 10 years, Mindaugas Survila’s The Ancient Woods avoids the usual trappings of anthropomorphism. Manuela Lazic

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On Grieving and Mourning With Art Confronted with a new national consciousness around racial inequity, two New York City art exhibitions focus on mourning with varying degrees of success. Seph Rodney

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Fascinating Illustrations of 18th-century Inoculations by the Inventor of the Smallpox Vaccine Both Edward Jenner’s inoculation methods and the illustrations he made of those he treated were groundbreaking. Samuel Lemley

A Costume Designer’s Beautiful and Grotesque Sculptures Cathy Cooper’s sculptures fan out with hoop skirts, oversized cowls, and long bustled trains. Renée Reizman

Where Do Paintings Go After Their Owners Abandon Them? People worldwide submit photos of abandoned artworks to Jason Osborne, who began his Instagram account for discarded art in 2011. Hakim Bishara

Week in Review: Whitney Museum Workers Unionize; Leon Black Accused of Abuse Also, dozens of artists demanded the release of dissident Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, and more. Jasmine Weber

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