The Forgotten Federally Employed Artists

We're in the home stretch for 2020. Here we go. ⛅ Today, an anthology of radical trans poetics, the u

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We’re in the home stretch for 2020. Here we go. ⛅ Today, an anthology of radical trans poetics, the ultimate 3D mask, and why the CETA artists aren’t as well known as the WPA-era ones.—Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

The Forgotten Federally Employed Artists Why are the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) artist programs less well known than the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects for being an instance when the federal government employed artists en masse? Virginia Maksymowicz and Blaise Tobia

Japanese Shop Sells Hyperrealistic 3D-printed Face Masks As if 2020 wasn’t weird enough, a Japanese company is now selling hyper-realistic 3D-printed masks that allow you to practically wear someone else’s face. Hakim Bishara

SPONSORED Tulsa Artist Fellowship Provides Extraordinary Support The award includes a $40,000 stipend, plus fully subsidized living and studio space for two years in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

This Anthology of Trans Poetics Channels a Spirit of Dissent We Want It All positions poetry as an everyday weapon, formidable against the cruel mundane. Keenan Teddy Smith

A Surreal Portrait of Solitude and Isolation During 2020 Running like a red thread through Marcel Alcalá’s paintings and ceramics is a quiet foreboding, winding along the ocean floor of the subconscious. Brandon Sward

A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Los Angeles, Houston, and Washington, DC. Elisa Wouk Almino

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