The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend, and critic Ela Bittencourt was struck by a single all-too-familiar image during a screening she attended: books being burned en masse.
Good morning! The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend, and critic Ela Bittencourt was struck by a single all-too-familiar image during a screening she attended: books being burned en masse. Read her report below on films across the festival that document the rise of authoritarianism and injustices around the world, as well as those resisting and collectively envisioning a better future. Meanwhile, in New York City, workers at the American Folk Art Museum move to unionize and reporter Aaron Short visits a refreshing summer arts residency on Governors Island. There’s more, as always, including women artists reinventing the landscape painting genre and a look at the visual language of Indigenous artists who are creating work in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor | |
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| | | Clare Woods reinterprets the genre through oil on aluminum, Coco Young shows pastel-toned pastoral scenes, and Márcia Falcão presents curvaceous figures. | Diana Ruzova |
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SPONSORED | | | | The New York Choral Society and dance company EMERGE125 join forces for a powerful exploration of 1950s music, reimagined through the lens of the Lavender Scare. Learn more |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING | | | More than 135 Queens-based artists, collectives, and nonprofits received over $457,600 from the Queens Art Fund. Staff at New York City’s American Folk Art Museum are moving to unionize for fair wages, benefits, and sustainable working conditions. |
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ART & FILM | | | | Documentaries at this year’s edition hone in on conflicts from Russia’s war in Ukraine to Indigenous land struggles in the Amazon. | Ela Bittencourt |
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SPONSORED | | | | The School of Visual Arts Continuing Education in NYC offers a diverse range of more than 200 online and on-campus courses and over 10 artist residency programs. Learn more |
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| | | “You have a relationship with the landscape idea of an urban island, natural habitat, and ecological framework here,” explained artist Coralina Rodriguez Meyer. | Aaron Short |
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| | | | These three artists are sharing work online, from digital design to painting, to visualize the intertwined Indigenous struggles between Native peoples and Palestinians. | Molly Lipson |
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FEATURED OPPORTUNITY | Ucross – Spring 2025 Artist Residencies
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Deadline: July 15, 2024 (11:59 pm MDT) | ucrossfoundation.org See more in this month’s list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers! |
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