This week, we mourn the loss of Dereck Stafford Mangus, a Baltimore artist and writer who passed away at age 46. Among his many endeavors as an essayist, ardent photographer, and union member, Mangus wrote extensively for Hyperallergic and other outlets about his work as a museum guard. Also today, Rea McNamara visits the Toronto Triennial and asks the question: Is the exhibition only meant for those “in the know”?
Read on for an ever-changing algorithmic film on Brian Eno, London art workers claiming they were laid off after expressing support for Palestine, and an exhibition on the power of physical touch in New Jersey. — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor
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The triennial maps what it means to be an artist from here, from somewhere else but now living here, or from here but living somewhere else. | Rea McNamara
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IN THE NEWS
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The local art community is mourning the loss of Mangus, who was also a union leader and an award-winning art writer. | Cara Ober
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Artist Rheim Alkadhi said she'll withdraw her solo show if the organization fails to respond to the allegations with "disclosure and accountability." | Maya Pontone
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ART & FILM
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An exhibition explores touch, from the possessive love of a mother holding her child to the violent and coercive contact that sometimes takes place between strangers. | Iman Sultan
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An algorithm organizes a unique ordering of scenes for each screening, meaning there are millions of versions of the film. | Dan Schindel
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
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“A fine mist filled my eyes and I caught myself holding back the tears,” writes Dereck Stafford Mangus, an artist and a security guard at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
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