December 16, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. ☁️ Today, Louis Bury discusses the massive, abstract “geologic” drawings of Athena LaTocha at BRIC Arts, which seem, among other things, to evoke an appreciation of how Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood has significantly been transformed over time. In our Opinion section, a portrait photographer laments the ways in which Instagram allows brands to poach her work (and thus infringe on her livelihood) with its indifferent and lackadaisical enforcement of their own rules. And, of course, there are other fascinating stories and reviews as well.

— Seph Rodney, Senior Critic

Why Does Instagram Keep Allowing My Images to Be Stolen?

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Athena LaTocha Digs Deep into Brooklyn’s Past

The artist’s wall-size drawing evokes a geologic mood within a neighborhood that has changed in recent decades. | Louis Bury

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Nancy Rexroth: IOWA, which features 28 photographs from the groundbreaking series, is on view at the New Orleans art space through January 30, 2022. Learn more.

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Jónsi hasn’t just utilized natural materials but has, one senses, collaborated with them, allowing them their own innate power. | Gregory Volk

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Davidson College Commissions Artwork and Site to Honor Enslaved and Exploited People

With a total project budget of $3,000,000–$4,000,000, the college is requesting qualifications to create a commemorative space integrating art and landscape on its North Carolina campus. Learn more.

A Moving Meditation on Mortality in Brice Marden's Late Paintings

What I see as his late period reveals an artist who knows that change is inevitable, that mortality is hurrying closer, and that art is not a bulwark against time. | John Yau

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Hunterdon Art Museum Exhibition Explores Decolonization With Indigenous Artist Marie Watt

Curated by Jason Vartikar in collaboration with the artist, Companion Species (At What Cost): The Works of Marie Watt highlights tapestries among a variety of textile works. Learn more.

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Carnegie Mellon’s Interdisciplinary MFA Challenges Students to Expand the Meaning of Being an Artist

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In the mid-1900s, nudists in Britain believed they could improve national health and remedy buttoned-up social norms and rigid class divisions. | Lauren Moya Ford

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