Why We Need a Feminist Manifesta of the Blockchain

Good morning. ⛈ Today, a fire in Cape Town has destroyed one of the world’s largest archives of Afric

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Good morning. ⛈ Today, a fire in Cape Town has destroyed one of the world’s largest archives of African film, a large survey has found 83% of emoji users want more inclusive icons, and a feminist manifesta about blockchain.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Unique Folk Art Recreates the World Before the Armenian Genocide The models recreate a world that no longer exists. Hrag Vartanian

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A wildfire that engulfed Cape Town, South Africa, decimated valuable historic archives of African history at the city’s university. 83% of respondents to a survey of emoji users from seven countries consider the current library’s representation of race, ethnicity, and disability to be lacking.

Watch a First-of-Its-Kind Program of Films From Southeast Brazil From Afro-Brazilian celebrations to Italian immigrants, Cinelimite’s online retrospective The World Seen and Dreamt presents films documenting the culture of Espírito Santo. Dan Schindel

SPONSORED Spencer Museum Explores Understandings of the Human Body With Janine Antoni A free livestream on April 26 will feature Antoni in dialogue with other artists and researchers.

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Laying Down Roots: Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves's Radical, Botanical Future Greaves emphasizes the possibilities of planting seeds in the ruins of violent structures. Billy Anania

"Off the Record" Confronts Our Understanding of Objectivity A forceful rejection of neutrality, the Guggenheim exhibition unearths the deeply biased natures of media and government systems. Alexandra M. Thomas

SPONSORED SALT Presents Climavore: Seasons Made to Drift by Cooking Sections Exploring how to eat as humans change the climate, Climavore: Seasons Made to Drift is on view until August 22 at SALT Beyoğlu.

Books & Opinions

Why We Need a Feminist Manifesta of the Blockchain The blockchain signals a shift in our identity formation in the 21st century. Claudia Hart

Honoring the Stories of Undocumented Indigenous Women in Los Angeles Diža’ No’ole walks a line between revealing and concealing, respecting the women’s decision to keep some things hidden. Matt Stromberg

SPONSORED Collect the Next Bertoia at a Virtual Sale Benefitting Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum View the practices of 100+ student artists at CAA and collect art, including limited-edition alumni work, at STUDIO 2021.

Little-known Tax Write-offs for Artists Every sketchbook you bought on impulse. Jack Sjogren

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