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April 23, 2020

A Fashion Historian on the Relationship Between Clothing and Disease

Alison Matthews David considers the past as we decide what to wear and how to protect ourselves during the pandemic.

Elisa Wouk Almino

Case Dismissed: On Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s Arrest and Release

The artist has been detained over 20 times in two years. But this time, his colleagues on the island mobilized in his defense — and that made all the difference.

Coco Fusco

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Museums Worldwide Post the Creepiest Objects in Their Collections

A social media challenge by the Yorkshire Museum prompted institutions to share chilling photos of objects, including a preserved a taxidermic “mermaid” and a pincushion made to look like childrens’ heads.

Metropolitan Museum Lays Off 81 Employees; Now Estimates $150M in Losses

The laid-off workers belong to the visitor services and retail departments. The Met’s director and president will take 20% pay cuts.

Explore Latin American and Latinx Art History Through This Bilingual Digital Archive

A trove of over 8,000 key documents, from critical texts to manifestos, is accessible on MFA Houston’s newly redesigned digital archive.

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YBCA Presents Come to Your Census: Who Counts in America?

Join the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts online as they develop programming committed to offering the Bay Area inspiration and hope around the 2020 US Census.

Stained Glass that Demands Slow Looking

Featuring jarring geometrics, menageries of odd little creatures, and maximalist aesthetics, Judith Schaechter’s light boxes are nearly impossible to look away from.

Sarah Rose Sharp

Over Skype, Filmmakers Ponder Whether Cinema Is Dying

The latest iteration of the Museum of the Moving Image’s documentary series Room H.264 considers the future of film and was made entirely in quarantine.

Dan Schindel

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