Apr 8, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. ☀️ Today, learn about the history of another stunning Gentileschi painting, the world’s “first computer,” and a beautiful project that allows us to say happy birthday to victims of police violence.

— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

Latest News

Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece, Unrecognized for Decades, Is Acquired by Getty

“Lucretia” (ca. 1627) remained in private hands for centuries before it was recently rediscovered in a collection in southern France.

Valentina Di Liscia

Activists Renew Calls for Penn Museum to Repatriate Skulls of Enslaved People

Philadelphia activists accuse the museum of lack of transparency in its proceedings to repatriate the crania.

Hakim Bishara

Ancient Antikythera Mechanism, the “World’s First Computer,” Is Reconstructed

The device, which is thought to predict planets’ movement, was found in the sea in 1901, salvaged from a wrecked merchant ship.

Sarah Rose Sharp

Asian American Arts Workers Denounce White Supremacy in Open Letter

“We are exhausted, scared, grieving, and angry, and yet we persevere.“

Valentina Di Liscia

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A Joyous, Sorrowful Archive of Birthday Messages for Lives Lost to Police

1-800 Happy Birthdaytakes a simple yet ambitious approach to the epidemic of racial violence.

Faith Adiele

rafa esparaza’s Lovingly Collaborative Portraits of Artists and Friends

rafa esparaza’s paintings insist upon the rightful presence of brown, Black, and queer bodies in the white cube of the gallery.

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