María Magdalena Campos-Pons remembers her mother.
María Magdalena Campos-Pons remembers her mother, Estervina Pons-Leon, as “determined, beautiful, with a radical sense of justice.” Her portrait “Replenishing” (2001) depicts the pair dressed in the hues of the Yoruba water goddesses Oshun and Yemayá, connected by a string of beads to visualize the moment they reunited in Cuba after many years. Campos-Pons is among the artists who shared their reflections on the maternal figures in their lives, below. Also in time for Mother’s Day, Associate Editor Lisa Zhang talks to Paul Chan about his and his mom’s unconventional crocheting hobby. It’s equal parts heartwarming and eccentric — not unlike many mother-child relationships. There’s much more to explore this week, from Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian’s podcast interview with NYC graffiti icon Lee Quiñones to updates on the student protest movement for Palestine, reports from this week's New York art fairs, and critic AX Mina on the Venice Biennale. Thank you for reading, and have a gentle weekend. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | | What role can art play in helping us understand a time of great chaos and what role can national pavilions play in a time when nation states are ever present? | AX Mina
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| | | The fair may be geared toward the collector rather than the casual fairgoer, but its wild mix of genres makes it unique. | Allice Procter
At Tribeca’s trendy Spring Studios, I found an art fair in denial. | Hakim Bishara |
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FEATURES | | | | The pair work in tandem across coasts to craft hilarious yet moving portraits of criminals including Sam Bankman-Fried, Elizabeth Holmes, and Anna Delvey. | Lisa Yin Zhang
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A new show at the Menil Collection in Houston raises important questions about the ways that we remember and historicize artists. | Lauren Moya Ford |
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PODCAST | | | | A pioneer of the 1970s New York City graffiti movement, the artist reflects on five decades of experimentation with spray cans and paint brushes. |
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OPINION | | | | The student protest was a most fitting setting for a peaceful, focused, and deeply moving Passover seder. | Alisa Solomon
Inside Berlin’s censorship of a Palestine solidarity conference that police shut down as soon as it began. | Ridikkuluz |
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