Apr 6, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. ☀️ Today, Jacob Lawrence’s Migration series and Valentina Di Liscia continues her investigation of NFTs with two stories: one that probes the environmental image and another that looks at the NFT market crash (yes, already).

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Jacob Lawrence Illuminates the American Struggle

The American Struggle is now in Seattle, where the painter spent his final decades.

Jasmine Jamillah Mahmoud

New on NFTs

Critics liken carbon offsetting to greenwashing as popular NFT marketplaces announce their strategies for mitigating the negative impact of blockchain technology on the environment.
After an astronomic market boom, NFT prices are plummeting.

Contrasting Histories of Genocide in Former Yugoslavia

Dara of Jasenovac seems like a filmic attempt at historical revisionism and denial of war crimes, while Quo Vadis, Aida? takes a different tact.

Sumeja Tulic

Michelangelo’s Last Two Decades Were His Busiest and Loneliest

William E. Wallace excavates a lesser-known but crucial final chapter of the artist’s approximately 75-year career.

Lauren Moya Ford

Your Chance to Create Your Own Online Film Program

The International Federation of Film Archives has devised the Programming Game, an easy way for curators, scholars, and fans to build a streaming series with free databases.

Dana Reinoos

The White Male Mediocrity Market

There’s a catch.

Guy Richard Smit