August 23, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌧️ Today, Black artists are transforming the gaze in the 21st century, satellite images are showing how Azerbaijan continues to destroy Armenian cultural sites, and hundreds of US museums will be free on September 18.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief 

How Black Artists Are Shaping a Distinctly Black Gaze

The gaze forces viewers to engage Blackness from a different and discomforting vantage point. | Tina M. Campt

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Images showing the destruction of Sghnakh cemetery in Nagorno-Karabakh

• Using satellite imagery, Caucasus Heritage Watch has identified over a dozen Armenian sites that have been destroyed, damaged, or threatened by Azerbaijan.

• The annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day returns this year on September 18, offering free admission to hundreds of museums nationwide.

ART & FILM

Ouka Leele’s Fantastical Fashion Photos

In 1988, one Spanish photographer transformed a commission to shoot French designer Philippe Model’s accessories line into a quirky exploration of her own artistry. | Lauren Moya Ford

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