Two more people are accusing artist Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault, bringing the total number of accusers to three. The painter, who shot to fame in 2018 for his portrait of former United States President Barack Obama, denies any wrongdoing. Read the latest in our report. In other news, workers at Maryland’s Glenstone Museum officially unionize, while Brooklyn's Pride Parade returns for a “twilight” edition.
Also today: Ten shows to see this summer in Washington, DC, John Yau on Joanna Greenbaum, and artist and organizer Paul Wong teaches us how to “be like water” in today’s interview for our Pride Month queer elders series. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
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A petition urging the artist’s galleries to investigate the allegations, which Wiley denies, has garnered hundreds of signatures. | Maya Pontone
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Ranti Bam engages with the feminine, confronting notions of fragility, vulnerability, and care in her ceramic sculptures. Her recent practice explores multivalent concepts of anima–which in Latin represents the soul and in Jungian philosophy is defined as the feminine spirit tied to emotion, empathy, and sensitivity rooted in the unconscious.
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The only twilight parade of its kind in the Northeast United States, Brooklyn Pride boasted a female trans motorcycle club, cheerleaders, and gestures of Palestinian solidarity.
Workers at Maryland’s Glenstone Museum officially unionized on Friday, June 9, after an election with the National Labor Relations Board.
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The artist, curator, and organizer opens up and blurs the boundaries between categories, experimenting with new spaces and methods of moving through the world. | Lisa Yin Zhang
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Lose yourself and find hope in women and queer-led shows in the capital this season. | Murat Cem Mengüç
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Fiercely independent, the artist belongs to no art group, movement, or style. | John Yau
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In the 1980s and ’90s, Rivera photographed drag performers in Latinx gay bars, house parties in pre-gentrified Echo Park, and performers like Sade, Vaginal Davis, and Chaka Khan. | Chris Kraus
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