June 8, 2020
“Looting”: The Revolt of the Oppressed
The genesis of the term “loot,” a Hindi word from colonial India, has racist origins. Now, after the US president called for the killing of those “looting,” its original definition becomes increasingly significant.
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
Hundreds of Cultural Workers Urge NYC to Defund Police and Invest in BIPOC Communities
An open letter by curators Natalia Viera and Patrick Jaojoco outlines a series of demands that would steer the city’s expense budget “away from the NYPD, and towards social and civic services and education programs.”
Valentina Di Liscia
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SMFA at Tufts Announces As Above, So Below, a Virtual MFA Thesis Exhibition
The exhibition goes live June 1, while artist talks and a digital walkthrough will take place via Zoom on June 4 at 6:30pm (EDT).
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A New iOS Shortcut Blurs Faces and Wipes Metadata for Protest Images
The solution, innovated by software developer Noah Conk and a cohort of anonymous programmers, allows iPhone photographs to be published without revealing information about when and where they were taken.
Institutions Heed Calls to #OpenYourLobby to Black Lives Matter Protesters
This week, theaters across the nation began repurposing their spaces in support of protesters fighting anti-Black police violence. A few museums are joining. Will the rest of the art world step up?
Artist Titus Kaphar Honors Victims of Racist Killings
Slated for the upcoming cover of TIME, the border surrounding the painting will include the names of 35 American Black men and women who have lost their lives due to police brutality and racist vigilantism.
Amid Historic Black Lives Matter Protests, One Museum’s Call for a “Nonpartisan Approach” Disappoints
“Let me reemphasize this point: the Toledo Museum of Art does not have a political stance,” director Adam Levine wrote, prompting criticism. But oppression is not a question of political ideology, it is factual.
Valentina Di Liscia
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Canada, Arizona, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Italy.
Elisa Wouk Almino
Queer Art Workers Reflect: KT Pe Benito Wants More Space to Dream
KT Pe Benito is an interdisciplinary artist, arts administrator, caretaker, and collaborator based in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Eva Yaa Asantewaa Supports Dancers Speaking Out Against a Capitalist System
Eva Yaa Asantewaa is the Senior Director of Artist Development and Curation at Gibney, as well as the Editorial Director.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera Is Honoring Anti-colonial Practices Through Design
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivers is a designer, educator, and curator who combines anti-colonial, community-based knowledge with site-specific installations and graphic design to create visual narratives that honor ancestral practices.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
Vermont Studio Center
Residency Fellowships
Visual artists and writers are invited to apply for fully-funded residencies at Vermont Studio Center. Each includes a private room, private studio space, all meals, and full access to evening programs and events.
Deadline: June 30, 2020 | vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships
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