Los Angeles
June 10, 2020
Letter from the editor:
This Saturday Patrisse Cullors, one of the three founders of Black Lives Matter, will be inaugurating an urgent performance as part of Pride at the Fowler Museum. It promises to be a powerful "public act of mourning." Learn more about how Cullors sees her performance art as intertwined with her activism (and I hope to virtually see you there).
Speaking of Pride, at Hyperallergic we've been celebrating the LGBTQ community by featuring one queer art worker daily and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them. In today’s installment, Noah Lawrence-Holder, an artist based in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, shares what it's like to be living in the Twin Cities right now: "Despite the violence from police, the white supremacists terrorizing my friends and neighborhoods and the pain we are all feeling over the death of George Floyd, I’ve seen people in my city come together in such an amazing way."
If you identify as a queer art worker, or know someone who might want to participate, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to learn more.
An Urgent Performance From Patrisse Cullors, a Founder of Black Lives Matter
Cullors’s “public act of mourning” is the inaugural event of Pride at the Fowler Museum.
Elisa Wouk Almino | June 13, 12–1pm (PDT)
“Looting”: The Revolt of the Oppressed
The genesis of the term “loot” in colonial India has racist origins. Now, after the US president called for the killing of those “looting,” its origins become increasingly significant.
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
News
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.
Major Actors and Directors Join Campaign to “Arrest the Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor”
Breonna Taylor would have turned 27 on June 5. Jordan Peele, Ava DuVernay, and others joined the thousands who are calling out for justice in Taylor’s case.
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.
The Disregard of Power in Journalistic “Objectivity”
Images of the brutalized, dead, and dying can buy awards and recognition for journalists. When the opportunity presents itself, many rush to participate because they subscribe to the doctrine of redistributing pain as it is, not as it should be.
William C. Anderson
Ann Greene Kelly Estranges the Familiar
In Kelly’s sculptures, manmade objects morph into new or composite forms that seem to verge on organic.
Natalie Haddad
Meet LA’s Art Community: Hailey Loman Is Building an Oral History Collection
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Elisa Wouk Almino
Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“With vast art mausoleums now shuttered, we artists increasingly occupy the same virtual space, deepening our exchanges by sharing readings, conversations, and Zoom studio visits.”
Stephen Maine
Queer Art Workers Reflect: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera Is Honoring Anti-colonial Practices Through Design
LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
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