Shocking many, Philadelphia’s University of the Arts (UArts) abruptly announced last week that it will cease operations permanently after 150 years. Students and staff rallied on campus yesterday to protest the sudden closure. Staff Writer Maya Pontone has the story. Meanwhile, the hacker group that compromised Christie’s website now says it will sell its private client data to the highest bidders, giving the old auction house a taste of its own medicine. Makes you wonder: Are these hackers or conceptual artists?
For our series of interviews with queer elders for Pride Month, our Associate Editor Lisa Yin Zhang reunites with her former thesis adviser, artist and educator Carol Ockman. It’s a fun, heartwarming read. Also today: Florine Stettheimer’s queer utopias, our Opportunities listings, and a special Pride edition of the increasingly popular Hyperallergic Art Crossword.
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The Philadelphia art school shocked community members with the news that it plans to cease operations within a week. | Maya Pontone
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QUEER ARTISTS
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The California-based artist, scholar, and mentor talks how her queerness shaped her expansive thinking and career. | Lisa Yin Zhang
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Though the artist’s own sexuality is unknown, the freedom, playful sensuality, and gender euphoria in her work resonate with present ideas of queer community. | Izzy DeSantis
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… But is there really anything worth bidding for? | Rhea Nayyar |
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Residencies, open calls, and grants from the Vilcek Foundation, the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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Start off Pride Month with queer French painters, artists’ Zodiac signs, morse code symbols, and more in this June’s puzzle. | Natan Last
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The light in Sharkey’s images doesn’t so much cover his subjects but illuminates them from within. | Alexander Chee
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