August 4, 2020
Letter from the editor:
Good morning! Time is ticking as the rush to find a vaccine for the Coronavirus appears to be on everyone's mind, but it's a good reminder that even if a vaccine is found, as the Washington Post notes, it's not quite over.
Speaking of ticking, TikTok is in the headlines because of the most recent threats by President Trump to ban the social network because it is owned by a Chinese company. TikTok, for those who don't know, is the new kid on the social media block, and has been taking the spotlight away from Instagram (which it is poised to surpass as the preferred network of GenZ). The White House has threatened to ban the company before, but things are clearly escalating.
Hyperallergic contributor Monica Castillo has written about TikTok, including its use as a feminist performance tool and how health care workers have used the platform to cope with the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
Our LA series is continuing and Rosa Boshier looks at the legacy of Chicanx Punk. She writes: "Chicanx punks responded to this local waning of resources and widening of global capitalism by creating their own sonic universe, one that held room for multiculturalism and its contradictions."
And make sure to read Gregory Sholette's insightful essay on the role of socially engaged art in higher education.
Also, we will be embedding relevant, funny, and timely tweets in the email from time to time, particularly since it has been a popular feature of our Required Reading column on Sundays. Enjoy!
Reimagining Higher Education Through Socially Engaged Art
The answer to what happens next for CUNY post-pandemic will depend on expanding the ideals of low-cost, high-quality liberal studies in which culture, self-reflection, and interdisciplinary learning enrich democratic values.
Gregory Sholette
Highlighting Detroit’s Invisible Artists: Local Art Workers
The most interesting takeaway of ARTWORK is the framework itself, which seeks to center the artists who have, historically, played an overlooked role in making the art world turn.
Sarah Rose Sharp
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News
As Protests Continue in Portland, Artists Set Up Easels on the Streets
This weekend, 15 artists set up easels and art equipment in downtown Portland, Oregon for a live painting action called the “Wall of Artists.”
‘‘We Paid For This Town”: The Legacy of Chicanx Punk in LA
In the 1970s and ’80s, the Bags, Vaginal Davis, Nervous Gender, and Los Illegals used music and performance to express their dissent of racism and gender violence, imagining punk as a possible utopia.
Rosa Boshier
Meet LA’s Art Community: Chon Noriega Is Working on a Social Justice Sci-Fi Film Series and So Much More
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
From the Store
Guerrilla Girls Handkerchief
This handkerchief by intersectional feminist activist-artist group Guerrilla Girls makes for a polite but firm reminder that most art collections are embarrassingly lacking in their representation of work by women.
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