Good morning. A proposal to remove Arthur M. Sackler’s name from Harvard’s art museum and a campus building was rejected, to the profound disappointment of activists and relatives of individuals lost to the opioid epidemic. Though the Sackler family patriarch died before the development of OxyContin, his “deeply unethical” marketing tactics laid the groundwork for its shameless over-prescription, argue members of an undergraduate campus activism group. Also today, a new documentary seeks to track down the whereabouts of the Haitian model whose likeness was used in one of the most popular typing software of the ’80s and ’90s, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing.
There’s more, including a nudist art exhibition in France and the lasting legacy of "Old Lesbian” advocate Arden Eversmeyer. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor
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The decision is “an insult to overdose victims and their families,” said artist Nan Goldin’s advocacy group PAIN. | Rhea Nayyar
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Streaming now on PAMMTV, the hybrid exhibition asks, “How can digital art address accelerating changes across climate, culture, and time?” Learn more
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DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTS
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A short film spotlights Eversmeyer’s “oral herstory project,” a collection of around 940 interviews with approximately 900 women. | Maya Pontone
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A filmmaker and programmer search for the model behind the iconic 1987 education software persona in a new documentary. | Rhea Nayyar
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SHOWS ON OUR RADAR
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In her computer-based works, the artist sought freedom within systematism and improvisation within predictability. | Ela Bittencourt
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A French museum show documenting the rise of Europe’s nudist communities invites visitors in their birthday suits. | Isa Farfan
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
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In the mid-1900s, nudists in Britain believed they could improve national health and remedy buttoned-up social norms and rigid class divisions. | Lauren Moya Ford
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FEATURED OPPORTUNITY
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Foundwork – 2024 Foundwork Artist Prize
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The honoree receives a $10,000 grant and studio visits with jurors Rachel Uffner, Lorraine Kiang, Monsieur Zohore, Mohamed Almusibli, and Olivia Aherne. Three artists will be shortlisted. Artists must be Foundwork members to be considered ($4/month with the option to cancel after the three-month prize selection period).
Deadline: September 26, 2024 | foundwork.art
See more in this month’s list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers! |
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