February 4, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌧️ A deadly fire in a high-rise in the Bronx has prompted architectural workers to talk seriously about housing justice and the basic need for adequate heating. And speaking of heating, the Heater Bloc collective has designed a DIY, tent-safe heater for unhoused people. At just seven dollars, the heater is composed of a mason jar, copper tubing, and a T-shirt as a wick. This, reviews of recent exhibitions and books, and much more below.
Happy weekend,
— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor
The Anarchist-designed DIY Heaters Saving Lives of Unhoused People
The Portland-based group Heater Bloc has created tent-safe heaters that cost only $7 to build. | Amber Cortes
IN OTHER NEWS
Local advocacy group Architecture Lobby NYC calls for housing justice after inadequate heating conditions lead to a deadly fire in the Bronx.
New York’s Foundation for Contemporary Arts awards a total of $900,000 to 20 grant recipients.
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LATEST IN ART
Contemporary Iranian Art That Doesn’t Shy Away from Politics
Fighting the Western perception of Iran as a hostile war zone, Mohammed Afkhami began collecting artworks by Iranian artists to highlight the country’s rich cultural production. | Ksenia M. Soboleva
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The acclaimed Lingui, The Sacred Bonds. In theaters now.
★★★★★ “One of the best films of the year” - Little White Lies.
See Lingui, The Sacred Bonds, Chad's Best International Film submission to the 2022 Oscars. A tender yet defiant vision of female solidarity. Now showing in New York and nationwide on February 18. A MUBI Release. Get tickets: mubi.com/lingui
An Artist Goes Home to Her Appalachia
The paintings that form the heart of Ceirra Evans: It’s Okay to Go Home offer a more complex and generous response to the stale and sneering stereotypes of Appalachia. | Natalie Weis
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BRIC Presents Suné Woods: Aragonite Stars, a Five-channel Video Installation
This immersive video installation utilizes waterscape scenes to speak about concepts such as existence, intimacy, healing, and aquatic ecology. Learn more.
Artists Are Embracing the Power of Refusal
Amid today's rampant wealth consolidation and labor exploitation, contemporary art has shifted from bourgeois keepsake to active participant in the working-class struggle. | Billy Anania
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Philosophy of Aesthetics That’s Actually Fun to Read
Lydia Goehr's Red Sea–Red Square–Red Thread is so ambitious, so original, so detailed, and so poetic that it transcends mere commentary and becomes itself a distinguished contribution to philosophy. | David Carrier
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RISD Continuing Education Launches 150 Online Courses, Pre-College Applications Now Open
Online spring programming includes courses for adults, teens, and middle school students. Young artists and designers can also apply to the Pre-College residential summer intensive. Learn more.
Required Reading
This week, Vice Media helps the Saudi Arabian regime, Hollywood's favorite NYC locations, the reality behind why celebrities are talking up NFTs, a Pacific island nation welcomes digital residents, and much more. | Hrag Vartanian
Opportunities in February 2022
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TRANSITIONS
Shelly C. Lowe was named the twelfth chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Adeze Wilford joined the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) as curator.
Andria Hickey left Pace Gallery to become chief curator at the Shed in New York.
Adriana Farietta was named deputy director of the Armory Show in New York.
Maura Reilly is the new director of its Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Kay Takeda was appointed executive director of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts in New York.
