August 11, 2021 • View in browser
Today, our monthly guides of what to see in New York and LA, an artist sewed delicate hand towels over the pandemic year, and the fascinating life of Féral Benga, who danced in step with Josephine Baker.
— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor
Féral Benga, the Cabaret Dancer Who Redefined Black Masculinity
A double portrait of the dancer and Harlem Renaissance icon at Swann Galleries evokes his allure as an artist's model and his indelible imprint on modernism. | Valentina Di Liscia
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A Photographer’s Otherworldly Portrayal of Créolité
In Widline Cadet’s photographs, the motherland haunts. | Yume Murphy
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Queer Art and Historical Ephemera Up for Auction at Swann
Material from the 1800s through contemporary times includes art by Tom of Finland, Gerda Wegener, and JEB, as well as works of lesbian pulp fiction and more, all available on August 19. Learn more.
An Artist’s Hand Towels, Woven During the Pandemic
Doerte Weber’s weavings reproduce the ubiquitous charts and graphics related to infection rates, deaths, and unemployment. | Lauren Moya Ford
Florida’s Kaleidoscopic Skies and Windblown Palms, Immortalized by a Cohort of Black Painters
The Highwaymen’s paintings are an environmental time capsule for a state highly threatened by the climate crisis. | Jessica Holmes
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