We don’t get to say this very often, but US lawmakers did something good for once, voting against amendments that would slash funding for arts and culture. We’ve got the numbers in today’s report.
In other good news, the Met Museum in New York reports an impressive rebound from the pandemic-era dip in admission, also registering record attendance by local people of color.
Meanwhile, thousands of protesters descend on Washington, DC, to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress. We rounded up some of the demonstrators’ most poignant and creative protest art.
There’s more, including Esther Pressoir, Erika Harrsch, and a peek into the upcoming BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
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BIPOC individuals comprised just over half of The Met’s domestic visitors, the highest-ever percentage for the Manhattan institution. | Maya Pontone
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ART & FILM
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In 1927, Pressoir carried 30 pounds of art-making supplies on a bike ride from France to Italy. It was just the beginning of an inimitable artistic journey. | Bridget Quinn
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The artist’s continued retrofitting of ideas has led to a body of work that feels sustained, powerful, and continually defiant of categorization. | Erin Joyce
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The annual festival returns for its 13th edition this August, kicking off with Shatara Michelle Ford’s Black, queer roadtrip film inspired by Paris, Texas. | Rhea Nayyar
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IN MEMORIAM
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Dominick Di Meo (1927–2024)
Key figure of the Monster Roster group of Chicago artists | Newcity
Bob Hudson (1938–2024)
Sculptor, painter and printmaker associated with the Funk Art movement | San Francisco Chronicle
Jon Sarkin (1953–2024)
Artist who
created drawings and paintings after cataclysmic cerebral event | Gloucester Times
Mark Mallia (1965–2024)
Self-taught artist of psychologically charged paintings | Times of Malta
Derek Stafford Mangus (1978–2024)
Baltimore-based artist, writer, and cultural worker | Hyperallergic
Farhad Moshiri (1963–2024)
Artist who fused Persian
visual aesthetics and Pop Art | Artnews
Rob Schröder (1950–2024)
Designer, documentary filmmaker, and graphic designer | Stedelijk Museum |
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