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Good morning. 🌤️ Today, a beach performance in Miami Beach is “swarmed” by police, German loot from colonialism, and reviews of Jonathan Feldschuh, Gillian Wearing, Forrest Bess, and a two-person exhibition by Shellyne Rodriguez and Danielle De Jesus.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Two Latinx Artists Take On Gentrification from the Perspective of Those Displaced

Shellyne Rodriguez and Danielle De Jesus powerfully respond to the continued attacks on their neighborhoods with works that validate and uplift elements of everyday urban Latinx life that are usually devalued. | Arlene Dávila

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Unlikely Journal for Creative Arts Releases New Issue, Calls for Guest Editors and Submissions

“Following Sonorous Bodies” is available online. The journal also seeks guest editors for themed issues, books, and more, as well as contributors for Issue 8, “Birds & Language.” Proposals are due December 15. Learn more.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Police swarm Xxavier Edward Carter's performance in Miami, threatening the artist with criminal charges and jail time over a public nudity complaint.

Launched by the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, a new portal tracks artifacts in German institutions acquired under conditions of colonialism.

LATEST REVIEWS

Recently Discovered Forrest Bess Paintings

It is one thing to be a visionary and another to be one whose work holds your attention for a sustained period of time. | John Yau

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The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Presents Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste: Set It Off

Using sonic frequencies that register just below human audibility, this exhibition in Richmond, Virginia provides site-specific experiences for sound to be deeply felt. Learn more.

The Many Faces of Gillian Wearing

Regardless of which way the camera is pointing, Wearing shows a lively — and altogether merciless — interest in how people choose to tell their own stories. | Nancy Princenthal

Jonathan Feldschuh's Visions of a Subatomic World

Feldschuh understands that the actions and interactions of particles can be formulated mathematically but not illustrated visually. | Carter Ratcliff

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How is This Possibly the Right Time for a Fabergé Show at the V&A?

So legendarily precious and complex are the Fabergé eggs that they have become a byword for insane expenditure. | Olivia McEwan

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ASU’s MFA in Art Offers Three Years of Teaching, Scholarship, and Extensive Funding

This top-ranked program at Arizona State University’s School of Art measures itself not by who it excludes, but who it includes and how they succeed. Learn more.

Required Reading

This week, I've included a lot of humor because with the recent news on the coronavirus variant, we can all use it. | Hrag Vartanian

Opportunities in December 2021

From commissions to residencies and fellowships for artists, curators, and teachers, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for.

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Teo Castellanos was awarded the 2021 White Columns/Shoot the Lobster Award.

Firelight Media announced the new cohort of fellows of the Firelight Documentary Lab: Elizabeth Ai, Sisa Bueno, Ben Corona, Pati Cruz Martínez, Gerardo del Valle, Mohammadreza Enyi & Sara Khaki, Contessa Gayles, Set Hernandez Rongkilyo, JoeBill Muñoz, Fiz Olajide, Ashley Tyner & William Tyner, and Xinyan Yu.

TRANSITIONS

Antonia Showering is now represented by Timothy Taylor.

Humberto Moro was appointed deputy director of program of the Dia Art Foundation.

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