“Dissonance” is the theme this morning in the US — more than usual, that is — as the presidential inauguration coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Thankfully, we can turn to artists like Coco Fusco, who writes about her new collaborative zine that feels like the “sanest response to insane times.” Read the first issue of The Siren below for a tonic of humor and political art to get you through today. The spirited edition calls to mind the work of other pathbreaking artists, the late Elizabeth Catlett for one. Her bronze bust of King is finally on public view in San Francisco in honor of his legacy and work, Staff Writer Maya Pontone reports. We also cover the plan for LA art fairs scheduled for this spring, while C.C. McKee reviews a show of Torkwase Dyson’s anti-monuments in Chicago and our editors recommend shows to catch in New York City before we bid farewell to January — the month that never seems to end!
— Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor
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MAGA is coming for our rights. The Siren is here to fight back. | Coco Fusco
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The bronze bust, newly acquired by the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums, is now on public view for the first time since its creation. | Maya Pontone
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Kamari Carter’s political art, visionary Shaker art, and Esther Mahlangu’s colorful geometries, along with many other in-person and online shows will beat your winter blues. | Hrag Vartanian, Natalie Haddad, Hakim Bishara, Lisa Yin Zhang and Julie Schneider
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The artist’s multi-disciplinary practice challenges colonial and anti-Black art distinctions between representation and abstraction. | C.C. McKee
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