May 31, 2021 • View in browser

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Today, the failure of AI at portraiture, a look at Western films about Africa, and as part of a partnership between Hyperallergic and Y.ES Contemporary, we are sharing this essay by Annette Lin about the work of contemporary Salvadoran women artists.

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