February 4, 2020
Letter from the editor:
For awards season, we've been running a fair amount of film coverage on the site. At Sundance, our critic Monica Castillo falls in love with a documentary about the famous astrologer Walter Mercado, and Beandrea July writes about Garrett Bradley's latest movie and how it is a "soul-stirring reminder" of why the criminal justice system must change in the US.
Dan Schindel, Hyperallergic's documentary editor, has pointed out how this year's Oscar nominations have "more than a few disappointments." The most glaring one is that no women were nominated for best director. In her piece, Justine Smith considers why Hollywood has overlooked women cinematographers, even if there are plenty of them (and talented ones) out there. "So why isn’t their work recognized?" she asks. "The answer to that question is bound up in external pressures and issues of how we understand and evaluate 'good' cinematography."
I highly recommend reading these pieces before the grand ceremony this Sunday.
I'll be writing the letter from the editor while Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian is away.
Elisa Wouk Almino
Why Have There Been No Great Women Cinematographers (According to Hollywood)?
As the Cinémathèque Québécoise pays homage to some of the notable women who have stepped behind the camera and “painted with light,” critic Justine Smith considers why their work is often underrecognized.
Justine Smith
Opportunities for Artists in February 2020
A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this month.
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News
45 Military Veteran Artists Urge MoMA to Divest From “Toxic Philanthropy” in Open Letter
“As veterans of the Gulf War and the ‘Global War on Terror,’ as well as working artists ourselves, this issue is very important to us,” the group wrote in its letter urging for a “realignment of values at MoMA.”
19-Year-Old Dies After Jumping From Vessel at Hudson Yards
Police immediately closed the 150-foot-tall structure to visitors on Saturday evening.
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Residency at John Michael Kohler Art Center Synthesizes Creativity and Technical Craft
Apply to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s 2021 Arts/Industry residency for the chance to explore the creative potential of industrial materials and techniques. Applications will be accepted through March 13.
Activist Art With a Personal Touch
Songs in the Dark offers socially engaged vignettes on issues that are of clear personal importance to their makers, some of whom are activists outside of the art world as well.
Cassie Packard
Channel Your Inner Architect With These Frank Lloyd Wright Building Kits
Atom Brick and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation teamed up to create three custom model building sets that mimic Wright’s legendary properties.
Sarah Rose Sharp
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Discover the Spirit of Japanese Woodcraft at Japan House Los Angeles
HIDA | A Woodwork Tradition in the Making explores the heart of Japanese craftsmanship and aesthetic sensibility through traditional Hida woodcraft techniques and products from forests.
Mining Indigenous Myths and Languages to Contemplate Life’s Meaning
Sky Hopinka’s rapturous feature-length debut, małni—towards the ocean, towards the shore, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, elaborates on his previous explorations of Chinuk Wawa while hewing to a more linear structure.
Ela Bittencourt
Comics from the archive...
The Distance Between the Art Our Brains Imagine and Our Hands Produce
The longer artists keep at it, the shorter the distance gets.
Jack Sjogren
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