Today: Alvin Ailey’s dance revolution, queerness as methodology in the work of Jimmy DeSana and Paul P., and a tribute to Chilkat weaver Kerri Dick, who died this week at age 41.
Today: Alvin Ailey’s dance revolution, queerness as methodology in the work of Jimmy DeSana and Paul P., and a tribute to Chilkat weaver Kerri Dick, who died this week at age 41. In the news, an artist who won a competition with an AI-generated image is seeking copyright protection over the thing, resurfacing unresolved questions of authorship related to this fast-developing technology. Last but not least: our staff recommendations of art books to read this October, including a new Chris Marker translation, paper and light in Western European art, Elizabeth Catlett catalog, and more — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor | |
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| | | Keep spooky season at bay with books on a philosophy of birth in art, Debi Cornwall's photography, Paul Kane’s myth-making paintings, light and paper, and more. | Hrag Vartanian, Lakshmi Rivera Amin, and Hakim Bishara |
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LATEST NEWS | | | Activists at the National Gallery in London stuck a photo of a mother and child from Gaza over the protective glass of a Picasso painting, calling for an arms embargo on Israel. Master Chilkat weaver Kerri Dick (Kwakwaka’wakw, Haida, Tlingit, Kootenay) has died at age 41. A Colorado artist who sparked controversy when his AI-generated work beat out human artists is asking courts to grant him copyright protection over his work. |
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EXHIBITION REVIEWS | | | | Through his choreography and his company’s performances, Ailey seamlessly interwove narratives of Black, American, and queer identity. | Rebecca Schiffman |
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| | | | Ruins of Rooms explores not just the relationship between their work but the conceptual echoes between their generations. | Cat Dawson |
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FROM THE ARCHIVE | | | | The ornamentation of medieval churches is often associated with the elite, but carved right into the structure of the building are less visible traces of the lower and middle class: graffiti. | Allison Meier |
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IN MEMORIAM | Efrain Almeida (1964–2024)
Brazilian sculptor who explored Catholicism, folk culture, and sexuality | ArtReview
Kerri Dick (1983–2024)
Master Chilkat weaver | Hyperallergic
Robert Fitzpatrick (1940–2024)
Former director of California Institute of the Arts | Los Angeles Times
Anwar Hussein (1938–2024)
Pioneering British photographer of celebrity and royalty | Guardian
Matthew Lewis (1930–2024)
Photojournalist who documented Civil Rights marches and JFK’s funeral | Davidson Local
Roger K. Lewis (1941–2024)
Architect and urban landscape columnist| Peace Corps Park
Ed McLachlan (1940–2024)
Creator of quintessentially British cartoons | Guardian
Karl Mostert (1984–2024)
South African comic book artist who worked on Batman and Concrete Jungle | Comic Book Club |
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