October 27, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. ☁️ Today, the powerful pull of witch mythology still casts a spell, over 100 Black artists kick off the Destination Crenshaw initiative, and reviews of two Performa works by Danielle Dean and Tschabalala Self.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

How Witches Have Held Us Under Their Spell for Centuries

As a free, powerful, and unpredictable woman, the witch has long been a crucible for mainstream society’s darkest fears. | Lauren Moya Ford

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

View of Destination Crenshaw’s Sankofa Park with Kehinde Wiley’s “Rumors of War” in its planned location (rendering by Perkins & Will, courtesy Destination Crenshaw)

Kehinde Wiley, Maren Hassinger, and Alison Saar are among the 100+ Black artists commissioned in LA’s Destination Crenshaw initiative.

Bay Area artists launch Organizing Power, a risograph-printed guide on how to unionize for museum workers.

The Whitney Museum announces the transfer of a vast research archive of Andy Warhol films to the MoMA.

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Nominate an Art Teacher for the RJE Foundation’s Excellence in Teaching Award

Two K-12 art teachers will each receive a $1,000 cash gift and an additional $500 to put toward classroom art supplies. Nominations are due October 31. Learn more.

LATEST IN ART

Tschabalala Self Dramatizes the Struggle to See and be Seen

Sounding Board does not do what I expect from contemporary performance with its staged acting and scripted plot and dialogue, but it still succeeds. | Seph Rodney

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Bigger Field, Better Questions: What Do Pots Want?*

Warren Wilson College’s low-residency MA in Critical Craft Studies produces researchers who turn the mic in a new direction. Learn more.

Danielle Dean Wades Through Two Hollow Utopias

Every utopia is a social experiment, the artist suggests in this commission for the Performa performance art biennial, and we're ultimately the guinea pigs. | Hrag Vartanian

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Editions/Artists’ Books Fair Online Opens on October 18

51 international publishers and galleries showcase their latest editions in prints and artists’ books at this free public fair, which is fully online this year. Learn more.

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Reimagining Queer Presence in Grand Museum Rooms

Two artists, Wu Tsang and Adam Pendleton, share a commitment to inter-generational encounters as queer art, taking up vast atria as a matter of intimacy. | Alexandra Juhasz

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design Launches Online Master’s Degree in Creative Leadership

This master of arts degree complements MCAD’s graduate programs in fine arts, sustainable design, and graphic and web design. Learn more.

Who’s Getting Rich Off of Kids Getting Killed?

Todd Chandler’s documentary Bulletproof looks at the many people monetizing the societal rot of school shootings. | Forrest Cardamenis

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