Last weekend, News Editor Valentina Di Liscia witnessed a sight to behold: María Magdalena Campos-Pons’s procession through Manhattan in celebration of Black and Cuban histories in the city.
Last weekend, News Editor Valentina Di Liscia witnessed a sight to behold: María Magdalena Campos-Pons’s procession through Manhattan in celebration of Black and Cuban histories in the city. Read her report on the artist’s moving communal performance, including details on how to catch the next one. In the news, a visitor at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art tragically fell to his death last Wednesday. Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar reports below. We also bring you a guide to six must-see shows in Philadelphia, Michael Glover on Ukrainian modernist art of the early 1900s, a new book reframing mass incarceration, and Rachel Martin’s breathtaking pencil drawings that had me hungry for more. — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor | |
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| | | With stops at sites of significance to Black and Cuban New Yorkers, the artist’s walking performance captures the essence of her practice: harnessing the collective toward a unified vision. | Valentina Di Liscia |
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SPONSORED | | | | Curated by Jérôme Sans, Naked City brings together artworks that create a journey through the architecture of Istanbul’s Haunted Mansion. Learn more |
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SHOWS ON OUR RADAR | | | | Keep election-season woes at bay with masterworks of Black portraiture, musings on a Persian epic poem, Mickalene Thomas’s first international traveling solo show, and more. | Isabella Segalovich |
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SPONSORED | | | | Stamps Gallery’s fall season features a new exhibition and a slate of free programming, including a Speaker series, an artist Q&A, workshops, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn more |
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| | | In the Eye of the Storm conveys how Ukraine came to be a thriving center of avant-garde art in the early decades of the 20th century. | Michael Glover |
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| | | | Martin’s capacity to weave cultural traditions together in her distinctive artistic voice translates into inventive drawings that center the joy of communing, confiding, and sharing meals. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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SPONSORED | | | | Discover SAIC’s graduate programs, get insights on the application process, and receive expert feedback on your portfolio. Learn more |
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BOOKS & FILM | | | | With The Warehouse, James Kilgore and Vic Liu counter the tendency to reduce people to stereotypes or mere statistics. | Greta Rainbow |
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| | | | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution drives home who is worth paying attention to if you want comedy to lighten your load, and your fellow humans'. | Alexis Clements |
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FEATURED OPPORTUNITY | The Bennett Prize – 2024/2025 Award Cycle | For women figurative realist painters. The grand prize is $50,000 and a solo show, with an additional finalist receiving $10,000. A four-person jury will select 10 finalists to be featured in a group exhibition that will travel the US. The application fee is $40. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: October 4, 2024 | thebennettprize.org
See more in this month’s list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers! |
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