In these times of plague and political reckoning, questions of futurity loom large. Artist, curator,
| In these times of plague and political reckoning, questions of futurity loom large. Artist, curator, and activist Betty Yu has been thinking through these in relation to public policy and housing, via her apexart exhibition Imagining De-Gentrified Futures. Join her and writer Samuel Stein for a reading group on the subject on December 1. (If you start now, you’ll have plenty of time to make it through her brilliant, accessible selections.)Also worth checking out is Film at Lincoln Center’s annual Art of the Real festival, which fellow editor Dan Schindel calls a showcase for “artistically forward-thinking nonfiction film.” (I’ve been camped on my couch watching all weekend.)Last but not least, check out Performa’s Nam June Paik-inspired Telethon, an eight-hour, performance-packed event streaming all day today (Nov. 18). – Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews | |
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| A New Anti-Gentrification Reading Group |
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| | Sandra de la Loza, "The Speculator's Eden" (image courtesy apexart) |
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| The question of what a de-gentrified future could, or rather should, look like remains an open one. This question sits at the center of an exhibition now on view at apexart, online and by appointment.Curated by artist, activist, and educator Betty Yu, Imagining De-Gentrified Futures positions working-class, POC, and immigrant communities at the center of discussions of what US cities might look like if we abandoned the moneyed forces that have driven urban planning and “renewal” for decades. |
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| | Eric Fischl’s Privileged Bubble Fischl finds a visual bond between the seclusion of the affluent white world and the pandemic’s enforced isolation. John Yau |
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| Feliciano Centurión: Abrigo at the Americas Society Art Gallery, through November 20Intertwining local folk-art traditions with mass-produced materials, Centurión pioneered a decorative, kitschy, feminized, and decidedly queer aesthetic. – Cassie Packard Fred Tomaselli at James Cohan Gallery, through November 21Fred Tomaselli’s incorporation of printed news in his paintings long before the pandemic now seems downright prescient. – Gregory Volk Leilah Babirye: Ebika Bya ba Kuchu mu Buganda at Gordon Robichaux Gallery, through November 22Spanning two galleries at Gordon Robichaux, these objects stand proudly like subjects of a royal court: majestic ceramic and carved wooden heads glazed in variegated earth tones bode dignified smiles. – Daniella Brito |
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