February 10, 2020
Over 150,000 Botanical Illustrations Enter the Public Domain
The free images, uploaded courtesy of the Biodiversity Heritage Library, include animal sketches, historical diagrams, botanical studies, and scientific research.
Hakim Bishara
A No Wave Filmmaker Brings Feminism to the Fore
A program of shorts and features organized by Beth B for the International Film Festival Rotterdam examines issues of conformity among women, challenges gender stereotypes, and advocates for female agency.
Forrest Cardamenis
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Phillips to Offer El Anatsui’s “Affirmation”
The work is part of A Vision in Red, a collection offered at Phillips, London’s 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening & Day Sales. The auctions will take place on February 13 and 14.
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Former Students of the Shuttered Art Institutes Given Chance at Loan Forgiveness
A lawsuit filed in October of 2019 will allow some of the 26,000 affected students opportunities to have their loans canceled through the Education of Department’s closed-school discharge program.
Art Basel Will Refund Hong Kong Exhibitors 75% Of Booth Fee
Art Basel will partially refund galleries slated to participate in its now-canceled Hong Kong fair, according to a fair spokesperson.
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The Neuberger Museum of Art Explores Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Range of Work and Influence
Pasolini openly criticized the government, the Church, the right and the left — anywhere he saw a wrong. Pier Paolo Pasolini: Subversive Prophet is on view February 12–May 31.
Taking in Local Projects at Zona Maco, Latin America’s Largest Art Fair
Even with art on view from dozens of countries, I found myself most drawn to work from local Mexican artists and spaces.
Layla Fassa
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Apply Now for the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
The residency program awards rent-free studio space to 17 visual artists for year-long residencies in Brooklyn, NY. Apply by February 15, 2020.
Approaches to Feminism by Way of Shirley Jackson and a Black Beauty Pageant
At Sundance, Shirley and Miss Juneteenth explored ways women claim control of their own narratives.
Bedatri D. Choudhury
The Complicated Personas of Mozart, Rock Hudson, and Jean Seberg
A new retrospective at Anthology Film Archives presents the work of pioneering independent director and film essayist Mark Rappaport.
Mark Asch
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