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March 16, 2020

Some of the Art World’s Largest Donors Have Paid Millions to Squelch a Wealth Tax

A decades-long campaign by the ultra-wealthy, including the Koch, deVos, Mars, Bass, and Walton families, has successfully misinformed United States taxpayers about what the estate tax actually is and who it affects.

Hannah Cole

In Performance About Anxiety, Willow Smith and Tyler Cole Spent 24 Hours In a Box

Visitors viewed the pair through a glass wall, as they cycled through the eight stages of anxiety, including rage, numbness, euphoria, and acceptance.

Allison Conner

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East and West Coast Perspectives on Jan Sawka Now on View in New York and California Exhibitions

The Dorsky Museum in New Paltz is hosting the New York exhibition and symposium. The California exhibition and symposium are being held at RAFFMA in San Bernardino.

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Guggenheim Workers Ask Trustees for Help Amid Union Negotiations

Recently unionized workers urge the Guggenheim’s trustees to wield their influence on the museum’s “reluctant” management.

How Disney Tricked the World Into Believing Lemmings Commit Mass Suicide

The 1958 nature documentary White Wilderness is one of several films the House of Mouse is less than proud of.

Nathan Smith

Lawrence Abu Hamdan Knits Language to Power

The Voice Before the Law explores the ways in which linguistic uses and misuses are bound to legal systems.

Eliza Levinson

A Gallery Prioritizes Care in a Historically Black Seattle Neighborhood

Also acting as a space for community gathering, Wa Na Wari offers a long-term solution against gentrification and displacement as vehicles of white supremacy.

Mia Imani Harrison

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Where Does an Idea Go When You Lose It?

Sometimes, when an idea disappears, it’s never seen again. More often, it’s gone in search of itself.

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