After months of abuse, the Smithsonian Institution finally pushes back against President Trump’s attempts to dictate the content of exhibitions and terminate National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet for political reasons.
| After months of abuse, the Smithsonian Institution finally pushes back against President Trump’s attempts to dictate the content of exhibitions and terminate National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet for political reasons. Still, the Institution does it with the mildest possible statement. Get the details in Staff Writer Isa Farfan’s report.
Meanwhile, Pussy Riot co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova recreates the Russian prison cell in which she spent two years in a durational performance at MOCA Los Angeles, where protesters gathered to resist the federal government's attacks on undocumented people. Matt Stromberg dropped by to take a look.
In the Windy City, Jen Torwudzo-Stroh visits an impressive show by the University of Chicago’s MFA students, while Lori Waxman writes admiringly about two new exhibitions by Huguette Caland and Hai-Wen Lin.
Also, read artist Alicia Grullón’s insightful review of a new anthology about Nuyorican and Diasporican visual art, edited by Arlene Dávila and Yasmin Ramirez. — Hakim Bishara, Managing Editor | | |
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| | Though the president attempted to fire her last month, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet still reports to work. | Isa Farfan |
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| | The Pussy Riot co-founder undergoes a 10-day durational performance in a recreation of a cell in Police State. | Matt Stromberg |
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| | | A new book pulses with artistic forms by Puerto Rican artists born of necessity, urgency, collaboration, and activism. | Alicia Grullón |
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SPONSORED | | | | | Onassis Stegi presents an immersive open-air biennale in Athens featuring visual art, music, cinema, performances, and more. Learn more |
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| | Playful and witty, full of bright color and unexpected shapes, two of the most delightful solo shows up in Chicago right now concern human bodies. | Lori Waxman |
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| | | Highlights are Eleonore Zurawski’s delicate and brutal sculptures and Rebekka Federle-McCabe’s explicit but tender dog sculptures. | Jen Torwudzo-Stroh |
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FROM THE ARCHIVE | | | Hyperallergic speaks with Walter Cooper, who wrote the book on queer history in Santa Fe, and Christian Waguespack, who curated the show on it. | Jordan Eddy |
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