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Good morning. 🌤️ Today, the garden experiments of a landscape designer, an eco-feminist art collective protests the UN Climate Summit, and Erin Thompson considers what we should do with the work of “immoral” artists.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

What Do We Do with the Work of Immoral Artists?

Where should we “draw the line” between sacrificing great art and supporting artists who are predators and bigots? | Erin L. Thompson

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Pueblo Bonito, the most important site in Chaco Canyon, dates from AD 850 to AD 1150. (photo by John Fowler via Flickr)

After years of urgent calls for protection by Indigenous activists, President Biden says he will restrict fossil fuel drilling around Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico.

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ART & FILM

Eco-Feminist Art Collective Protests UN Climate Summit with Textiles

Founded by Dora Napolitano in 2016, Zurciendo el Planeta planted its "Forest of Hope" international embroidery project in art spaces across Glasgow during COP26. | Billy Anania

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RISD Pre-College Returns to Campus This Summer, Announces Online Option

Applications are now open for RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs, which offer a residential summer immersive and a year-round online intensive. Learn more.

Pippa Garner’s Household Inventions Reimagine the World

Garner appeared on the talk show circuit in the early 1980s as an eccentric pop culture figure who was never fully understood. | Renée Reizman

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MOZAIK Philanthropy Continues Pandemic Relief to US Artists With 3rd Future Art Awards

“Ecosystem X,” an art-based reimagining of life on planet Earth, is the theme of this open call. 10 artists will win $5,000 and one student will receive $5,000 as a scholarship/stipend. Learn more.

The Horror and Humor of Romania’s Dictatorship

In the early 1980s, a teenager who tagged some anti-government graffiti was crushed by the state. Radu Jude’s fiction/documentary hybrid Uppercase Print tells his story with a mix of horror and dark humor. | Forrest Cardamenis

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Doris Derby’s Searing, Intimate Photos of the Civil Rights Movement

A book presents more than 110 pictures from Derby’s archive, offering a rich panorama of the key people and places behind the movement. | Lauren Moya Ford

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Native Cinema Showcase Returns Online With Message of Resilience

The annual event from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates the best in Native film. 47 titles are available to stream starting November 12. Learn more.

Revel in the Garden Installations of Landscape Designer Piet Oudolf

Piet and his wife Anja purchased an old farmhouse in the Netherlands, transforming it with many experiments in landscaping. | Sarah Rose Sharp

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Dear Artist, Thanks for Your Patience

Better late than never? | Guy Richards Smit

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