The difference between this revolution and those in Germany, China, or Iran, is not of kind, but of degree, and only so far.
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To See New York’s Slavery Memorial, You’ll Have to Fly to Paris
A version of Barbara Chase-Riboud’s inaccessible Manhattan monument “Africa Rising” is now on public display at the Jardin des Tuileries.
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We’re Not Your Pride Publicity Stunt
For many Black queer artists, Pride Month doesn’t feel like a celebration. It feels like extraction.
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A New Banksy Mural Is a Beacon of Nope
The anonymous artist’s latest may have a personal touch, but it’s still another installment in what feels like a series of works stifled by surveillance and media fatigue.
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Let It Burn
For Black people, watching the Nottoway plantation go up in flames felt like witnessing a lie collapse under the weight of truth.
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The Fabricated Crisis of Art Criticism
The genre is more alive than ever, so why are many eager to pronounce it dead?
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Manufacturing “Black Fatigue” in the Art World
Behind the declining demand for Black portraiture, and the backlash against Thomas J Price’s Times Square sculpture, lurks a strategic campaign of erasure.
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Who’s Afraid of Successful Black Artists?
This spring, New York’s museums feature four Black artists in major solo exhibitions. Some in the media are not happy about it.
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The “Pope Trump” Meme Is More Dangerous Than You Think
With humor and AI, the meme appeals to the growing constituency of devout MAGA Catholics.
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A Sobering Photograph Captures Detained Migrants’ Cry for Help
The aerial image of 34 men spelling out a distress signal from a Texas detention center stands in defiance of a government that wants to crowd our field of vision.
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The Case for a Faculty Union at the School of Visual Arts
The overwhelming majority of the Manhattan school’s faculty members are unprotected adjuncts.
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Dalit History Month Is Not a Token
Especially for artists, this month is a tactical intervention. A crack in the Brahminical fabric of Indian memory. It’s not a request for inclusion; it’s a declaration of rupture.