Firsthand at Arm’s Length
Sable Elyse Smith resists the more typical narratives of US prisons in favor of a conceptual approach that prioritizes quotidian (albeit personal and traumatic) encounters with the system.
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Two Curtains, Countless Cameras, and Many Friends: At the Unveiling of the Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama in Washington
Music selected by the the former president and former first lady presented included songs by Miley Cyrus and U2.
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Conflict and Subversion: keyon gaskin’s Playlist
A group of videos about race, nostalgia, and refusal.
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Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald to Paint Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama
They will be unveiled next year when they are added to the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
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Grim Presidential Pool Report References Edward Hopper, Norman Mailer
With the President-Elect's administration filling up with Islamophobes and white nationalists, I'm looking for laughs where I can find them these days. And, bless it, the presidential pool report…
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‘The Arts Have Long Walked Us Toward Justice’: Sarah Lewis on Her Special Issue of Aperture, ‘Vision & Justice’
For the first time in its 64-year history, the photography magazine Aperture has tapped a guest editor to focus an entire issue exclusively on the way that photography has been integral to the black…
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The Obamas Bring More Modern and Contemporary Art into the White House
Every U.S. president’s political vision comes with an artistic one, as well. As the New York Times reports, Barack Obama has broadened the scope of the White House’s art collection, replacing stuffy…
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John Baldessari, Meredith Monk Will Receive National Medals of Arts at the White House
The White House announced today that President Barack Obama will present the 2014 National Medals of Arts to John Baldessari, Ann Hamilton, Meredith Monk, and more in a ceremony on September 10. The…
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Here’s a Photo of President Obama, Michael Heizer, Harry Reid, and Michael Govan Celebrating the Protection of Heizer’s ‘City’
It just doesn't get better than this. On Friday, as you may have read, President Obama signed a proclamation establishing the Basin and Range National Monument, some 704,000 acres of land in Nevada…
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Here’s a Photo of an Alma Thomas Painting in the White House
It's a beautiful Wednesday afternoon here in New York City—about 70 degrees and partly cloudy—and it just feels like the right time to share this photo, which has Alma Thomas's Resurrection (1966), a…
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Sherry Pie edited out of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ episodes despite winning them
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TVLine's Performers of the Week (TIE): Tom Pelphrey and Jane Levy
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Bill Gates risking billions on new factories for 7 coronavirus vaccine candidates
Rolling Stone
Justin Timberlake Pays Tribute to Bill Withers: ‘One of My Biggest Idols’
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Keep Your Vision Sharp, and Look Great While Doing It
