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The Moment Is Not Sufficient
“Black art” is a varied concept. The way we define the phrase is tied to the way we think about American identity and who has the ability to claim it.
Toward a Monumental Black Body
The Black body has been objectified and used to incite terror, just as it has been used to revise and shift narratives. To address the growing call for diverse representation in public space, the question is: can artists succeed where the state fails?
The New Civil Rights Moment: A Recap
Tracing a thread through social media and the proliferation of smart phone video cameras to today.
Witnessing & Community-Making in Bouchra Khalili’s Essay Films
The impact of witnessing in the essay films of Bouchra Khalili.
Historians of Exile
The immigrant documentaries of Chantal Akerman and Jonas Mekas.
Thinking Through Contagion
Confront a problem and think it to death.
The Principles of Participatory Art
Artists using other humans in their work may require examination, monitoring, and a philosophical prescription.
A Year of Women’s Revenge
In 2019, women protagonists become the avengers for systemic violence.
This Is America: A Drill at the Park Avenue Armory
Fawz Kabra questions the logics of institutional critique in Hito Steyerl’s Drill.
Imagine New Monuments
Emily Wilkerson offers a case study of the New Orleans collective Paper Monuments.