A New Documentary on Nellie Mae Rowe Explores the Life and Times of the Self-Taught Artist Who Made Art Against All Odds
How do you make a documentary film about an artist when their most important work of art is no more?…
Richard Armstrong, Who Led the Guggenheim for Almost 15 Years, Will Step Down as Director in 2023
Richard Armstrong is stepping down as director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which oversees museums in New York, Venice, Bilbao,…
Elon Musk clarifies Tesla will lay off 3.5% of total workforce as ex-employees sue company
Elon Musk has sought to clarify how many Tesla workers will lose their jobs, following the launch of a lawsuit…
In an Ambitious Initiative, Artists Around the World Will Create New Work Exploring Mental Health at Five Major Museums
As mental health becomes increasingly central to conversations about how to live a healthy life, four international museums are coming…
‘Their Cuteness Allows Them to Speak Truth to Power’: A Museum Show in New York Highlights the Surprising Cultural Influence of Puppets
A celebration of puppets has come to the Museum of the City of New York, where A-listers such as Oscar…
Increased incarceration of First Nations women is interwoven with the experience of violence and trauma
There is a national incarceration crisis impacting First Nations women in Australia. First Nations women are the fastest-growing prison population,…
‘I don’t think the police would do much’: new research shows racism during COVID is rarely reported
It’s not “new” news that Asian Australians are experiencing high rates of racism during the pandemic. However, existing data under-represent…
Cleveland Has at Last Renamed Its Baseball Team—and the New Name Pays Homage to Beloved Art Deco Sculptures
Major League Baseball has a new team name, and it comes from an unlikely source: public art. The newly christened…
Radicalism mixed with openness: how Desmond Tutu used his gifts to help end Apartheid
This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show…
Excessive strip-searching shines light on discrimination of Aboriginal women in the criminal justice system
In January, an unnamed incarcerated Aboriginal woman on remand at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT was the victim…
Editors’ Picks: 9 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Show of Cringeworthy Art to a Christie’s Conference on NFTs
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events. In light of the global health…
‘The stars aligned’: Ash Barty’s Wimbledon win is an historic moment for Indigenous people and women in sport
Over the weekend in London, the stars aligned in the most remarkable way. On the 50th anniversary of Evonne Goolagong…
Teachers across the U.S. protest laws restricting lessons on racism in schools
Thousands of teachers and other educators held protests across the U.S. Saturday against the actions of “at least 15 Republican-led…
amanda williams on space and social systems for friedman benda’s ‘design in dialogue’
on april 1, 2020, new york gallery friedman benda initiated a series of online interviews aimed at connecting individuals across the…
Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey Just Gave $3.5 Million to San Francisco’s Experimental Program Offering Guaranteed Income for Artists
As San Francisco prepares to begin offering guaranteed income for artists, Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey has donated $3.46 million to…