In this post, Kemuel Benyehudah denounces the school-to-prison pipeline and presents an alternative that also addresses the underrepresentation of Black students in the creative economy and museums.
Read MoreAt this traumatic time art can feel frivolous, but these two exhibitions spark a necessary conversation about Black fragmentation and subverting the archive.
Read MoreJessica Rizzo writes that art is no match for men wielding baseball bats or militarized police, but the removal of this statue is well worth celebrating.
Read MoreDereck Mangus muses on the many different ways through time that the language of bodies and architecture have mirrored each other, and asks us to consider how our COVID-19 confinement has suddenly made us “strangers in a familiar land.”
Read MoreIn this time of social distancing, Artblog’s Mandy Palasik reflects on the importance of feminist art pioneer Natalia LL’s controversial work.
Read MoreDereck Stafford Mangus shares his thoughts on current trends in urban development and the connection with Brutalism and Legos.
Read MoreKemuel Benyehudah weighs in about the importance of the work and activism of Black curators in collecting institutions and the necessary decolonization work being done by local Black curators.
Read MoreIn honor of our new book, “The Noble Art of Art Writing, The Art Writing Challenge,” we will be publishing a selection of outstanding challenge winners. To order a book, email editor@theartblog.org!
Read MoreMoved by High Tide’s recent (now closed) show “The crocus call,” Sarah Kim writes a thoughtful essay about how artists (like Roxana Azar and GM Keaton) reflect on changing social and environmental systems. We recommend this thought provoking read about queerness, technology, and collaboration!
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