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In the past two weeks, statues of Christopher Columbus, Robert E. Lee, slave traders, and leaders of the Confederacy have been toppled and covered in protest signs as part of the widespread demonstrations following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Back in 2017, artist Doreen Garner turned her attention to another figure commemorated […] More
“Mien”Online exhibition benefit through June 30 at TRNK What the organizers say: “Rather than presenting queerness as a cultural homology or indulging the exotification of black and brown bodies, the photographs by the selected artists take authorship over individual lived experiences while also acknowledging contributions to a representative body politic. The seven participating artists selected include […] More
“Tessa Perutz: Homme Allongé”Through July 5 at Ballon Rouge Collective, Brussels What the gallery says: “Tessa’s fragmented and often Fauvist landscapes depict colors dancing in form as if in a hallucination. Recently she has started to portray the body itself as a landscape, depicting human curvature in mirroring peaks, fields, and valleys. In this […] More
“Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi: Gymnasium”Through June 27 at Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg What the gallery says: “The paintings in range from fluidly composed figurations of gymnasts and judges to unoccupied spaces verging on architectural abstraction. Nkosi’s figures are decidedly not painted in peak moments of athleticism. Rather, the artist depicts the moments preceding and following the execution of […] More
Shepard Fairey, the street artist who made his name in the 1990s with his “Obey Giant” murals and stickers, became known worldwide 12 years ago when he designed the “Hope” poster for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. (Eight years later, he designed a memorable series of feminist images, titled “We the People,” protesting Donald Trump’s election.) Since […] More
In June 2015, almost exactly five years ago, the country was reeling in the aftermath of the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Caroline, which killed nine worshippers. Now, once again, the country is reckoning with its legacy of violence against black Americans, as protesters around the world join the fight […] More
“Next of Kin”Through July 4 at Various Small Fires What the gallery says: “Various Small Fires is pleased to present, ‘Next of Kin,’ the exhibition debut of six American artists in Seoul, South Korea. In the unsettling ups and downs of the current COVID-19 crisis, VSF has taken the opportunity this summer to focus on a […] More
What the gallery says: “‘How do you see the world after this?’ Kamel Mennour asked this question to children around the world, from kindergarten to 12th grade to answer it by drawing their visions on an A4 sheet of paper. Those drawings are now shown from May 23 for the reopening exhibition of the gallery, alongside the […] More
