Feb 22, 2021

Facebook “Unfriends” Australian Arts Organizations

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Good Morning. 🌧️ Today, Facebook has removed the pages of hundreds of Australian arts orgs, if you miss bars, a new project will help you recreate the audioscape, and a review of Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham’s Black Futures.

—Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Facebook “Unfriends” Australian Arts Organizations

Over 300 arts organizations discovered their Facebook pages had been removed as a result of the site’s reaction to a recent regulation over media guidelines.

Gina Fairley

Miss Your Local Bar? Recreate It At Home

Soft lighting and loud music; the first sip from a foamy glass of cold beer; casual chat with the bartender; the smiling faces of friends gathering for a celebration; and a couple on their first date.

Hakim Bishara

Black Futures, an Anthology Brimming With Life and Radical Imagination

The new book by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham considers an urgent question: “What does it mean to be Black and alive right now?”

Daniella Brito

Six Black Artists Test the Limits of Portraiture

“The Black Index” at UC Irvine pursues knottier narratives of self-representation.

Allison Conner

A Filmmaker Grapples with the Loss of Her Brothers Through Documentary

Currently streaming through MoMA, Sophy Romvari’s newest short Still Processing, exemplifies her tender approach to sensitive subjects.

Justine Smith

A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine

This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Jerusalem, Arizona, and New York.

Elisa Wouk Almino

It’s Time to Shift the Power Inequities Among Arts Nonprofits

This is a calling-in to the philanthropic, nonprofit, and education sectors to expand their circles of trust beyond white or white-adjacent executive leadership in order to water the roots.

Toya Lillard

Week in Review: Indianapolis Museum Director Resigns Amid Controversy; Guggenheim Signs Union Contract

Also, Turkey filed an unprecedented lawsuit to dissolve an arts organization founded by jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala, and more.

Jasmine Weber

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