The Double Battle | The Nation
Facebook0 Twitter0 Mail Eric Foner , The Nation Frederick Douglass. Featured Image Let me begin on a personal note. Over half a century ago, my uncle, the historian Philip S.…
How to slow down and get a new perspective on portraits
By Grace Aldridge Foster “Nine to Five” by Josh Kline, 3D-printed sculptures in plaster, ink-jet ink, and cyanoacrylate; janitor cart, 2015. This sculpture is in the National Portrait Gallery exhibition…
MoMA Is Finally Giving Legendary Black Artist Charles White His Due | Vice
Not a lot of black people know who Charles White is—which is equal parts heartbreaking and confusing, because it’s hard to overstate his importance as a black artist. White was…
“Tin Pan Dragon” at Renwick
Duane Flatmo discusses his work Tin Pan Dragon, a 23-foot animated sculpture built of steel tubing and recycled aluminum, in the exhibition “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” at…
How ‘Gardening While Black’ Almost Landed This Detroit Man in Jail | The New York Times
DETROIT — For nearly two years, a man tilled an overgrown park in a half-abandoned Detroit neighborhood into a tiny urban farm, filling the earth with the seeds of kale…
Smithsonian Folkways new release | Smithsonian Insider
New on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: This official music video is for “Ripest of Apples” by Anna & Elizabeth, from the new album ‘The Invisible Comes to Us’ out March 30th,…
Ava DuVernay to Direct Prince Documentary | Colorlines
For her next documentary, Ava DuVernay will visit Paisley Park to tell the story of its late occupant, Prince Rogers Nelson. The “A Wrinkle in Time” director confirmed the news…
Once each year, a city pops up in a desert. See the art of Burning Man without the dust
By Marilyn Scallan Burning Man participants 2013 (Photo by Neil Girling) A bit of bohemian ethos and artistry stands amid the permanent concrete buildings and crowded streets of the nation’s…
Willie McCovey, Hall of Famer and Giants legend, dies at age 80 | ESPN
The Giants said McCovey died “peacefully” after battling “ongoing health issues.” McCovey had been getting around in a wheelchair in recent years because he could no longer rely on his…
“2001: A Space Odyssey” explored at Smithsonian
A new Smithsonian exhibit aims to make visitors think about our place in the universe. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the movie, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” A replica…