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On Friday, performance artist Marina Abramović successfully led the audience in a seven-minute silence at Glastonbury, a British music festival that attracts more than 200,000 people each year, to commemorate “a dark moment in human history.” Later that evening, another artist also performed a surprise stunt: Banksy, who is known for his murals and graffiti works on city streets. At the Glastonbury Festival, Banksy threw an inflatable raft into the crowd during a performance by British band Idles. guardianWhen the raft incident was first reported, the band didn’t know about Banks’ stunt until after it happened. related articles Banksy’s latest…
Updated: June 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM ET: On the evening of June 27, after this article was published, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Council Speaker Adrian Adams announced a comprehensive restoration of funding for libraries and cultural institutions, restoring $58.3 million in funding to the City’s three public library systems and $53 million in funding to the Cultural Institutions Group and Cultural Development Fund recipients. DCLA’s total budget has not yet been released. Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council will release the city’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2025 by July 1, following a year of…
Grant Wood’s masterpiece is reimagined for the 2024 election season (Editor Valentina Di Liscia/Allergicall social media screenshots are from Allergic） Last night, President Joe Biden and felon Donald Trump went head-to-head in a historic presidential debate that was somehow even more unprofessional than we had expected. The debate highlighted the broader crisis and desperation in America, underscoring the widespread perception that Biden’s campaign was vaguely directed toward elder abuse, while Trump’s campaign, while hilariously unserious, would have us hurtling toward unbridled fascism. As always, we have to find ways to laugh so we don’t cry, and last night’s depressing content…
Activists from ACT UP and Jewish Voice for Peace stage an art-filled event at the AIDS Memorial (Photo by Alexa Wilkinson, all images courtesy of Jewish Voice for Peace and ACT UP) Ahead of the grand opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, activists from ACT UP and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) dropped two banners at the New York City AIDS Memorial in Greenwich Village, calling on President Biden to stop funding Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza. The event takes place in the early morning hours of June 28, during which Biden will visit the Lower Manhattan neighborhood,…
As soon as I walked into La MaMa Galleria, I knew I was in for a treat. A video played in the gallery’s front window, showing Korean artist Jiwon Rhie being repeatedly slapped by a hand-shaped installation she made. From the lines on her face to her bobbed hair that sways back and forth, it’s clear that Rhie’s fascination with movement and incongruity will take root in her Suddenly, the image explained everythingthe exhibition will run until this Sunday (June 30). Jiwon Rhie’s video work undercurrent (2023) series is displayed in the gallery’s front window At the entrance to the…
This article comes from Allergic’s 2024 Pride Month series, interviewing queer and trans elders in the arts community throughout June. When Deborah Bright began to study her Dream Girl In 1989, just four years after she came out, she launched the Bright Series, and she did more than just make a queer voice in the art world. In this photographic series, she inserts herself into classic film stills alongside leading women and men—infusing them with queer sexual tension with her sleek, androgynous image—playing with sexuality, desire, gender roles, and Hollywood’s untold queer history. As conservative backlash against LGBTQ+ and women’s…
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ArtOsman Kan EribakanPortrait of Jessica Silverman and Sarah Thornton. Photo by Daniel Herbert. Courtesy of the couple.Portrait of Michaela Yearwood-Dan and Elle Stanford. Courtesy of the couple.Artists have always relied on love. Like water in the desert, a romantic relationship can be a source of inspiration and a way to explore oneself through a new pair of eyes. For queer artists, this bond between the artist and their loved ones has given rise to some of the most iconic works of art. sleep (1964), a five-hour video by Andy Warhol about his lover John Giorno, and a dreamy clip by…