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Show Review: Jorge Torrealba – Discount for Ugly People
Emma review’s Jorge Torrealba – Discount for Ugly People on view at One Art Space.
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Shtetl Art Gallery: Brooklyn’s First Hasidic Art Space
Shtetl Art Gallery is a landmark event in the art scene – the first Hasidic-owned gallery of Williamsburg. It’s a celebration of Jewish identity that hosts a wide range of artists and pieces. Though all the artists featured are different, their work all speaks to a respect for spirituality and religious ritual and a desire for community dialogue.
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Choreographed Cause, Planned Effect – JM Rizzi at WallWorks New York
On view in the South Bronx, JM Rizzi Cause and Effect, a solo exhibition at the acclaimed gallery WallWorks New York. Bright street art assemblage works, while concurrent keeping the idealism of Abstract Expressionism in mind.
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DIA, Death, & A Demon Horse: A Conspiracy of Luis Jimenez and His Most Infamous Sculpture
Reared on a berm in front of Denver International Airport, stands a creation vast in both stature and lore: Blucifer. Some say the beast is cursed, a demonic design responsible for the murder of its creator, an allegory of the conspiracy surrounding its home, DIA. Others view a controversial piece of art with over a decade’s long debate of aesthetic value and intention.
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A History of Cameras & an Introduction to Photography
Photography turned the traditional art world upside down when it was introduced in the 19th century. People at the time exclaimed, “How can a photograph equate to a painting? Photography cannot be art!”
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Individual Activist: Artivism at Home & Abroad
A profile on seasoned social justice figure IndividualActivist. Emma interviews IA about her activism in China and her perspectives on a changing political landscape.
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Escapism at Meredith Rosen Gallery
Emma visits the Meredith Rosen Gallery on the Upper East Side to see its Dec-Jan show “Escapism,” a theme uniquely suited to 2020.
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Yehimi Cambrón & The Joy Of Resilience: Monuments, Migration and Monarch Butterflies
Yehimi Cambrón is an artist, activist, and public speaker from Michoacán, Mexico who immigrated to Atlanta. She is undocumented and uses her art to showcase the humanity of immigration as well as the intersectionality within it.
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Public Art: SoHo
A short history of the public art in New York’s SoHo district.
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Arthur Kwon Lee: Million Masks of God
Fine artist Arthur Kwon Lee speaks with UP about the nuances of symbology & finding balance with a competitive spirit. Lee’s show Million Masks of God is on display at Trotter&Sholer Gallery until December 6th, 2020.
