“Machines are not going away, and there is still time for us to shape and develop them in a more gentle and compassionate way.”
I spoke to Anicka Yi, who has turned the @Tate Turbine Hall into an aromatic ecosystem inhabited by "biologized machines"
https://t.co/TSAoGUU3kG
"Yi's floating forms respond to the air in Turbine Hall in unpredictable ways, with each of the tentacular, bulbous creatures programmed to display its own set of behaviors."
Anicka Yi is profiled by @tessthackara for the @nytimes:
https://t.co/33hyZw6Mp3
Advocates and dealers caution that, while recognition and prices are growing, there are still plenty of barriers to entry for “outsider” artists into the art market, and the risk of exploitation remains high. https://t.co/Psmc3ChW9c
“When I do exhibitions, it is always at the back of my mind—will I be treated fairly?”
ActionSpace artist Thompson Hall was interviewed by @tessthackara for @TheArtNewspaper examining neurodiversity in the contemporary art world.
TO LOOK UP / Thank you to @tessthackara & @TheArtNewspaper for covering this topic. Great to see @ProjectArtWorks@Art_etal @TDS_Gallery & Thompson Hall (@THEActionSpace) featured! About the recognition of disabled & neurodivergent artists & how they are treated within the arts.
Art et al. is featured in the latest issue of The Arts Newspaper examining neurodiversity in the artworld mainstream.
“The pandemic year has brought questions of access and disability rights into new focus, and the artworld is paying attention” - Tess Thackara
#ArtEtAl
Great to be quoted in this @nytimesarts piece about #art#museums & real community connection, along with colleague @melodybuyukozer. Loved talking with @tessthackara, who has been delving into it with terrific directors & changemakers around the field.
https://t.co/MteFxzjCCs
In print and online TODAY, exploring the new monuments to local residents of a North Philly neighborhood created by artists alongside @Monument_Lab and @Villagephilly in @nytimesarts @AfroFuturAffair @drdebwillis
https://t.co/7nVGpUBcGA
Now sharing articles I wrote weeks ago bc I'm bad at Tweets. Artist Alex Da Corte on bringing @sesamestreet 's Big Bird to the @metmuseum rooftop this summer — but w a twist
https://t.co/XQPnoUTPea
Now sharing articles I wrote weeks ago bc I'm bad at Tweets. Spoke to the boss Rose Wylie for @tmagazine about the quality of a line, her cat Pete, the joy of being unconstrained and other things... https://t.co/hTcvDPHvEX
Who gets a say in the evolution of our cities? @monument_lab and @villagephilly unveil homegrown monuments to the over-overlooked residents of North Philadelphia who have made a big difference in citizens' lives. https://t.co/P0KDLLCgAF
After San Francisco loses Gagosian, the city's galleries are collaborating to survive. Mega-gallery's closure will not affect Californian city's small but vibrant art scene, local dealers say—this is "not a place that responds to grandiose braggadoci". https://t.co/boC7xZprzi
We are excited to see a positive shift underway on the #sustainability front. Read about ARTA's commitment to building a greener future: https://t.co/mEFDl4mKpi
MOCA Los Angeles commits to carbon negativity by 2023—and other signs the U.S. art world is beginning to take action against climate change @MOCAlosangeles@TheArtNewspaper@ExtinctionR
https://t.co/woKfcWVc0e
Auction report | The last of @Sothebys marquee livestream evening sales this year was concise and efficient with 25 lots out of 30 auctioned off in just over an hour—@tessthackara shares all the details. https://t.co/EH1GQEIIpU
“In a lot of ways I needed to do this so I didn’t lose my mind,” Got to hear some inspiring, healing pandemic stories for this article for @nytimesarts Go and see "Hope Wanted.." @NYHistory curated by @kevin_powell and @KayHickman15 !
https://t.co/rRyZn73Gqx