A Security Guard, a Chance Encounter and a Sculpture Called ‘Hope’
The piece is simple, yet striking: a carved wooden bust of a female figure, about two feet tall, serene and calm. A braid ...
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A young artist’s search for the long-lost script of a Yiddish play
Why do so many authors of news articles about the Yiddishist world get it wrong? This question has been plaguing Yiddish cultural critic Rokhl Kafrissen for years. “There is a certain narrative that ...
Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe started a rebellion against “gatekeepers” wanting to keep Native art in a slim “cultural” ...