An unlikely group of six Communist Italian artists showed their work in the newly created People’s Republic of China as part of a political and cultural diplomatic mission.
Category: Publications
Inside Out: Museum Talk with Furen Dai
Conversation about Museums and their future between artist Furen Dai and curator Martina Tanga
Let’s Imagine a New Museum Staff Structure
Facing multiple unprecedented calamities throughout 2020—a global pandemic, economic upheaval, social turmoil, and climate crisis—museums shuttered, decimated their staff, and … More
Roots Reimagined: The Idea of Africa and African American Identity
Essay in the Exhibition Catalogue, “A Face Like Mine” at the Mattatuck Museum, May 2-September 12, 2021 A close study … More
Available to download here. To cite this article: Guinness, Katherine, Charlotte Kent and Martina Tanga, ‘Collaborative Reflections on The Feminist … More
The Color of Water, Bryan McFarlane’s Recent Paintings
Essay to accompany the exhibition Caught in Colorful RainMar 5 – 27, 2021 at Gallery NAGA Have you ever felt … More
Flipping the Exhibition Inside Out: Enrico Crispolti’s Show Ambiente come Sociale at the 1976 Venice Biennale
In 1976, art historian and curator Enrico Crispolti—charged with organizing the show, Ambiente come Sociale, for the Italian Pavilion at … More
From Three-Dimensional to Two-Dimensional, and Back Again: Gerald Hayes’ Spray Paintings
In 1966, New York-based artist Gerald Hayes experimented with the unusual technique of spray paint. He created abstract compositions using … More
The Persistence of Everyday Life: Stephan Brigidi’s Photographs of 1970s Rome
“The Persistence of Everyday Life: Stephan Brigidi’s Photographs of 1970s Rome” is an essay that explores Brigidi’s poignant photographs of … More
Manifesto TK — FAAC
Manifesto TK records the process of writing a collective manifesto, an intersectional feminist approach to the way we teach, live, … More
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