Artist Representations

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Iloilo artists win big at art tilt

The Daily Tribune 21 Sep 2018

continues to uphold its legacy of honoring Filipino creativity through the recognition of new and promising artists for the 2018 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) ... A tree rooted in the artist’s deep familiarity of his hometown in Oton, Iloilo, serves as the center of the composition where otherworldly figures and flowers spring....

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Beasts of India: Stunning Illustrations of Indigenous Animals Depicted in Various Tribal Art Traditions

Brainpickings 21 Sep 2018

Complement the breathtaking Beasts of India with other treasures from Tara Books — an illustrated celebration of water based on Indian folklore, The Night Life of Trees, indigenous representations of celestial myths, and an illustrated cosmogony of Indian mythology — then revisit artist JooHee Yoon’s wonderful Beastly Verse....

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St. Louis gets a shiny, new river at the Gateway Arch

St Louis Post-Dispatch 21 Sep 2018

Maplewood artist Margaret Keller installed Riverbend, a silvery representation of the Missouri River, on the ground in front of the new Arch entrance. It will be there through Dec. 21 ... ....

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88Rising Is Reshaping Popular Culture In Its Image

Stereogum 21 Sep 2018

Altogether, the ubiquity of these projects define a distinct moment of representation from artists of East Asian descent, one where their output is taken holistically rather than pulled apart solely by its author’s demographic makeup ... garnering co-signs from relevant cultural symbols to establish the legitimacy of artists who might otherwise be treated at first glance as inherently niche....

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Hari Nef on leading the unburnable witches of Assassination Nation into the patriarchal abyss

Entertainment Weekly 21 Sep 2018

He knew what the optics were, how high the stakes were for him steering the ship on these representations ... Again, there’s a lot of noise right now about representation and who gets to tell which stories, and I do believe artists — particularly those from marginalized communities — deserve every chance they can get to tell their own stories....

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Narendra’s classic portrayal of the nayika

The Hindu 20 Sep 2018

A little overstepping can lead to the portrayal becoming effeminate or a caricature representation. Narendra’s artistic merit shone through in this depiction of a samanya nayika in the Subbarama Aiyyar padam ‘Yarukkagilum Bhayama.’. Every little nuance of feminine guile was brought out through movements and sensitive abhinaya in a refined and dignified manner by the artiste....

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Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend

The Art Newspaper 20 Sep 2018

There is also an interesting display that looks at the Brooklyn Museum’s own problematic history of displaying black artists’ work, namely with the creation of the Brooklyn Museum’s Community Gallery in 1968 in response to demands for representation by local Black artists, and the controversial dismissal of the gallery’s director Henri Ghent in 1971....

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The Typographer's Dream is Dreamy Comedy at Theatre South

Memphis Flyer 20 Sep 2018

First off, Quark Theatre's production of The Typographer's Dream , is a fine, fine thing with more honest laughs, and little epiphanies than most plays twice its length. I'm probably not going to write very much about It though ... More than usual, describing any of the component parts in any detail will spoil the fun ... She's not a graphic artist or a word decorator. She's engaged with so much more than a visual representation of language....

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Benjamin Starr puts activism at the forefront of his all-encompassing live recording of A Water Album

Charleston City Paper 19 Sep 2018

Given that the city's representation for rap artists has been a point of contention for a long time, with many complaints being lobbed at the lower frequency of rap shows compared to other genres, Starr hosting a show this monumental to his career at a venue as integral as the Charleston Music Hall speaks to a larger shift in the city's culture....

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Kelso City Council approves mural design

TDN 19 Sep 2018

On a narrow vote and a minor change, the Kelso City Council approved a mural that will be painted on an abutment of the Allen Street Bridge. Mayor Nancy Malone and councilmen Jeffrey McAllister and Larry Alexander opposed the design and location, but they were outvoted ... Five local students, ages 18 to 22, designed the mural with artist Forest Wolf Kell as a representation of their experiences in Kelso ... 27 ... Subscribe to Daily Headlines....

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First deaf, transgender model is signed to the same agency as Gigi Hadid and Gisele Bündchen

Yahoo Daily News 19 Sep 2018

More. In a historic moment, Chella Man has just become the first deaf, trans model to be signed to IMG. The  model agency is home to the fashion industry’s biggest talents, including Gigi and Bella Hadid, Gisele Bündchen, Ashley Graham, and Kaia Gerber. Nineteen-year-old Man is of Chinese and Jewish descent ... “It’s surreal ... • This 19-year-old deaf, transgender artist will teach you a lesson on representation ... ....

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Freida Pinto opens up on her low phase

Mid Day 18 Sep 2018

Freida believes the inclusivity drive and debate on representation of cultures, races and gender has made things better for artistes like her ... Under-representation of actors of colour in 2016 Academy Awards nominations ignited the debate around whitewashing and a year later the #MeToo movement brought a major shift in the politics around gender in Hollywood....

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Angela Bassett Curated an Exhibition, Is Fabulous at That Too

New York Observer 18 Sep 2018

Surrealism and the Black Imaginary,” and it opened September 15 at Band of Vices, an artist-run gallery space in L.A.’s West Adams arts district ... Tilford notes in the material accompanying the exhibition that as Bassett’s collection has grown, so has her interest in other parts of a gallerist’s job, such as selecting artists for representation and making the studio visit rounds....

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