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This Tactical Urbanist Is Pasting Narratives of Enslaved People All over Richmond

Gregory Scruggs

August 27, 2018 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

Untold RVA, a project developed by ‘tactical urbanist’ Free Egunfemi, intervenes in public space to foreground the history of slavery and the lives of the enslaved in Richmond. While work is being done to dismantle Richmond’s commemorations of the Confederacy, Egunfemi and other activists are working to ensure the people survived unimaginably oppression are not forgotten.

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The "Black Art Yearbook" Is Helping Contemporary Black Artists Make History

Rikki Bird

August 21, 2018 |

Artsy |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Dario Calmese’s Black Art Yearbook captures candid portraits of curators, collectors, dealers and other people who support the creation of black art. In this way, Calmese is making a historical record of an exciting moment as well as commemorating people that are often marginalized or erased by the creation of ‘official’ art history.

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Uffizi Gallery's Vast Sculpture Collection Goes Online in Interactive 3D Scans

Jasmine Weber

August 15, 2018 |

Hyperallergic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Italy, Venice

A partnership between Venice’s Uffizi Gallery and Indiana University is providing new access to the Uffizi’s collection of ancient sculpture. The Uffizi Digitization Project provides a web interface for visitors to see the work in interactive three-dimension scans.

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Bicycle Deaths in New York Are a Problem. The Ghost Bikes Project Wants to Solve It.

Melissa Petro

August 14, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Ghost Bike Project installs stripped-down bikes at the scenes of fatal accidents to raise awareness about the work still needed to ensure safety for cyclists. Project staff also work to correct narratives about bike accidents which are often commonly blamed on the cyclist without cause.

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A Pop-Up Pencil Museum Underlines a History that Has Almost Been Erased

Allison Meier

August 13, 2018 |

Hyperallergic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Commemorating the nearly forgotten history of one of New York City’s first factories, Jackie Mock’s installation “The Pencil Museum” places items related to the history of Eberhard Faber’s pencil company in outdoor vitrines. This installation is part of Art In the Parks, a series of public art installations placed in parks that are often without cultural programming.

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Malcolm X. Mosque No. 7. Hotel Theresa. Remembering Harlem's Muslim History.

Sharon Otterman

August 12, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

With gentrification rapidly changing New York City neighborhoods, there is a need to preserve these neighborhoods' history before it is erased. A tour of landmarks associated with Islam in Harlem helps keep this history alive and connects people to the larger narrative of Islam in America.

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Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change

Nathaniel Rich

August 01, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

In the late 1970s to late 1980s, activists, scientists, and politicians began to address the climate change crisis. For a decade, they attempted to ask the U.S. to commit to an international agreement to reduce emissions, and they almost succeeded. “In a single decade, they turned a crisis that was studied by no more than several dozen scientists into the subject of Senate hearings, front-page headlines and the largest diplomatic negotiation in world history.”

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Digitally Explore Thousands of Artifacts Excavated from an Amsterdam Canal

Allison Meier

July 10, 2018 |

Hyperallergic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

Rather than museum worthy, beautiful crafted artworks made to stand the test of time, the Below the Surface exhibition and website displays the hundreds of years of detritus pulled from an Amsterdam construction site. The website allows visitors to interact with these objects and explore the changes in tools, usage, and culture over Amsterdam’s history.

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Chicano Artists Challenge How We Remember the Alamo

Josh Feola

July 09, 2018 |

Artsy |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

A San Antonio art exhibition challenges the prevalent myth that the Alamo was a selfless Anglo sacrifice for independence by using historical records, past Chicano art, and contemporary art to show the battle was to protect slavery in Texas. The artwork celebrates Chicago justice and connects racism and xenophobia of the past with modern political narratives. The exhibit also elevates overlooked historical facts and underrepresented voices while confronting America’s history of racial and colonial oppression, a battle that is far from complete.

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The Activists Using Embroidery to Protest Mexico's Murder Epidemic

Lauren Cocking

July 03, 2018 |

Broadly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

The Fuentes Rojas call attention to Mexico's staggering murder rate and commemorate the lives of victims by staging interventions in public space. By hanging handkerchiefs embroidered with details of a victim's life, the group creates a visceral, empathetic memorial for those that have been lost.

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