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In a virtual interview, artist Ebitenyefa Baralaye and curator Glenn Adamson discussed Baralaye’s new body of work. This series, comprising tall, figural vessels, recalls the cross-cultural genre of the face jug while also engaging questions of contemporary identity. Examples from the group are included in A New Realism, curated by Adamson for Friedman Benda Gallery in New York (June 3–July 2, 2021). Read the full interview.
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The CAA Museum Committee creates bridges between professional and academic practices while advocating for the institutions and persons who make them possible. To better direct their activities, please help them by completing a ten-question survey. We will share the results with CAA members. Submissions are open through June 2, 2021.
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President Biden announced his intention Tuesday afternoon to appoint four new members to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the body that oversees design and architecture of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Their positions are appointed by the president and do not need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. (NPR)
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Coronavirus restrictions have dramatically altered the visitor experience, but the changes run deeper than mask-wearing and one-way systems. (The Art Newspaper)
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“It is way past time for a collective reimagining of crime and punishment as we know it,” the artist said. (Hyperallergic)
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A Summer Exhibition and Book Celebrate the Art of Joseph E. Yoakum
The Art Institute of Chicago's show and book—both debuting in June—shed new light on an underappreciated American artist. This interactive feature breaks down how Yoakum's process varied the landscape forms in his evocative, whimsical drawings.
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How did artists in Syria develop Arab modernist painting during a volatile era? Zainab Bahrani tackles this question in a review of Beautiful Agitation: Modern Painting and Politics in Syria by Anneka Lenssen. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
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Featured Jobs and Opportunities
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Curator
Syracuse University Art Museum | Syracuse, New York
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Preparator and Exhibitions Specialist
Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Manager of Collections and Registration
Colby College Museum of Art | Waterville, Maine
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Collage as Street Art Residency
Application Deadline: June 20, 2021
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Image Credits
Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Labyrinth I, 2019. Terracotta, 18 x 18 x 2 in. (45.7 x 45.7 x 5 cm). © Ebitenyefa Baralaye; photograph provided by the artist
Joseph E. Yoakum, Grand Coulee Dam on Columbia River Washington Stat, n.d. Collection of the Roger Brown Study Collection
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