Lakshmi Rivera Amin

1 week ago | hyperallergic.com | Lakshmi Rivera Amin

‣ Five years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police sparked a global Black Lives Matter movement, one organization in the city has worked to archive the uprising’s protest art. Reporter Deena Zaru has the story for ABC:“I felt this enormous weight to be the one to decide to protect these stories and to make sure that the movement continues through the preservation of this art,” Kelly told ABC News, reflecting on her five-year journey.

1 week ago | hyperallergic.com | Lakshmi Rivera Amin

Welcome to the 287th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists create in the cavern of 14-foot-tall ceilings and keep a bucket of water within arm’s reach. Want to take part? Check out our submission guidelines and share a bit about your studio with us through this form! All mediums and workspaces are welcome, including your home studio. How long have you been working in this space? Two and a half years.

2 weeks ago | hyperallergic.com | Lakshmi Rivera Amin

Welcome to the 286th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists use light as a medium and relish the sounds of the ocean nearby. Want to take part? Check out our submission guidelines and share a bit about your studio with us through this form! All mediums and workspaces are welcome, including your home studio. How long have you been working in this space? Since 2006. Describe an average day in your studio.

2 weeks ago | hyperallergic.com | Lakshmi Rivera Amin

‣ The one and only Mona Chalabi, Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator, writes in the Guardian about animating Muslim women in realistic, narratively complex ways — an antidote to the Disneyfication of hijabis in mainstream animation:The way that the hijab is depicted matters. Not just for the half a billion people in the world who wear them, but for all Muslims, because this head covering has been a target for Islamophobia from France to the US.

2 weeks ago | hyperallergic.com | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |Lisa Zhang |John Yau |Daniel Larkin |Mána Taylor

The artists we’re highlighting this week have diverse practices, ranging from the earthy, unglazed ceramics of Stanley Rosen to the complex, multicolored tapestries of Kenny Nguyen to the embroidered textile-photographs of Spandita Malik, but all share a desire to express personal preoccupations, personalities, and concerns through their art.