CRITICAL BLOGS &
EXHIBITIONS
Teetertotter Wall at the Mexico/US Boarder
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
"It’s easy to process at a glance the reason why this simple setup was so impactful: slicing through the slats of the wall, the pink apparatus of the seesaw was instantly out-of-place and simultaneously coherent with the border’s architecture. It’s an appendage, not an obstruction."
Contributor:
Create. Contributor
Stretching Arms
Print & Digital
In the midst of this global pandemic, how do we transcend solitude and foster community? This exhibition highlights artists that structure their work with self-compassion and reflection, which provides empathy for others and welcomes strength in vulnerability.
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Abel Rodríguez at Baltic+
Newcastle, England
Mogaje Guihu who took the Western name Abel Rodríguez in the 1990s, grew up in the Muinane community who live near the headwaters of the Cahuinarí River in the Colombian Amazon. Rodríguez’s precise, botanical illustrations are drawn from memory of knowledge acquired by oral transmission. His knowledge grasps a large inventory of plants that grow in the Colombian Amazon and their relations within the ecosystem, but also their uses for food, healing and other needs.
Contributor:
Minus Plato
Blog: The Anti-Racist Educator
Scotland & International
Based in Scotland, The Anti-Racist Educator is a collective of educational stakeholders (including students, teachers, parents, academics and activists) working toward building an education system that is: equitable, free from racial injustice. and critically engaged with issues of power, identity, and privilege.
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Biennale of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
For nearly 50 years, the Biennale of Sydney has presented some of the most dynamic contemporary
art from around the globe in iconic venues across Sydney.
This year’s exhibition, titled NIRIN and meaning ‘edge’ in Wiradjuri, is an artist- and First Nations-led biennale showcasing more than 700 artworks by 101 artists and collectives. A global platform for diverse cultures and perspectives, the Biennale unites people across the world, stimulating dialogue and inspiring change.
Contributor:
Minus Plato
Jard Lerebours, Interview + 2 Poems
New York, NY & Atlanta, GA
"Poetry and history are tangled up in the places where poetry’s bones have been broken and reset, its flesh has been burned and its body parts have been rearranged. As a Black poet, I am interested in our canon and its multidisciplinary nature."
Contributor:
Mask Magazine
Black Lives Matter
US & International
#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
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The Gallery B Side
Columbus, Ohio
Explore a Minus Plato project called the gallery B side devoted to the history of Gallery B at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Art Center. By providing a way to connect local and global audiences to the space virtually, gallery B side asks the viewer to think about the history and use of the gallery during the closure of the museum.
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Minus Plato