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Containing 80 Portraits, ‘Stop Tanks with Books’ Pleas for Broad, Sweeping Action in Ukraine

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Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, British artist Mark Neville moved to Kyiv, a city he traveled to frequently from his home in London since beginning Stop Tanks with Books in 2016. You can find much more of the photographer’s activist-centered work, in addition to more images from the series, on his site.

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Wildlife Intertwine in Finely Rendered Mythological Worlds by Lauren Marx

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Sinuous, intertwined wildlife bridge worlds of the living and the dead in Lauren Marx ’s intricate multi-media work. “I am creating a mythological world, centered around North American flora and fauna, to better expresses my image of who I am, how I am perceived, my struggles with mental health, and to explore self-healing.”

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Subversively Elegant Portraits of Indigenous People Drawn on Repurposed Ledgers by Artist Chris Pappan

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“Axiom” (2016), mixed media on ledger, 16 x 16 inches. In his mixed-media portraits, Chicago-based artist Chris Pappan draws on the tradition of ledger art, a practice that flourished among Native populations throughout the Great Plains from around 1850 to 1920. All images © Chris Pappan, shared with permission.

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ART Domains Celebrates Five Years of Building Digital Identities

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Since launching in 2016,ART has become a popular extension for creatives and is among the top five fastest-growing domains—all through organic growth and remarkably high renewal rates. ” Shantell Martin’s takeover of the Oculus’s screens in the World Trade Center. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Photo by Timothy Schenck.

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Andrew Satake Blauvelt Elevated Graphic Design Far Beyond Notions of “Problem Solving”

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“Graphic design must be seen as a discipline capable of generating meaning on its own terms without undue reliance on commissions, prescriptive social functions, or specific media or styles,” wrote designer, curator, and writer Andrew Satake Blauvelt in 2003. . Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia, 1964–1974 Walker Art Center, 2015.

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The Best Design Books of 2021

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Ruben Pater’s 2016 book The Politics of Design arrived at the perfect moment: just preceding the 2016 election and the reckoning that came alongside it about the designer’s role in society. Caps Lock by Ruben Pater. Caps Lock by Ruben Pater (Valiz).

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An Expansive Exhibition Pairs Two Indigenous Artists to Explore the Power of Socially Engaged Artmaking

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The expansive exhibition—featuring 26 mixed-media sculptures, installations, and wall hangings—joins two of the leading Indigenous artists working today in a manner that distinguishes both the connective threads and nuances within their bodies of work. at Oceti Sakowin camp, Standing Rock, North Dakota.