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Art gallery with a red wall displaying various artworks: on the left, a small framed traditional painting; in the center, a large rectangular textile artwork with vertical stripes; and on the right, two unconventional white rocking chairs. Above, a digital screen shows two separate projections of people dancing, one in black and white, and the other in color.
PERFORMING ARTS
ON POINT
On “Edges of Ailey”
Black and white photo of a crowded bus interior, with passengers standing and holding onto overhead handrails. The bus occupants are dressed in various styles, including hats and formal clothing.
BOOKS
PORTRAIT MODE
On Amy Sall’s The African Gaze
Interior scene of a ritualistic or cultural gathering in a dimly lit room, decorated with numerous candles and a centerpiece with flowers on the floor. Several individuals in traditional white and patterned outfits stand and sit around the space, some observing and others actively participating.
FILM
TYPE CAST
On Seeking Mavis Beacon 
A panoramic view featuring an outdoors scene by a lake with mountains and trees in the background. To the left, three individuals dressed in traditional indigenous attire are seated beside a a canvas tent. In the center, two people dressed in period European clothing examine materials on a table strewn with various objects. On the right, another individual in a white robe gestures towards the sky.
Features
White Lies
On the epistemic violence of the settler state 
Patterned background of repeating vertical lines resembling stemmed plants, interspersed with small red dots, displaying a transition from sparse to dense arrangement across the image.
1000 Words
Mataaho Collective
In conversation about Hautāmiro, 2025, at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Aotearoa New Zealand 
A large banner reading "I DON'T TRUST NOBODY BUT THE LAND" affixed to a red wooden building beside a street in a residential area, with trees and houses visible in the background under a cloudy sky.
1000 Words
Layli Long Soldier
On translating poetry into sculpture
The image depicts a person standing in an art gallery, facing large walls filled with text in uppercase letters that cover almost the entirety of each wall's surface. The room appears modern with a minimalistic, bright interior dominated by the extensive text-based art installation.
Features
Context Collapse
On Ana Gallardo’s “Tembló acá un delirio”
March 2025
Kite, Wichahpih’a (a clear night with a star-filled sky or a starlit night) (detail), 2020, silver thread on blue satin, 24 × 24”.
March 2025
VOL. 63, NO. 7
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