A creative solution for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan
LaToya spent five months living in Flint, Michigan, documenting the lives of those affected by the city's water crisis for her photo essay Flint is Family. As the crisis dragged on, she realized it was going to take more than a series of photos to bring relief. In this inspiring, surprising TED talk, she shares the creative lengths she went to in order to bring free, clean water to the people of Flint.
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Grief and grievance: how artists respond to racial violence in America
The Guardian by Nadja Sayej In a new exhibition, the work of 37 artists has been brought together to show how art can react to the epidemic of violence towards black Americans At a time when black Americans are twice as likely to die of Covid-19 as their white counterparts while a reckoning continues over […]
GRIEF AND GRIEVANCE: ART AND MOURNING IN AMERICA
New Museum February 17 to June 6, 2021 Get Tickets An intergenerational exhibition of works from thirty-seven artists, conceived by curator Okwui Enwezor From February 17 to June 6, 2021, the New Museum will present “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America,” an exhibition originally conceived by Okwui Enwezor (1963-2019) for the New Museum, […]
LaToya Ruby Frazier at UC Santa Barbara
Thursday February 25, 2021 at 5:00pm Race to Justice Virtual Event UC Santa Barbara College of Creative Studies Acclaimed photographer and MacArthur Fellow LaToya Ruby Frazier depicts the unsettling reality of today’s America: post-industrial cities riven by poverty, racism, healthcare inequality and environmental toxicity. Her groundbreaking series “Flint is Family” was named one of the […]
New book documents shutdown of GM Lordstown plant through the eyes of its workers
WKBN-27 by Stan Boney LaToya Ruby Frazier spent nine months documenting the workers and their families LORDSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The front cover of a book recently published by LaToya Ruby Frazier was shot from a helicopter two days after the final vehicle rolled off the assembly line at the General Motors Lordstown plant. Of […]
Smart Museum exhibition to celebrate 40th anniversary of MacArthur Fellows Program
University of Chicago News Toward Common Cause to open in summer 2021 with art from 28 MacArthur Fellows Next summer, to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellowships, the Smart Museum of Art will open an expansive multi-venue exhibition that will include the work of 28 MacArthur Fellows. Toward Common Cause: Art, Social […]
The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) announces recent art acquisitions
“The ongoing expansion and enrichment of the Museum’s contemporary art collection reflects our deep commitment to bringing diversity, inclusivity, and new narratives to the contemporary art collection.” The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) announced today its summer and fall contemporary art acquisitions, which include works by Christina Fernandez, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jeffrey Gibson, Edgar […]
UC Davis Talk: Addressing the Power of Untold Stories Through Photography
University of California, Davis Office of Strategic Communications By Karen Nikos-Rose and Michelle Villagomez LaToya Ruby Frazier calls for a new ‘photo league’ to draw attention to injustices If an American photo league — like the one-time New York photography cooperative that arose in the first half of the 20th century — ever emerges anew, […]
Art as transformation: LaToya Ruby Frazier’s social justice photography
The Cavalier Daily University of Virginia by Loree Seitz Photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier shares how art can function for social justice The University of Virginia’s Department of Art hosted “Art as Transformation: Using Photography for Social Change,” a talk with photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, on Oct. 27. Frazier’s award-winning photo-history book “The Notion of Family” […]
“LaToya Ruby Frazier: The Last Cruze”
The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago The Renaissance Society is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of The Last Cruze, a substantial book that expands upon LaToya Ruby Frazier’s 2019 solo exhibition at the museum. Available to order, this publication features Frazier’s extensive body of work that centers on the autoworkers at the […]
The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War II
New York Times Style Magazine By Thessaly La Force, Zoë Lescaze, Nancy Hass and M.H. Miller Three artists, a curator and a writer came together to discuss the pieces that have not only best reflected the era, but have made an impact. On a recent afternoon, the artists Dread Scott, Catherine Opie and Shirin Neshat, […]
Citizenship: A Practice of Society at MCA Denver through Feb. 2021
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver) Oct. 2, 2020–Feb. 14, 2021 Responding to urgent social issues and the current political climate, more than 30 artists are presenting works dating from 2016 to present. Citizenship: A Practice of Society is a survey of politically engaged art made since 2016. In response to political events and […]
Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards 2020 showcase — Artist and Editor Talks
The Photographers’ Gallery Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30pm Discover the work of the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards 2020 winners in two live streamed conversations. The Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards celebrate outstanding contributions to photography and moving image publishing. This hour-and-a-half event will feature a conversation with the Chicago-based artist LaToya Ruby Frazier, whose eponymous book LaToya Ruby […]