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posted by CAA — Aug 07, 2019
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Toni Morrison. Photo courtesy Alfred A. Knopf.
No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear: Toni Morrison on the Artist’s Task in Troubled Times
Author and professor Toni Morrison passed away this week at the age of 88. Read her 2015 essay on the role of the artist, “No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear.” (The Nation)
In a Powerful Statement, the Baltimore Museum of Art Is Dedicating All of Its 2020 Programming to Female Artists
The museum is planning thirteen solo shows for artists including Joan Mitchell, Candice Breitz, and Katharina Grosse. (artnet News)
Congress Is Investigating the Rapid Closure of Art Institutes Across United States
The collapse of the university franchise that owned more than 40 college campuses across the country has left nearly 26,000 students with ample debt and no degrees.(Hyperallergic)
Becoming Full Professor While Black
“My promotion happened—like those of all the black women before me—not because times have changed, but because I beat the odds.” (Chronicle of Higher Ed)