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Writer & Editor. @artbasel, @artreview_, @wallpapermag, @frieze_magazine etc. Former @Fulbrightprgrm fellow & @interviewmag editor. she/her

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30 Iconic Feminist Works By Women Artists

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By Emily McDermott Verified
| ARTnews Verified
Simone Leigh, Brick House, 2019 Artwork copyright © Simone Leigh, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Last March, we presented 15 iconic works of feminist art stretching from the first wave of feminism to the intersectional movement of today. But that roster could only scratch the surface of a potent artistic point of view. Here we add another 15 artworks that powerfully advance the feminist argument.
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How AI Will Change Art, According to Arthur Jafa, Marilyn Minter, and Other Artists

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By Emily McDermott Verified
| Artsy Verified
AI has quickly become an omnipresent tool—for research, writing, image generation, and more. In the art world, this shift has had a polarizing effect: embraced by some, rejected by others. At times, the use of AI has led to controversy, as with the much-opposed, though hugely successful, auction, “Augmented Intelligence,” Christie’s first-ever sale dedicated to art made with AI.
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Diedrick Brackens: Social Fabric

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By Emily McDermott Verified
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In homage to Audre Lorde, the artist’s exhibition at SCAD Museum of Art explores whether subsistence itself can be a form of resistance Texas-born, Los Angeles-based artist Diedrick Brackens is known for largescale weavings that incorporate myth and storytelling to highlight Black and queer histories and bodies, particularly in relation to the American South.
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Awards

Hearst Journalism Award

2015 - Multimedia Enterprise Finalist
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Fulbright Scholar

2016 - Young Professional Journalist
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