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Bangladesh: A Last Gesture Recorded
May 6, 2013 —
On April 24, an eight-story building in a suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed, killing hundreds of factory workers. Examining a photograph of a boy buried in the rubble, Bangladeshi writer Shameema Binte Rahman asks how his last gesture will be remembered. More -
Tamms Is Torture: The Campaign to Close an Illinois Supermax Prison
May 6, 2013 —
In January 2013, Illinois’ Tamms “supermax” prison closed its doors after 15 years of operation, during which hundreds of men were held in solitary confinement indefinitely. Here’s how artists, writers and the families of prisoners shut down the notorious facility. More -
Making Art in a World of Ferment:
A Conversation with Martha RoslerMay 6, 2013 —
In this episode of Forms of Life, Creative Time’s chief curator, Nato Thompson, speaks with artist Martha Rosler about the political concerns that have galvanized her practice over the last four decades. More -
40 Years in Solitary:
A Prisoner, An Artist, A DreamApril 15, 2013 —
Herman Wallace has been held in a six-by-nine-foot cell, for 23 hours a day, for over 40 years. In a new documentary film, Herman’s House, Angad Bhalla documents an artist’s efforts to visualize the home a prisoner longs for after decades in solitary confinement. More -
Out of Nowhere: Photography in Cambodia
April 15, 2013 —
As part of the Season of Cambodia arts festival in New York, curators Leeza Ahmady and Erin Gleeson present a selection of photographic portraiture documenting the rapid changes in Cambodian life today. More

