Dispatches

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  Podcast

  Tupí or not Tupí? Tropicália in Mexico City

  March 3, 2014 - 

  Mexico City-based art collective Cráter Invertido present a compilation of songs by the legendary Tropicália musician Tom Zé, as part of a new publication aimed at disseminating Zé’s music and ideas to a Spanish-speaking audience.  More

  By Cráter Invertido

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  Dispatch

  A Different Type of Beauty:
  Painter Mickalene Thomas Eulogizes Her Late Mother

  February 24, 2014 - 

  Artist Mickalene Thomas commemorates the life of her late mother, whose conviction and resilience inspired Thomas to make a series of paintings and photographs in tribute to “Mama Bush.”  More

  By Mickalene Thomas

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  Photo Gallery

  United at the Margins: Sochi’s LGBTQ Community

  February 17, 2014 - 

  As international attention focuses on Sochi, host city for a Winter Olympics that has been protested due to Russia’s recent law punishing “gay propaganda,” Olya Ivanova photographs the local gay and lesbian scene and Katya Kazbek comments on the community’s varied perspectives on LGBTQ politics.  More

  By Olya Ivanova and Katya Kazbek

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  Op-Ed

  An Open Letter From Pussy Riot

  February 6, 2014 - 

  In an open letter, anonymous members of Pussy Riot announce a split from their formerly imprisoned colleagues, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, citing ideological differences and emphasizing their ongoing dedication to radical feminist politics.  More

  By Marisa Mazria Katz

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  Op-Ed

  What Is a Refugee If There Is No Nation-State?

  February 3, 2014 - 

  Writing from Jordan, a nation that has provided refuge for millions of exiled Palestinians and today also houses hundreds of thousands of Syrians, MTL finds poignant parallels between the Palestinian and Syrian refugee experiences.  More

  By MTL