Features

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  Feature

  “What Is Common to All of Us?” Redefining Black Male Identity

  September 23, 2014 - 

  Drawing from his collaborative transmedia project “Question Bridge: Black Males,” the artist Hank Willis Thomas examines the racial context of the 2012 killing of Jordan Davis as the man who shot the 17-year-old Florida resident, Michael Dunn, is retried for murder.  More

  By Hank Willis Thomas

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  Interview

  Engagement or Disengagement?
  A Conversation About Manifesta 10 with Joanna Warsza

  June 26, 2014 - 

  Nato Thompson speaks with Joanna Warsza, curator of Manifesta 10’s public program, about how artists invited to the roving European biennial are responding to the political situation in Russia.  More

  By Nato Thompson

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  Uprisings

  25 Years After the Tiananmen Crackdown

  June 2, 2014 - 

  To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, Creative Time Reports presents reflections on China’s 1989 democracy movement from artists involved in the historic exhibition “China: June 4, 1989,” in partnership with the Asian American Writers’ Workshop.  More

  By Zhang Hongtu and Zhao Gang

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  Feature Op-Ed

  Mexico’s Oil Belongs to Its Citizens, Not the Global 1%

  March 18, 2014 - 

  On the anniversary of Mexico’s 1938 oil nationalization, artist Yoshua Okón argues that the “energy reform” currently underway in his country will deprive citizens of income directed toward education, health care and anti-poverty programs.  More

  By Yoshua Okón

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  Feature

  Before the Fall: Photos and Video of Ukraine’s Euromaidan Protests

  March 4, 2014 - 

  As the standoff in Ukraine continues over Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, artist Tomas Rafa provides an intimate portrait of the recent battles that unfolded in the “Euromaidan” protests in Kiev. These photographs and video offer a rare on-the-ground look at the fiery front lines.  More

  By Tomas Rafa