What are Black contemporary artists doing in the face of institutional erasure and neglect?
Author: Olivia K. Young
Children Of The Water
Yelaine Rodriguez’s Children Of The Water draws on the Afro-syncretic to realize a free-flowing photographic project
Small Boats, Slave Ship; or, Isaac Julien and the Beauty of Implied Catastrophe
From the AJO Archives: Emma Chubb discusses art that addresses trans-Mediterranean crossings
Jannis Kounellis: An Epic Journey With No Return
A review of Jannis Kounellis at the Walker Art Center
Feminist Interview Project: Michal Heiman in Conversation with Gil Z. Hochberg
The Feminist Interview Project speaks with pioneering multidisciplinary artist Michal Heiman.
The 2023 Year in Review on Art Journal Open
A Look Back at 2023’s Most-Read Posts from Art Journal Open
Malapropisms: Track Changes
Pato Hebert draws on his advocacy work and personal experience to explore long COVID.
Immemorial: The Poetics of AIDS
A Conversation with Rudy Lemcke
From the Archives
Tina Takemoto and artist Rudy Lemcke discuss his artistic practice and the poetics and politics of AIDS.
Race, Whiteness, and Absence in Studio Practice
Artist Ken Gonzales-Day walks us through some of his series and discusses absence, erasure, and critical race visual culture.
Feminist Interview Project: Katherine Guinness in Conversation with Jasmine Dillavou
In this installment of the Feminist Interview Project, artist Jasmine Dillavou on storytelling as an activist tool for change
Feminist Interview Project: Mira Schor in Conversation with Charlotte Kent
Artist Mira Schor, in conversation with Charolotte Kent, discusses early days at CalArts, feminism, and family.
Affecting Images: A Guided Self-Reflection Document for a Trauma-Informed Art History Classroom
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: A Self-Reflection Guide for Instructors Building Inclusive Classrooms