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divergence & fragmentation: contemporary indigenous art in the mapped “global” world. divergence & fragmentation: contemporary indigenous art in the mapped “global” world. written by hannah deskin edited by josephine spalla in the art world, the global contemporary moment is characterized by a polarizing continue reading divergence & fragmentation: contemporary indigenous art in the mapped “global” world the affective weight of representing se* workers in the context of modernity: toulouse lautrec, humor, shock, and la rue moulins. the affective weight of representing se* workers in the context of modernity: toulouse lautrec, humor, shock, and la rue moulins. written by brianne chapelle, edited by miray eroglu beheld retrospectively by the modern viewer, lautrec’s representations of the can-can dancers, cabaret singers, and se* workers of montmartre have been lifted into the “high art” realm. while his works now enjoy this elevated status in world clas* museum collections, they did not necessarily achieve this status in lautrec’s lifetime, nor were they perhaps intended to do so. continue reading the affective weight of representing se* workers in the context of modernity: toulouse lautrec, humor, shock, and la rue doing differently now: lubaina himid and the future of britain’s memorial landscape. doing differently now: lubaina himid and the future of britain’s memorial landscape. written by jacqueline hampshire edited by émilie perring in 2011, lubaina himid began a presentation at the monument and the changing continue reading doing differently now: lubaina himid and the future of britain’s memorial landscape public displays of mastery: judith leyster and dutch women artists of the sevente*nth century. public displays of mastery: judith leyster and dutch women artists of the sevente*nth century. written by sophie panzer edited by lucia bell-epstein dutch genre paintings from the sevente*nth century often portray women confined