2023 Underground Art Market Report
Emory’s calendar is packed with exciting arts events for the month of October. From artist talks and film screenings to musical performances and the opening of the Praise House Project — a public art installation and immersive digital experience — there’s something for everyone to …
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You think you know Surrealism, then you visit an exhibition dedicated to a Surrealist artist you’ve never even heard of. You think you’ve seen a painting fully, then you look again and again, each time noticing elements you missed in previous rounds. You think you …
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The Berlin-based artist collective Slavs and Tatars will guest curate the ninth edition of Asia Now in Paris, a fair dedicated to artists from Asia. This is the first time since the fair launched in 2014 that artists will serve as the curators, devising an …
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Chef Keith Corbin – released to the press “There are geniuses in there,” said 2-time James Beard Award winner, Keith Corbin, referring to incarcerated men and their ability to cook with the most lifeless, flavorless ingredients imaginable. Corbin spent 10 years in prison himself, and …
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The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) has a host of policies controlling which books people can have in prisons, how they can get them, and what they can do with them. Incarcerated people in Ohio have been denied access to books like a …
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Justice secretary Alex Chalk said he will probe conditions for staff at a Northamptonshire prison after an exclusive Sky News report. Speaking from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester on Breakfast with Kay Burley, Mr Chalk said he has already “given instructions” to investigate HMP …
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By Rachel Crumpler When a child goes to visit an incarcerated parent, they have to navigate a complex maze. They’re shepherded past barbed wire fences and through locked doors. They watch their caregivers get patted down. They often walk down drab halls to sit in …
Read MoreLouisiana loves to celebrate anything and everything — from fall to French bread, beer to books. As the weather cools off (at least a little), here’s a look at area fairs and festivals in October and November. If you don’t see your celebration listed, please email …
Read MoreListen to this article ‘If you don’t like it…’ When I first came to prison in the 1970s, if you wanted to make a complaint about any aspect of your imprisonment you made that complaint to the landing officer. The answer you would usually get is …
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After the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole found itself in the unusual position of being sued by Attorney General Jeff Landry over death row prisoners’ historic clemency requests, the board hired a Baton Rouge attorney to fight its case in court. That lawyer, Art Smith, …
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