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David Schonauer Tuesday May 9, 2023
The second month of the American Photography Open 2023 contest brought in more entries from around the world, and today we feature three that caught the attention of our judges: a conceptual portrait
of a fashion student expressing newfound confidence in herself; a dramatic shot of a storm brewing over the turquoise waters of Bimini; and a fine-art image of a crushed beer can … Read the full Story >>
ARTnews Monday May 8, 2023
The San Francisco Art Institute, one of the nation’s oldest and most esteemed art schools, has filed for bankruptcy, Art News reports. The school, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2021, had been plagued by financial troubles in the years leading up to the pandemic; in 2020, the school announced it would cease admissions and degree-granting programs due to decreased enrollment and mounting debts. Among its alumni: Kehinde Wiley, Joan Brown, Richard Diebenkorn, Enrique Chagoya, and Annie Leibovitz.
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The New York Times Monday May 8, 2023
The term “comfort women” typically describes Korean and other Asian women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese during World War II. But the sexual exploitation of other women continued in South Korea long after Japan’s colonial rule ended in 1945, and it was facilitated by their own government. The New York Times explores a long-buried part of South Korean history in a report from journalist Choe Sang-Hun, with photographs by Jean Chung: Women sent to work in gijichon, or “camp towns,” built around American military bases.
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THE VERGE Monday May 8, 2023
BeReal is really in the news lately: The Verge reports that the photo-sharing app, which has grown in popularity as an anti-Instagram marketing itself as “Your friends for real,” is releasing a feature focusing on famous strangers. The new feed, called RealPeople, is a “curated timeline of the world’s most interesting people” that features “an ever-changing collection” of high-profile people from around the globe. BeReal says the feed shows that celebrities are regular humans. “RealPeople isn’t about influencing, amassing likes or comments, or promoting brands,” the app notes. The feature is now being tested in the UK.
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