CAA News Today
News from the Art and Academic Worlds
posted by CAA — Jan 24, 2018
Members of activist-artist collective We Make America at the NYC Women’s March. Photo: Deborah Stein, via Hyperallergic.
Each week CAA News summarizes articles, published around the web, that CAA members may find interesting and useful in their professional and creative lives.
Signs of Creative Resistance at the 2018 Women’s March
For the second year in a row, creativity was on full display. (Hyperallergic)
The Artist Questioning Authorship
Danh Vo’s art recasts the historical events and political ideas that have shaped his world. (The New Yorker)
Recovering Our Lost Public Esteem
Three ways higher education leaders can respond to declining public support and confidence. (Inside Higher Ed)
The Farewell to Utopia in Revolutionary Cuban Art
An interview with Rachel Weiss, author and professor of Arts Administration and Policy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Walker Reader)
The Ballets Russes Showcased Some of Picasso’s and Matisse’s Most Experimental Work
A look at the work of the groundbreaking dance company, active between 1909 and 1929. (Artsy)
A Checklist for Transformative Leaders
Transformative leadership is about shared ownership — buy-in rather than buying. (Chronicle of Higher Education)