Culture

Monday Notes for March 4th, 2024

Ghana's looted Asante artifacts are set to return from British museums in May, the EU drops a $1.9 billion antitrust fine on Apple, and the A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 4 'Fossil Stone' surfaces.

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Friday Notes for March 1st, 2024

Grace Wales Bonner expands her world to a MoMA exhibition, Elon Musk files suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman for 'betrayal' of their non-profit mission, and Wembanyama is the NBA's Rookie of the Year.

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Thursday Notes for February 29th, 2024

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries's Black Baptist faith is central to his governing philosophy, and Google DeepMind debuts a generative model that creates Super Mario-style games from scratch.

Art

Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu

Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu's paintings channel African heritage and identity with striking resonance. The Nigerian-born artist from Anambra State is a rising voice in contemporary African art.

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Wednesday Notes for February 28th, 2024

James Baldwin's most essential titles surface alongside a guide inspired by Nike's $140M Black Community Commitment. Plus: Doc Rivers reportedly already fixing Milwaukee and a first look at the Nike KD 17.

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Tuesday Notes for February 27th, 2024

Universal Music Group acquires Mavin, Nigeria's premier label. Plus: Google's Gemini image diversity crisis, CJ Stroud's impact on NFL draft strategy, and NBA season grades at the halfway mark.

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Monday Notes for February 26th, 2024

Nigerian-American surrealist Abi Salami gets the spotlight, alongside Brooklyn Museum's Black feminist art reframe, the quiet rise of Ivy League NBA hopefuls, and the Clippers' bold visual rebrand.

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Friday Notes for February 23rd, 2024

Tyler Perry freezes his $800M studio expansion after seeing OpenAI's Sora — a striking signal of AI's immediate creative disruption. Also: first private moon landing, and Lil Jon's meditation album.

Culture

Abi Salami

A self-taught Nigerian-American surrealist, Abi Salami creates large-scale works exploring sexuality, mental health, and race — drawing on a decade in accounting before turning to art full-time.

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Thursday Notes for February 22nd, 2024

Bode's Emily Adams Bode Aujla talks design and her Manhattan apartment with Tyler Mitchell. Plus: Jeezy goes acoustic at NPR, the Falcons emerge as Justin Fields favorites, and Supreme taps Nike's Air Max DN.

Art

The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

On view at the Met Fifth Avenue through July 28, 2024, this exhibition traces the Harlem Renaissance's global reach and its deep ties to Transatlantic Modernism across art, literature, and culture.

Art

Whitney Biennial 2024: "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

The Whitney Biennial 2024 opens March 20 with 'Even Better Than the Real Thing,' bringing innovative and provocative contemporary art back to the Whitney Museum.