Day: June 15, 2024

A Project Honoring Victims of Police Violence Is Going Cross-Country

A Project Honoring Victims of Police Violence Is Going Cross-Country

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In 2022, the Brooklyn-based arts nonprofit WORTHLESSSTUDIOS hosted 1-800 Happy Birthday, a posthumous tribute to 12 Black and Brown individuals killed by police. Created by San Francisco-based artist Mohammad Gorjestani, the project initially began in 2020 as a voicemail initiative that allowed people to leave and listen to messages for the victims on their birthdays. …

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Heliconia Projects | A Nomadic Gallery Promoting Latin Voices

Heliconia Projects | A Nomadic Gallery Promoting Latin Voices

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About Heliconia Projects Heliconia Projects, a new art platform founded by Nicole Bainov and Elsa Maldonaldo-Buitron, has started promoting artists and bridging the Dominican Republic to the world of collectors, curators, and galleries. Nominally, Heliconia Projects is an art platform, which is a blanket term, but adequate for characterizing Maldonaldo-Buitron and Bainov’s practice. The key …

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