Lise Ragbir – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/lise-ragbir/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:36:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Lise Ragbir – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/lise-ragbir/ 32 32 118955609 Notes From a Post-DEI Art World https://hyperallergic.com/991602/notes-from-a-post-dei-art-world/ https://hyperallergic.com/991602/notes-from-a-post-dei-art-world/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:36:34 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=991602 Even if DEI dies, arts organizations should still move toward the accessibility that has always been at the core of the effort. Here’s how. ]]>

Even if DEI dies, arts organizations should still move toward the accessibility that has always been at the core of the effort. Here’s how.

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DEI Initiatives Are Dying Down. Now What?  https://hyperallergic.com/939512/dei-initiatives-are-dying-down-now-what/ https://hyperallergic.com/939512/dei-initiatives-are-dying-down-now-what/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:21:53 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=939512 Tips for arts organizations on how to get it right through times of inequity and unrest.]]>

Tips for arts organizations on how to get it right through times of inequity and unrest.

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I Was a Museum’s Black Lives Matter Hire https://hyperallergic.com/804872/i-was-a-museums-black-lives-matter-hire-eunice-belidor/ https://hyperallergic.com/804872/i-was-a-museums-black-lives-matter-hire-eunice-belidor/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:06:39 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=804872 “You think you’ve been hired because you’re the right person. But once you're inside, you realize you’re not the right fit,” says curator eunice bélidor.]]>

“You think you’ve been hired because you’re the right person. But once you're inside, you realize you’re not the right fit,” says curator eunice bélidor.

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The Fuzzy Line Between Inspiration and Appropriation https://hyperallergic.com/683745/the-fuzzy-line-between-inspiration-and-appropriation/ https://hyperallergic.com/683745/the-fuzzy-line-between-inspiration-and-appropriation/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=683745 A story about a kidney and the drawing of a knee bring up age-old arguments about plagiarism and appropriation.]]>

A story about a kidney and the drawing of a knee bring up age-old arguments about plagiarism and appropriation.

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Artists Breathe New Life into Archives https://hyperallergic.com/637431/artists-breathe-new-life-into-archives/ https://hyperallergic.com/637431/artists-breathe-new-life-into-archives/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:16:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=637431 By cutting, reframing, and layering, artists, including Rodell Warner and Alanna Fields, encourage a re-viewing of the past.]]>

By cutting, reframing, and layering, artists, including Rodell Warner and Alanna Fields, encourage a re-viewing of the past.

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Ariel René Jackson on the “Detective Work” of Telling Truthful Stories https://hyperallergic.com/620946/ariel-rene-jackson-doubt-and-imagination-dallas/ https://hyperallergic.com/620946/ariel-rene-jackson-doubt-and-imagination-dallas/#respond Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:13:17 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=620946 “We need to keep reassessing where we get our data from to understand how the narrative is shaped. And how it shapes us,” says Jackson.]]>

“We need to keep reassessing where we get our data from to understand how the narrative is shaped. And how it shapes us,” says Jackson.

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How Black Artists in Texas Demonstrate the Spirit of Juneteenth https://hyperallergic.com/571581/how-black-artists-in-texas-demonstrate-the-spirit-of-juneteenth/ https://hyperallergic.com/571581/how-black-artists-in-texas-demonstrate-the-spirit-of-juneteenth/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2020 04:04:22 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=571581 For better or worse, words like “proud,” “unapologetic,” and “resilient” have come to define Texans, and these words and this attitude also define a spectrum of Black artists who are from, or have lived in, Texas.]]>

For better or worse, words like “proud,” “unapologetic,” and “resilient” have come to define Texans, and these words and this attitude also define a spectrum of Black artists who are from, or have lived in, Texas.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Sheds New Light on Access to the Arts https://hyperallergic.com/554214/arts-access-covid-19/ https://hyperallergic.com/554214/arts-access-covid-19/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:18:28 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=554214 We’ve seen an increase in online programming as museums close to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. One arts administrator ponders how we can maintain this accessibility, and how it is colored by race and class.]]>

We’ve seen an increase in online programming as museums close to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. One arts administrator ponders how we can maintain this accessibility, and how it is colored by race and class.

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Boston Museum of Fine Arts’s Apology Is Another Reminder of the Museum World’s Lack of Representation https://hyperallergic.com/504255/boston-museum-of-fine-arts-representation/ https://hyperallergic.com/504255/boston-museum-of-fine-arts-representation/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:25:43 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=504255 Racist incidents like the one that targeted school children at the Boston MFA are neither the beginning nor the end. They underscore the museum world's frequent failure to serve marginalized communities.]]>

Racist incidents like the one that targeted school children at the Boston MFA are neither the beginning nor the end. They underscore the museum world's frequent failure to serve marginalized communities.

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Decolonization: an Act of Independence, Not Benevolence https://hyperallergic.com/488487/decolonization-an-act-of-independence-not-benevolence/ https://hyperallergic.com/488487/decolonization-an-act-of-independence-not-benevolence/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2019 19:59:19 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=488487 It’s clear: We need space for new narratives. But how far will we get if the space-making rests in the hands of the colonizers?]]>

It’s clear: We need space for new narratives. But how far will we get if the space-making rests in the hands of the colonizers?

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Can Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Louvre Video Change Perceptions of Who Belongs in Museums? https://hyperallergic.com/449108/beyonce-jay-z-louvre-apeshit-museums/ https://hyperallergic.com/449108/beyonce-jay-z-louvre-apeshit-museums/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:50:03 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=449108 Beyoncé and Jay-Z in a gallery at the LouvreThe "Apeshit" video is important because people of color rarely have the opportunity to claim such spaces, but it also perpetuates the dangerous notion that art is a luxury.]]> Beyoncé and Jay-Z in a gallery at the Louvre

The "Apeshit" video is important because people of color rarely have the opportunity to claim such spaces, but it also perpetuates the dangerous notion that art is a luxury.

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What Black Panther Gets Right About the Politics of Museums https://hyperallergic.com/433650/black-panther-museum-politics/ https://hyperallergic.com/433650/black-panther-museum-politics/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:10:04 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=433650 The "Museum of Great Britain" scene from Black Panther (2018) (courtesy Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)In one scene, the blockbuster superhero movie touches on issues of provenance, repatriation, diversity, representation, and other debates currently shaping institutional practices.]]> The "Museum of Great Britain" scene from Black Panther (2018) (courtesy Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

In one scene, the blockbuster superhero movie touches on issues of provenance, repatriation, diversity, representation, and other debates currently shaping institutional practices.

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Who Is Threatened by Women Who Curate Political Art? https://hyperallergic.com/427625/political-art-women-museum-directors-op-ed/ https://hyperallergic.com/427625/political-art-women-museum-directors-op-ed/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:55:27 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=427625 Challenging art is essential for sparking difficult conversations, but two museum directors — both women — have recently stepped down after championing politically engaged programming.]]>

Challenging art is essential for sparking difficult conversations, but two museum directors — both women — have recently stepped down after championing politically engaged programming.

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