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The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

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All content by Taylor Blackley
The "Duty-Free Paradise (DFP)" project, a series which includes performances, photos, video and augmented reality was recently on view at 10b in Jamaica Plain. Local artist Lani Asuncion was compelled to perform the work as a response to the nearby Dole House, putting Dole's ties to the industrialization, militarization and colonization of Hawaii on full display.

A work in progress: Developing equitable spaces for artistry to flourish in Boston

By Taylor Blackley, Northeastern University – The Scope Boston
May 26, 2022
Museum of Fine Arts Boston visitors view "La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume)," a large-scale figure portrait of the artist's wife painted in the Impressionist style by Claude Monet in 1876. The painting also makes references to Orientalism, a growing movement within 19th century society, where Eastern people and cultures were depicted based on how white Europeans imagined them to look. "Oriental" subjects became so popular that a French Society of Orientalist Painters was founded in 1893.

Curating a culture of belonging: How Boston’s art museums are reimagining a more inclusive future

By Taylor Blackley, Northeastern University – The Scope Boston
April 21, 2022
Candles lit by Ryder Summa as part of their tribute to victims of transphobic violence in 2021.

Making space for trans remembrance, resistance and resilience

By Taylor Blackley, Northeastern University – The Scope Boston
November 29, 2021
The Upstander Project details via the Bounty media ecosystem how, "in 1755, Spencer Phips, lieutenant governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, issued a proclamation that declared the Penobscot people enemies, rebels, and traitors to King George II...The Phips Proclamation promised a bounty to be paid by the colonial government for every Penobscot Indian captured and brought to Boston.

New film “Bounty” shifts documentary filmmaking by centering Indigenous voices

By Taylor Blackley, Northeastern University – The Scope Boston
November 24, 2021
A group of walkers celebrated as they neared the finish line.

Organizations, funders raise awareness for HIV/AIDS treatment through 5K

By Taylor Blackley, Northeastern University – The Scope Boston
October 27, 2021
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