Martine Syms
Filmsreview
Martine Syms's first feature film gleefully deconstructs the MFA experience
In “The African Desperate”, an art school student navigates microaggressions and social dynamics that are only slight exaggerations of art world tensions
Exhibitionsreview
The sitcom as social critique: Martine Syms foregrounds Black banality in major Chicago exhibition
The Los Angeles artist’s exploration of the Black experience in the US can be poignant, humorous and unsettling, as evidenced in her solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Frieze Los Angeles Diary: Group chat spotlight, stitching history and Gehry goes down the rabbit hole
Plus, Tanya Aguiñiga brings community action to the fair and Refik Anadol does a virtual deep dive
Exhibitionspreview
Artists explore the dark side of AI in Silicon Valley's backyard
The exhibition of 13 artists, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, will include works about automation and machine bias