A collage depicting a group of faceless men wearing fedoras and looking off into the distance. Issue 02 Table of Contents

Stephen Knezovich for Artist Editions

Infinite Lives Issue 02

A concept derived from video gaming, “lives” represent multiple—and often endless—incarnations of not only an individual, but also the many realities he or she inhabits. In this issue, those “lives” are represented by resurrected artworks, legacies of labor, public trust and inclusion, generational photo archives, and the lifespan of the museum itself.

  1. Visions of Lives Past and Present by Matthew Newton

  2. Open Spaces: Public Trust and the Shifting Role of Art Museums by Matthew Newton

  3. A Son Reckons with His Father’s Past Lives by Mark Clowney

Series

Photo Essay A mother sitting on a couch cradles her adult daughter in her arms as early evening sunlight illuminates the room.

A Daughter Documents Her Evolving Relationship with Her Mother

In her series Indoor Voices, photographer Hannah Altman documents her evolving relationship with her mother.

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Required Reading Two children stand in front of spraying water, with one child walking in the back.

‘Your Generation Must Come to Terms with the Environment,’ and Other Stories

With Earth Day behind us, our articles this week reflect on the different ways artists and organizations illuminate just how severely we've damaged the planet.

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Studio Visit Open doorway with a view of a large workspace dotted with wooden sculptures.

In Thaddeus Mosley’s Northside Studio, Sculpture Becomes Sacred Practice

Inside the Northside studio of legendary sculptor Thaddeus Mosley.

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Topics

Architecture Interior view of Universita Luigi Bocconi building, with a crowd of people, and windows showing street.

Grafton Architects: Generosity and Gender in Architecture

Sarah Rafson explores women's contributions to architecture, with a focus on the accomplishments of Grafton Architects.

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Contemporary Art View of the museum's Heinz Galleries with a visitor pausing to look at Kara Walker's The Emancipation Approximation.

Those Marvelous Things: Black Poets and Their Complex of Visual Songs

Both a plea and a polemic, this powerful essay revises how we think about Black art and artists.

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Teenie Harris Archive A double-exposed black and white photograph of a woman playing piano onstage.

Nina Simone and the Blurred Line Between Public and Private Life

Niela Orr explores Charles "Teenie" Harris's double exposure of Nina Simone, one of the more arresting images the photographer captured during his decades long career.

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