Taylor Bythewood-Porter

Apr. 4 – 8, 2022

Taylor Bythewood-Porter is the Assistant Curator at the CAAM (California African American Museum) and for years has worked tirelessly to support artists and their visions. Through her curated exhibitions she incisively dissects the power of signs, symbols and language. Her investigation of the news this week will reflect her profound curiosity about not just current events but also how they are told and received, and the media as a medium in itself. ⁠

Since 2017, Taylor Bythewood-Porter has served as assistant curator at
 the California African American Museum (CAAM). She is the curator of Rights and Rituals: The Making of African American Debutante Culture (2021). During her tenure she has contributed to several exhibitions including California Bound: Slavery on the New Frontier, 1848–1865 (2018), Making Mammy: A Caricature of Black Womanhood, 1840–1940 (2019), and Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century (2019). ⁠

She holds a Master of Arts in art business with a concentration in contemporary art from Sotheby’s Institute of Art at Claremont Graduate University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a focus on public relations and journalism and a minor in art history from Monmouth University. ⁠

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Even though it is marked as an April Fools’ Day joke, I feel that this article speaks to the wave of immersive exhibitions that are more geared to a commercialized experience, while using the hook of fine art appreciation.

Health Officials Warn of 'Second Wave' of Immersive Van Gogh Exhibitions in NYC
Published Hyperallergic⁠
Written by Alex Bowditch
Apr. 1, 2022⁠

Read the article Here

London’s National Gallery Renames Its Degas Painting, Formerly Known as ‘Russian Dancers’ as ‘Ukrainian Dancers’
Published by Artnet News⁠
Written by Caroline Goldstein 
Apr. 4, 2022⁠
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Read the article Here

New Exhibition Focusing on ‘Legacies of the Great Migration’ Looks at Artists’ Personal Connections to a Chapter of U.S. History
Published by ARTnews⁠
Written by Hilarie M. Sheets
Apr. 4, 2022⁠

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Sesame Workshop’s new Muppet character, Ameera, uses a wheelchair and arm crutches
Published by Penn Live ⁠
Written by Deb Kiner
Apr. 1, 2022⁠

Read the article Here

Woman who wrote essay titled 'How to Murder Your Husband' on trial for murder of husband
Published by USA Today / Associated Press
Apr. 5, 2022

Read the article Here 

L.A.’s asphalt-covered schoolyards are an environmental injustice
Published by The Los Angeles Times
Written by Tony Barboza
Mar. 27, 2022

Read the article Here

“We need to come to terms with the idea that the conception we have about what a happy life is might be wrong." - Dr. Laurie Santos
Published by NY Mag

Podcasts episode available Here

Venice Biennale 2022: all the official collateral events
Published by The Art Newspaper
Written by Lee Cheshire
Apr. 6, 2022

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I never imagined that being a Black author could put me in harm’s way
Published by The Los Angeles Times
Written by Clyde W. Ford
Apr. 5, 2022

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Did Two Schoolteachers Pull Off the Heist of a Major de Kooning? A Documentary Explores Their Possible Double Lives
Published by Artnet News
Written by Sarah Cascone
Apr. 7, 2022

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Missing Darwin notebooks mysteriously returned to library in pink bag
Published by The Washington Post
Written by Jaclyn Peiser
Apr. 6, 2022

Original post Here

A mayor denied using racial slurs. Then came the secret recordings
Published by The Washington Post
Written by Jonathan Edwards
Apr. 7, 2022

Read the article Here