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Ray Freeman Ray Freeman

The CoCA Logo: An Historical Perspective

Since some time in 2009, I have considered myself to be the de-facto curator of the CoCA logo. No one appointed me. It's just something that matters to me, I and realize that no one else was doing it. On the one hand, one might wonder, what's to do? The CoCA logo is the CoCA logo. Everyone knows what it looks like. On the other hand, I guess that's why no one else took it on.

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Alexis Chapman Alexis Chapman

NFTs and Contemporary Art

Looking at the news media these days, NFTs appear to be rocking the world of contemporary art. But what do NFTs really bring to the table for most artists? The signal-to-noise level surrounding this question seems low. There is much noise to sift through. Is it worth an artist’s precious time to dive into the NFT art market? Is it safe? Will one make money?

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Alexis Chapman Alexis Chapman

Exploring the Archive: Neoqueer

Neoqueer presented a variety of intriguing questions that are still highly relevant today; particularly the questions pertaining to the public reception of un-politicized queer art, as well as what defines queer content. The exhibition challenged artists to answer the question, “What does it mean to produce queer art today?”.

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