| We talked to a few organizations working in the trenches to advocate for cultural institutions. No Images? Click here  An exhibition on view at The Studio Museum in Harlem hopes to retire the persistent myth equating cowboys with whiteness.   The “Angry Women” art show is embracing the power of female rage.   “I feel that theater is a place where people ... can come together in the dark to look at an issue from a human point of view.”   From athleisure to barre classes, ballet is having a mainstream cultural moment. But what is it we’re really being sold?  Every Friday, HuffPost's Culture Shift newsletter tells you which books you should read, art you should check out, movies you should watch and music should listen to. Like what you see? Share with a friend. Can't get enough? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: HuffPost's Entertainment newsletter and HuffPost Must Reads.
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6 steps you can take to help save arts funding
Trump reportedly plans to end national arts funding
| His administration may shutter the NEA and the NEH. That’s not good. No Images? Click here   Well, having art and culture sure was cool while it lasted! In other Trump-related news, "carnage" was the top dictionary search on inauguration day. In fact, in honor of Trump's unique inaugural address, an author made a chilling poem out of his words. Shepard Fairey, Jessica Sabogal and Ernesto Yerena want to visualize the non-partisan principles that characterize America. You can find more poster art here, here and here.   Writer Mariko Tamaki says, “What’s a good story without a little rage?”   “Neurospeculative AfroFeminism” combines technology and fantasy to expand your imagination and physically optimize your brain.  Han Kang’s second novel to be translated into English is a visceral, searing excavation of trauma rooted in the 1980 Gwangju Uprising.  Every Friday, HuffPost's Culture Shift newsletter tells you which books you should read, art you should check out, movies you should watch and music should listen to. Like what you see? Share with a friend. Can't get enough? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: HuffPost's Entertainment newsletter and HuffPost Must Reads.
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27 books by women EVERYONE should read this year
| Memoirs, essay collections and other bits of nonfiction we’re very excited about in 2017. No Images? Click here   We’re talking about nonfiction from women authors ― because a single year that includes memoir and essay collection releases from the likes of Roxane Gay, Patricia Lockwood, Joan Didion, Yiyun Li, Mary Gaitskill, Samantha Irby and Camille Paglia is worth celebrating. “Here, it’s Women’s History Month every month.”    To the people who say, “Oh, I’d love to hire more talented women illustrators, I just don’t know any.” Now you do.   Tracing the history of the Outsider Art Fair on its 25th anniversary.   We almost missed out on “Search Party” in the post-election haze. That’s exactly when we needed it most.  Every Friday, HuffPost's Culture Shift newsletter tells you which books you should read, art you should check out, movies you should watch and music should listen to. Like what you see? Share with a friend. Can't get enough? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: HuffPost's Entertainment newsletter and HuffPost Must Reads.
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