Rajkamal Kahlon, artist in residence at the ACLU last fall, speaks with Jameel Jaffer, director of the organization’s Center for Democracy, about the significance of the National Security Agency surveillance programs revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden.  More

Creative Time chief curator Nato Thompson interviews Turkish curator Defne Ayas, now director of Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, about the protests in Turkey—and international art-world solidarity.  More

As part of the Season of Cambodia arts festival in New York, curators Leeza Ahmady and Erin Gleeson present a selection of landscape photography documenting the rapid changes in Cambodian life today.  More

Despite South Africa’s expansive gay rights laws and international leadership on marriage equality, the nation’s LGBTQ women have been frequent targets of brutal violence. Challenging the marginalization of her community, artist Zanele Muholi captures the individuality of queer women throughout Africa in resolutely political photo-portraits.  More

“Hacking” a statue the Spanish government rents out for advertising, art collective Enmedio staged an “anti-ad” to remind tourists Spain is not just a country of beach parties and soccer: it is also a world champion in unemployment, with 6 million people out of work.  More