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Dzi Croquettes: Benê Lacerda, 1974

The power of empathy

Images made by Madalena Schwartz of the 1970s São Paulo trans scene reveal the photographer's complicity with people in front of her camera
The photo shows Protestants performing a "Die in". The demonstration is against the Sackler family, linked to Purdue Pharma, producer of Oxy Contin. Among the protesters is photographer Nan Goldin, surrounded by papers that say "Sackler Lie People Die" and bottles of medicine.

American case raises questions about the costs of survival in culture

Protests highlight contemporary dilemma of museums and cultural institutions around the world vis-à-vis their private funders