A Museum Uses Art to Prepare Future Doctors for End-of-Life Care

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At the University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art, curators and students engage in conversations about end-of-life care through the lens of art history.

https://hyperallergic.com/862213/fralin-museum-of-art-uses-art-to-prepare-future-doctors-for-end-of-life-care/ 

 New Bedford Whaling Museum Restores Rare Panorama Painting

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After a complex yearlong conservation effort, one 350-pound painting from Charles Sidney Raleigh’s 275-foot-long panorama has a new lease on life.

https://hyperallergic.com/862234/new-bedford-whaling-museum-restores-rare-panorama-painting/ 

 The Wildest Art Stories of 2023

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Extraordinary discoveries, rogue tourists, and moments of institutional failure and abuse of power defined a topsy-turvy year in visual culture.

https://hyperallergic.com/862358/wildest-art-stories-2023/ 

 Artists Display 20,000 Poppies Outside NY Stock Exchange

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Each paper flower represented a Palestinian life lost since October 7.

https://hyperallergic.com/862497/artists-display-poppies-outside-new-york-stock-exchange/ 

 A Cleveland Museum’s Bad Bet on a Looted Roman Statue

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The Cleveland Museum of Art took a gamble in 1986 that none of its peers in the museum field had been willing to take. Now payment has come due.

https://hyperallergic.com/862516/cleveland-museum-bad-bet-looted-roman-statue/ 

 Yuan Goang-Ming to Represent Taiwan at the 60th Venice Biennale With Everyday War

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Video art musing on the state of existence encompasses the exhibition curated by Abby Chen and presented by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

https://hyperallergic.com/860894/yuan-goang-ming-taiwan-2024-venice-biennale-everyday-war/ 

 Required Reading

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This week, homeschooling’s seedy underbelly, penguins taking “microsleeps,” the history of hats, and why are TikTokers quitting vaping?

https://hyperallergic.com/861541/required-reading-659/ 

 YOU Get a Portrait, Oprah!

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A new painting of the media mogul by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren is joining the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

https://hyperallergic.com/861962/you-get-a-portrait-oprah/ 

 The Memes That Carried Us Through 2023

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From orcas to Barbie to Girl Dinner, here’s to the viral moments that brought a smile to our faces — or a flash of karmic justice.

https://hyperallergic.com/861914/the-memes-that-carried-us-through-2023/ 

 Stamps School of Art & Design Seeks Proposals for Witt Residency

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This residency at the University of Michigan offers a $20,000 honorarium, housing, studio space, and up to $5,000 in funding support for project materials.

https://hyperallergic.com/861348/stamps-school-of-art-design-witt-residency-2024-25/ 

 The Pantone Color of the Year “Conspiracy,” Explained

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TikTok users are calling BS on the company in videos alleging that the chosen hues align with the interests of tech giants.

https://hyperallergic.com/861738/the-pantone-color-of-the-year-conspiracy-explained/ 

 Cloth as Land at JMKAC Presents Textiles as a Wellspring of Hmong Indigeneity

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The exhibition explores kinship found through traditional and contemporary textile practices. On view at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

https://hyperallergic.com/861245/cloth-as-land-jmkac-textiles-as-wellspring-hmong-indigeneity/ 

 Art Student Fights for Free Speech After School Asks to Remove Pro-Palestine Signs

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MFA student Morgan Patten and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression claim Brooklyn College’s actions violate her First Amendment rights.

https://hyperallergic.com/861178/brooklyn-college-art-student-fights-for-free-speech-after-school-asks-to-remove-pro-palestine-signs/ 

 The Ruins Should Be Inhabited as Part of a Process of Repair

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The decolonization of Palestine is not only a Palestinian project, but also a Jewish one.

https://hyperallergic.com/861590/the-ruins-should-be-inhabited-as-part-of-a-process-of-repair/ 

 NXTHVN Opens Applications for Studio and Curatorial Fellowships 

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Up to seven artists and two curators will participate in a paid, 10-month intensive residency in New Haven, Connecticut.

https://hyperallergic.com/861093/nxthvn-studio-curatorial-fellowships-2024-2025/ 

 Announcing the Recipients of the 2023–24 Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators

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Tiffany D. Gaines, Machiko Harada, Brianna L. Hernández, Álvaro Ibarra, and Brian Johnson are the recipients of this year’s fellowship.

https://hyperallergic.com/861233/recipients-2023-2024-emily-hall-tremaine-journalism-fellowship-for-curators/ 

 Protesters Demand Brooklyn Museum “Take a Stand Against Genocide”

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Following yesterday's guerrilla action within the institution, hundreds of protesters congregated outside of the Brooklyn Museum demanding a ceasefire in a planned march throughout the borough.

https://hyperallergic.com/861459/protesters-demand-brooklyn-museum-take-a-stand-against-genocide/ 

 Pro-Palestine Activists Rally at Brooklyn Museum

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Protesters demanded that the New York City institution sever ties with donors financially connected to Israel.

https://hyperallergic.com/861375/pro-palestine-activists-rally-at-brooklyn-museum/ 

 Protesters Call for Gaza Ceasefire at Art Basel Miami

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Artists and activists from various groups chanted, “Netanyahu, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?”

https://hyperallergic.com/861320/protesters-call-for-gaza-ceasefire-at-art-basel-miami/ 

 Duygu Demir Appointed Curator at the NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

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A founding member of Turkish contemporary art space SALT, Demir brings to NYUAD her training in non-Western modernism and commitment to global contemporary art and cultural production.

https://hyperallergic.com/859050/duygu-demir-appointed-curator-nyuad-art-gallery/ 

 Required Reading

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This week, a giant sand maze in Miami, how to free yourself from big tech, Eric Adams’s bad luck streak, the fringe benefits of near-sightedness, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/860970/required-reading-658/ 

 An Exemplary Tiffany Stained-Glass Window Is Coming to The Met

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Comprising thousands of pieces of Favrile glass, the 20-foot installation shares a common language with the era's Impressionist paintings.

https://hyperallergic.com/861013/an-exemplary-tiffany-stained-glass-window-is-coming-to-the-met/ 

 Glass Art That Reflects the Human Condition

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Josiah McElheny’s latest sculptures reject traditionally idealized forms in favor of the imperfect.

https://hyperallergic.com/860915/josiah-mcelheny-glass-art-reflects-the-human-condition/ 

 Apply for 2024 Visual Arts Residencies at Banff Centre

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Explore new directions in your work with artists from around the world while being inspired by studio spaces and facilities in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

https://hyperallergic.com/860109/apply-2024-visual-arts-residencies-banff-centre/ 

 Ken Gun Min’s Vision of Gay Utopia

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He introduces an exotic fantasy world that reflects his personal experiences and longings as a gay Asian man living in the diverse melting pot of Los Angeles.

https://hyperallergic.com/860444/ken-gun-mins-vision-of-gay-utopia/ 

 Sergio Zevallos’s Rituals of Disobedience

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A member of the queer collective Grupo Chaclacayo, his transformational performances were a cry for gender equality and political freedom in Peru.

https://hyperallergic.com/860301/sergio-zevalloss-rituals-of-disobedience/ 

 “Miami English” Phrases to Know During Art Week

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The Spanish-influenced dialect is a product of the city’s cultural wealth and diversity, bro.

https://hyperallergic.com/860609/miami-english-phrases-to-know-during-art-week/ 

 Artist Jesse Darling Wins Tate Britain’s Turner Prize

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Darling's multidisciplinary practice reflects on class divisions and challenges conventional notions of British identity.

https://hyperallergic.com/860535/artist-jesse-darling-wins-tate-britains-turner-prize/ 

 10 Art Books to Add to Your Shelf This December

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Sonya Clark’s latest catalogue, the case for decolonizing drag, Coco Fusco speaks truth to power, a memoir of Brooklyn’s underground performance scene, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/860116/10-art-books-to-add-to-your-shelf-this-december/ 

 Earn a Graduate Art Degree in Atlanta at the Welch School of Art & Design

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Part of Georgia State University, the school offers tuition waivers, studio space, graduate assistantships, and teaching experience.

https://hyperallergic.com/859779/graduate-art-degree-in-atlanta-welch-school-of-art-design-2024/ 

 Queer Cinema for Palestine Pushes Back Against Israel’s “Pinkwashing”

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The event, running now through December 10, first launched in 2021 as an alternative to the government-sponsored Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival.

https://hyperallergic.com/860143/queer-cinema-for-palestine-2023-pushes-back-against-israel-pinkwashing/ 

 Hyperallergic Art Crossword: December 2023

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Marta Minujín, a Mona Lisa look-alike, comic art traditions, and more in this month's art puzzle.

https://hyperallergic.com/860063/hyperallergic-art-crossword-december-2023/ 

 10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles in December

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Dyani White Hawk’s beaded paintings, Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio's rubber casts, Tidawhitney Lek’s portraits of life in Long Beach's Cambodia Town, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/858605/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-december-2023/ 

 Forge a Lifelong Arts Practice With New York Studio School’s MFA and Certificate

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Develop your work and personal aesthetic philosophy in these unique programs. Now accepting applications for full-time study in Fall 2024.

https://hyperallergic.com/859868/forge-lifelong-arts-practice-new-york-studio-school-mfa-certificate/ 

 In His Final Works, Brice Marden Found Freedom

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The artist, who passed away this year, finally let go of his desire for control and perfection without surrendering his self-imposed restraints.

https://hyperallergic.com/859624/in-his-final-works-brice-marden-found-freedom/ 

 Hundreds Call Out Museums’ Role in Colonialism in March for Palestine

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The American Museum of Natural History in New York closed early as protesters rallied outside the entrance, which was barricaded by police.

https://hyperallergic.com/859892/hundreds-call-out-museums-role-in-colonialism-in-march-for-palestine/ 

 While Others Remain Silent, These Art Spaces Are Vocally Pro-Palestine

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Outside of the blue-chip art world, some galleries and nonprofits are speaking out freely and publicly against Israel’s attacks.

https://hyperallergic.com/859418/while-others-remain-silent-these-art-spaces-are-vocally-pro-palestine/ 

 Opportunities in December 2023

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Residencies, fellowships, grants, open calls, and jobs from Banff Centre, Tusen Takk, UC Davis, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

https://hyperallergic.com/859562/opportunities-december-2023/ 

 Three-Story-Tall Banksy Mural Destroyed as UK Building Demolished

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The anonymous street artist made the work in 2017, a year after Brexit, to criticize Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

https://hyperallergic.com/859647/three-story-tall-banksy-mural-destroyed-as-uk-building-demolished/ 

 Climate Activists Disrupt Met Opera’s Opening Night

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“No opera on a dead planet,” shouted the protesters during the second act of Wagner’s Tannhäuser at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

https://hyperallergic.com/859591/climate-activists-disrupt-met-operas-opening-night/ 

 12 Art Shows to See in New York This December

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This month: The irreverent feminist art of Marta Minujín, Molly Crabapple channels Toulouse-Lautrec, Sonya Kelliber-Combs’s cryptic visual lexicon, and much more.

https://hyperallergic.com/859348/12-art-shows-to-see-in-new-york-december-2023/ 

 The Eternal Life of Stone in Art

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It’s easy to think of stone as static, immutable, but as Eternal Medium shows, stone is a slice of the earth itself, as alive as the artists who mold and shape it.

https://hyperallergic.com/859342/the-eternal-medium-life-of-stone-in-art-lacma/ 

 University at Albany Offers Tuition Waivers and Funding for MFA Students

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This affordable interdisciplinary program with well-equipped facilities and private studios is accepting applications for Fall 2024.

https://hyperallergic.com/855126/university-at-albany-tuition-waivers-funding-mfa-2024/ 

 Thousands Urge Toronto Museum to Address Indigenous Curator’s Exit

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Two public letters express solidarity with Wanda Nanibush, who departed the Art Gallery of Ontario after a pro-Israel group’s complaints of her social media posts.

https://hyperallergic.com/859272/thousands-urge-toronto-museum-to-address-indigenous-curators-exit/ 

 Alan Michelson’s Place-Keeping Art

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For almost three decades, Alan Michelson has attended to place, histories, and futures, and the lived realities of Indigenous peoples in North America.

https://hyperallergic.com/858808/alan-michelsons-place-keeping-art/ 

 Ten North Group Presents Art of Transformation | AFRICA GLOBAL

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Exhibitions, discussions, and performances during Miami Art Week celebrate the diversity of the African Diaspora.

https://hyperallergic.com/858746/ten-north-group-art-of-transformation-africal-global-miami-art-week-2023/ 

 Remembering the Artists We Lost in 2023

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Through the end of the year, Hyperallergic will feature readers’ tributes to artists in their communities.

https://hyperallergic.com/858637/remembering-the-artists-we-lost-in-2023/ 

 Photographer Terry Richardson Sued for Sexual Assault, Again

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He is accused of assaulting two women and displaying images of the alleged attacks in a New York exhibition.

https://hyperallergic.com/858855/photographer-terry-richardson-sued-for-sexual-assault-again/ 

 Open Source Gallery’s Art Auction Is Open for Bidding

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The return of Open Source Gallery’s Gala and Annual Art Auction is met with a groundswell of support from artists and collectors.

https://hyperallergic.com/858606/open-source-gallery-gala-art-auction-2023/ 

 Thousands March to American Museum of Natural History in Pro-Gaza Protest

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Activists called out the museum’s holdings of Native remains while denouncing “the genocide of Indigenous Palestinians.”

https://hyperallergic.com/858645/thousands-march-to-american-museum-of-natural-history-in-pro-gaza-protest/ 

 The Native Art Market Returns to New York City

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The National Museum of the American Indian has hosted the event since 2005, attracting Native artists from across the country.

https://hyperallergic.com/858548/the-native-art-market-returns-to-new-york-city-national-museum-american-indian-2023/ 

 The California Studio at UC Davis Opens Residency Applications

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As part of this program focused on teaching and studio practice, candidates will be selected for 10-week, quarter-long visiting professorships in fall 2024 or spring 2025.

https://hyperallergic.com/858043/california-studio-uc-davis-residency-applications-2024-2025/ 

 A Peek Into the Brooklyn Museum’s Latest Acquisitions

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Works by María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Dyani White Hawk, Emily Sargent, and ​​Hisako Hibi are among the 300 pieces joining the museum’s collection.

https://hyperallergic.com/858304/a-peek-into-the-brooklyn-museums-latest-acquisitions/ 

 Artists Won’t Give Up the Fight as New Chinatown Jail Looms

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A public art programming series investigates the relationship between carceral expansion and the neighborhood’s struggle for self-determination.

https://hyperallergic.com/858104/artists-wont-give-up-the-fight-as-new-chinatown-jail-looms/ 

 Express Your Artistic Vision With an MFA in Cinema From Binghamton

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Located in upstate New York, this program provides personal attention and mentorship to aspiring filmmakers.

https://hyperallergic.com/857812/express-your-artistic-vision-mfa-cinema-binghamton/ 

 Whitney Museum Entrance Doused With Fake Blood

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The guerilla protest coincided with a march for Gaza in Manhattan.

https://hyperallergic.com/858510/whitney-museum-entrance-doused-with-fake-blood/ 

 The Silencing of Female Sexuality Champion Shere Hite

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Director Nicole Newnham chronicles the rise, fall, and disappearance of the iconic feminist sexologist.

https://hyperallergic.com/858101/the-silencing-of-female-sexuality-champion-shere-hite/ 

 Hyperallergic’s Art-Inspired Holiday Gift Guide

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Find artful gifts for your friends and family at the Hyperallergic Store, where you can take 20% off all orders through November 27.

https://hyperallergic.com/857959/art-inspired-holiday-gift-guide-2023/ 

 New York School Will Offer Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies

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Professor and Cherokee Nation citizen Joseph Pierce will lead the  cross-departmental, interdisciplinary initiative at Stony Brook University.

https://hyperallergic.com/858128/new-york-school-will-offer-minor-in-native-american-and-indigenous-studies/ 

 Sackler Group Chats Revealed in The Family Statement

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New from Field of Vision, the short film brings the billionaire family into dialogue with those living the consequences of the opioid epidemic.

https://hyperallergic.com/857850/sackler-group-chats-revealed-the-family-statement-field-of-vision/ 

 Powerhouse Arts Launches New Print Publishing Program

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Artist Ivan Forde produced the inaugural limited edition print published by Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arts Printshop.

https://hyperallergic.com/857691/powerhouse-arts-launches-print-publishing-program/ 

 Remembering Gaza Photographer Majd Arandas, Killed by Israeli Airstrikes

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The Palestinian artist’s images document and celebrate life in the Gaza Strip, excavating pockets of optimism and resistance amidst loss and destruction.

https://hyperallergic.com/858040/remembering-gaza-photographer-majd-arandas-killed-by-israeli-airstrikes/ 

 Questions Arise as Indigenous Curator Suddenly Departs Toronto Museum

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Art Gallery of Ontario curator Wanda Nanibush’s departure came after a pro-Israel group complained about her social media posts.

https://hyperallergic.com/857994/questions-arise-as-indigenous-curator-wanda-nanibush-suddenly-departs-toronto-art-gallery-of-ontario/ 

 The Celestial Songs of Spiritual Women Across the Ages 

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Shakers mingle in this multimedia production at the New York Choral Society.

https://hyperallergic.com/857779/the-celestial-songs-of-spiritual-women-across-the-ages-angel-many-signs-ny-choral/ 

 The Bizarre Photos of Biden’s Turkey Pardoning Ceremony

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Priceless images show the president’s myriad facial expressions, from looks of confusion and disbelief to gazes of pride and appreciation toward the bird.

https://hyperallergic.com/857831/bizarre-photo-joe-biden-turkey-pardoning-ceremony/ 

 The Rossettis Make Their US Debut at the Delaware Art Museum

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Organized in partnership with Tate Britain, the show places Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s art and writing alongside that of his extraordinarily creative family.

https://hyperallergic.com/857462/the-rossettis-us-debut-delaware-art-museum/ 

 Did Banksy Reveal His Real Name in a BBC Interview?

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The famously anonymous artist told a reporter his first name in a recently resurfaced radio segment.

https://hyperallergic.com/857833/did-banksy-reveal-his-real-name-in-a-bbc-interview/ 

 Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: November 2023

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Protest at the Guggenheim, critics’ favorite quippy question, and which artist once said that “the dream world and the real world are the same”?

https://hyperallergic.com/857689/hyperallergic-mini-art-crossword-november-2023/ 

 Before Picasso, Joaquín Sorolla Was America’s Favorite Spanish Artist

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A century after his death, the Meadows Museum offers a rare opportunity to experience 26 of the artist’s luminous paintings of Spanish landscapes.

https://hyperallergic.com/855025/before-picasso-joaquin-sorolla-was-americas-favorite-spanish-artist/ 

 Guggenheim Museum Names NYU Abu Dhabi Chief as New Director

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Mariët Westermann, the first woman to hold the role, will oversee the New York City museum as well as its controversial forthcoming UAE outpost.

https://hyperallergic.com/857576/guggenheim-museum-names-nyu-abu-dhabi-chief-marlet-westermann-as-new-director/ 

 The Material Remains of Memory

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All of the works in Material as Message ask us how we come to remember, through materials that suit the memories they’re trying to preserve.

https://hyperallergic.com/857291/material-as-message-tate-britain/ 

 In Leaked Audio, Queens Museum Director Declines to Issue Statement on Gaza

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Sally Tallant said the museum “is not able to make political statements” in a recording of a meeting shared with Hyperallergic.

https://hyperallergic.com/857430/in-leaked-audio-queens-museum-director-declines-to-issue-statement-on-gaza/ 

 Writers Protest NYT Gaza Coverage With Posters of Journalists Killed by Israel

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Members of the group Writers Bloc staged an action during an awards dinner chaired by New York Times President Meredith Kopit Levien.

https://hyperallergic.com/857383/writers-protest-nyt-gaza-coverage-with-posters-of-journalists-killed-by-israel/ 

 Hunter College Cancels Screening of Jewish-Led Film Critical of Israel

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Israelism follows two young Jewish Americans whose perception of Israel changes once they see how the nation treats Palestinians.

https://hyperallergic.com/857226/hunter-college-cancels-screening-of-jewish-led-film-critical-of-israel/ 

 Taipei Biennial 2023 Announces the Grand Opening of Small World

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Curated by Freya Chou, Reem Shadid, and Brian Kuan Wood, the biennial invites visitors to reorder their relationships with other people and their surroundings.

https://hyperallergic.com/855903/taipei-biennial-2023-grand-opening-small-world/ 

 Documenta Finding Committee Resigns en Masse

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Earlier this week, curator Ranjit Hoskoté stepped down after he was accused of antisemitism for signing a pro-Palestine petition.

https://hyperallergic.com/857086/documenta-finding-committee-resigns-en-masse/ 

 Citing Attendance Slump, SFMOMA Cuts 20 Jobs

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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has laid off seven staff members and will not fill 13 open positions, Director Chris Bedford announced last week. Bedford cited a “challenging pandemic recovery,” including a 35% attendance drop for the 2023 fiscal year compared to that of 2019. He also mentioned rising costs and the […]

https://hyperallergic.com/857013/citing-attendance-slump-sfmoma-cuts-20-jobs/ 

 Can Tracey Emin Help Restore the Reputation of the British Museum?

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"I love everything Egyptian," the artist said after she joined the embattled museum’s board of trustees.

https://hyperallergic.com/856838/can-tracey-emin-help-restore-the-reputation-of-the-british-museum/ 

 Apply for the 2025 Arts/Industry Residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center

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Emerging and established artists working in all media are welcome to apply through February 1, 2024.

https://hyperallergic.com/855258/2025-arts-industry-residency-jmkac/ 

 Parviz Tanavoli’s Art Unlocks Hearts and Souls

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Each symbol in Tanavoli’s Poets, Locks, Cages at the Vancouver Art Gallery holds a special meaning in Sufism, which has inspired his work.

https://hyperallergic.com/855650/parviz-tanavoli-art-unlocks-hearts-and-souls-vancouver-art-gallery/ 

 Ai Weiwei Speaks Out on Cancellation of His London Exhibition

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In a statement to Hyperallergic after Lisson Gallery nixed his show, the artist warned of “soft violence aimed at stifling voices” on the topic of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

https://hyperallergic.com/856763/ai-weiwei-speaks-out-on-cancellation-of-his-london-exhibition-lisson-gallery/ 

 Years Before Its Opening, Trouble Brews for Documenta 16

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One committee member resigned following antisemitism accusations and the other over the Israel-Hamas war.

https://hyperallergic.com/856486/years-before-its-opening-trouble-brews-for-documenta-16/ 

 Apply to SVA’s MA in Curatorial Practice

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The New York-based, globally linked, practice-focused program is for professional curatorial training.

https://hyperallergic.com/855164/apply-sva-curatorial-practice-fall-2024/ 

 Thief Makes Off With $100K Chagall in NYC Gallery Break-In

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A suspect wearing blue gloves carried the framed work down the sidewalk to their car and drove off.

https://hyperallergic.com/856275/thief-makes-off-with-chagall/ 

 The Democratic Power of the Risograph

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The risograph’s handmade aesthetic has become associated with posters, broadsheets, zines, and pamphlets, and has been embraced by small publishers.

https://hyperallergic.com/856227/the-democratic-power-of-the-risograph/ 

 Eiteljorg 2023 Contemporary Art Fellowship Exhibition Opens in Indianapolis

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Works by Ruth Cuthand, Natalie Ball, Sean Chandler, Mercedes Dorame, and Raven Halfmoon are now on view in Unsettle/Converge at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.

https://hyperallergic.com/855210/eiteljorg-art-fellowship-2023-unsettle-converge-indianapolis/ 

 The Mythmaking Apparatus of the US National Parks

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In quiet yet scrupulous detail, Designing Experience asks how the US National Park Service shapes the narratives it tells about this country and the lands it claims.

https://hyperallergic.com/853610/the-mythmaking-apparatus-of-the-us-national-parks/ 

 Activists Take to Guggenheim Museum to Denounce Israeli Airstrikes

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The museum temporarily closed its doors after a group dropped banners depicting Palestinians grieving over the bodies of dead children.

https://hyperallergic.com/856145/activists-take-to-guggenheim-museum-to-denounce-israeli-airstrikes/ 

 Christie’s Pulls Paintings by Lebanese Artist After “Complaints”

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"I did not expect this decision from Christie’s, as they have previously sold similar works of mine," artist Ayman Baalbaki told Hyperallergic.

https://hyperallergic.com/854986/christies-pulls-paintings-by-lebanese-artist-after-complaints/ 

 Hundreds of Columbia Students Walk Out in Support of Gaza

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Students created a living art installation and called for the school to divest from companies connected to the Israeli occupation.

https://hyperallergic.com/855928/hundreds-of-columbia-students-walk-out-in-support-of-gaza/ 

 Activists Rally at New York Times HQ to Call Out Gaza Coverage

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Artists and writers handed out copies of a “New York Crimes” broadsheet and urged the paper to support a ceasefire.

https://hyperallergic.com/855894/activists-rally-at-new-york-times-hq-to-call-out-gaza-coverage/ 

 Required Reading

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This week, unopened 18th-century love letters, an unsung female archaeologist, Indigenous artists on the meaning of home, cookie-cutter holiday rom-coms, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/854895/required-reading-654/ 

 Stunning Codex Documenting Aztec Culture Now Fully Digitized

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The 16th-century “Florentine Codex” offers a Mexican Indigenous perspective that is often missing from historical accounts of the period.

https://hyperallergic.com/855683/stunning-florentine-codex-documenting-aztec-culture-now-fully-digitized/ 

 Washington Post Takes Down Offensive Anti-Palestinian Cartoon

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The drawing by conservative cartoonist Michael Ramirez was widely criticized as “racist” and “orientalist.”

https://hyperallergic.com/855654/washington-post-takes-down-offensive-anti-palestinian-cartoon/ 

 Artists Decry Company’s Decision to Pull Mass Incarceration Billboards

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Titled 8 x 5 Houston in reference to the minimum required square footage of a jail cell in Texas, the project featured designs by formerly incarcerated artists.

https://hyperallergic.com/855421/artists-decry-companys-decision-to-pull-mass-incarceration-billboards/ 

 New Haven Mural Honors Prison Abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore

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The community-led artwork also spotlights the city’s continued advocacy for racial and economic justice.

https://hyperallergic.com/855401/new-haven-mural-honors-prison-abolitionist-ruth-wilson-gilmore/ 

 The Many Faces of Guadalajara’s Famed Ceramics Studio

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In the 1990s, Cerámica Suro began to seek out artists, offering its facility as the site for experimental collaborations in clay.

https://hyperallergic.com/853717/the-many-faces-of-guadalajara-famed-ceramica-suro-dallas-contemporary/ 

 Worcester Art Museum Presents Faith Ringgold: Freedom to Say What I Please

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Ringgold’s first solo exhibition in New England in nearly 15 years is centered around her story quilt “Picasso’s Studio”, a cornerstone of the museum’s collection.

https://hyperallergic.com/854645/worcester-art-museum-faith-ringgold-freedom-to-say-what-i-please/ 

 Lucia Monge Collaborates With Living Organisms for While a Leaf Breathes (Mientras una Hoja Respira)

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The ArtYard exhibition explores plant respiration as a metaphor for life and vulnerability. On view through January 28 in Frenchtown, New Jersey.

https://hyperallergic.com/854640/lucia-monge-while-a-leaf-breathes-mientras-una-hoja-respira-artyard/ 

 Cuban Artist’s Message of Defiance From Prison

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"There rises within me a rebellious spirit, that does not allow me to resign myself," says Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara.

https://hyperallergic.com/855055/cuban-artist-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-message-of-defiance-from-prison/ 

 New Hilma af Klint VR Experience Comes to NYC

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At Fotografiska, visitors can don a headset and view the abstract artist’s work while experiencing the nauseating fear of falling from imaginary cliffs.

https://hyperallergic.com/855013/new-hilma-af-klint-vr-experience-comes-to-nyc/ 

 Southern Voices/Global Visions

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One of the largest curated shows of Southern artists features 41 artists in four locations around Lake City, South Carolina. Presented by ArtFields and South Arts.

https://hyperallergic.com/854626/southern-voices-global-visions-artfields-south-arts/