Nadya Tolonnikova Headlines American Folk Art Museum Benefit Event

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Recent artworks by the co-founder of Pussy Riot will be featured in a pop-up exhibition, along with an artist Q&A and performance, on May 16 in NYC.

https://hyperallergic.com/906118/nadya-tolonnikova-headlines-american-folk-art-museum-benefit-event-2024/ 

 Art Takes Center Stage at Growing Student Protests for Palestine

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Visual arts faculty, alumni, and staff are standing in solidarity with students as “art corners” and other creative initiatives dominate the encampments.

https://hyperallergic.com/906834/art-takes-center-stage-at-growing-student-protests-for-palestine/ 

 Nigeria’s Youth Fight for a Better Future

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Alain Kassanda’s Coconut Head Generation is a testament to how young people find themselves through each other no matter the place, times, or means.

https://hyperallergic.com/906640/nigeria-youth-fight-for-a-better-future-coconut-head-generation/ 

 RISD’s Advanced Program Online Now Enrolling for Summer 2024

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Explore Rhode Island School of Design’s online intensives for high school students interested in pursuing art and design in college.

https://hyperallergic.com/905051/risd-advanced-program-online-enrolling-summer-2024/ 

 Arshile Gorky’s Gaze

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Across the street from the painter's former studio in Manhattan's Union Square, 20 trees had been planted to honor the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.

https://hyperallergic.com/905766/arshile-gorky-gaze/ 

 Leonora Carrington Masterpiece Could Fetch Over $12M at Auction

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The dreamlike work blends references to Hieronymus Bosch, Irish mythology, the kabbalah, and Mexican Indigenous cosmologies.

https://hyperallergic.com/906126/leonora-carrington-masterpiece-could-fetch-over-12-million-at-auction/ 

 MassArt’s 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opens in Boston’s SoWa Arts District

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Graduates of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design showcase their thesis work on campus and at the MassArt x SoWa Gallery, with public artist talks and screening on May 10.

https://hyperallergic.com/905668/massarts-2024-mfa-thesis-exhibition-opens-in-bostons-sowa-arts-district/ 

 Caravaggio Made Darkness Visible

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In his violent, carnal visions, sparks of divinity may glow even from within the blackest confines of our fallen reality.

https://hyperallergic.com/905573/caravaggio-made-darkness-visible/ 

 Willem de Kooning’s Italy

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Paintings from the late 1950s and on prove that de Kooning had sat at the feet of, and learnt much from, such old Italian masters as Titian and Tintoretto.

https://hyperallergic.com/905023/willem-de-kooning-italy/ 

 Scratching Beneath the Surface of Identity-Based Group Shows

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While Asian-American Art may be "plagued by generational amnesia," as Sharon Mizota wrote for Hyperallergic, the artists and curators of  Scratching at the Moon are definitely not.

https://hyperallergic.com/904894/scratching-beneath-the-surface-of-identity-based-group-shows/ 

 Scratching Beneath the Surface of Identity-Based Group Shows

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While Asian-American Art may be "plagued by generational amnesia," as Sharon Mizota wrote for Hyperallergic, the artists and curators of  Scratching at the Moon are definitely not.

https://hyperallergic.com/904894/scratching-beneath-the-surface-of-identity-based-group-shows/ 

 A Black Bean Grows Quietly in Washington Square Park

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In a 10-day meditation, Jemila MacEwan silently nurtures a seed in the palm of their hand amidst the hustle and bustle of the iconic public park.

https://hyperallergic.com/903794/jenna-macewan-black-bean-grows-quietly-in-washington-square-park/ 

 Guggenheim Museum Workers Rally for Fair Contract in Lunch Break Action

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Art handlers and facility workers have been negotiating for a second contract since November.

https://hyperallergic.com/904954/guggenheim-museum-workers-rally-for-fair-contract-in-lunch-break-action/ 

 Glimpse Into Jeffrey Gibson’s Historic US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 

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The exhibition brings resounding echoes of resistance amid an enduring struggle for Indigenous autonomy across the American continents.

https://hyperallergic.com/904155/sneak-peek-of-jeffrey-gibson-us-pavilion-at-the-venice-biennale/ 

 Columbia University Presents the 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition

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Work by 31 emerging visual and sound artists on view April 20–May 19 in NYC.

https://hyperallergic.com/903820/columbia-university-presents-2024-mfa-thesis-exhibition/ 

 Required Reading

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This week, the return of the “dumbphone,” the future of music criticism, and a primer on how to title an academic paper.

https://hyperallergic.com/904144/required-reading-677/ 

 Israeli Chutzpah at the Venice Biennale

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Perfectly timed for maximum press attention, the performative closure of the country’s pavilion is opportunistic and cynical.

https://hyperallergic.com/904280/israeli-chutzpah-at-the-venice-biennale/ 

 This Is the Painting a German Museum Worker Snuck Into a Show

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The Guardian published a photo of the now-terminated technician’s artwork, along with details about his motive for secretly installing it in the museum.

https://hyperallergic.com/904142/this-is-the-painting-a-german-museum-worker-snuck-into-a-show-pinakothek-der-moderne/ 

 A devoured hedge burrows deep II Opens a Portal Into the Future of Urban Life

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By interacting with Eloïse Bonneviot and Anne de Boer’s spatial installation in Prague, viewers create speculative scenarios for an ecologically aware city.

https://hyperallergic.com/903223/a-devoured-hedge-burrows-deep-ii-opens-a-portal-into-the-future-of-urban-life/ 

 Taylor Swift “Pop-Up Library” Has Fans Divided Online

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An LA installation ahead of Swift's new album release features academia props including manuscripts, typewriters, and shelves lined with books.

https://hyperallergic.com/903885/taylor-swift-pop-up-library-has-fans-divided-online/ 

 They Said I Could Ask Dalí Anything, So I Did

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I tried out "Ask Dalí," a new experience that lets you communicate with an AI model of the Surrealist artist through a lobster telephone.

https://hyperallergic.com/903663/they-said-i-could-ask-dali-anything-so-i-did/ 

 Activists Say “No to the Genocide Pavilion” in Biennale Protest Against Israel

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Over 100 artists and art workers called attention to participating nations' complicity in the attacks on Gaza.

https://hyperallergic.com/903608/activists-say-no-to-the-genocide-pavilion-in-biennale-protest-against-israel/ 

 Five NYC Shows to Round Out Your April

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Politics and painting are at the center of shows by Beau Dick, Sam Jablon, Mira Schor, Rose B. Simpson, and Gary Stephan.

https://hyperallergic.com/902939/five-nyc-shows-to-round-out-april-2024/ 

 The Sartorial Rivals of Waterloo

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The 1st Duke of Wellington was always very particular about the way he turned himself out — as was his nemesis Napoleon, of course.

https://hyperallergic.com/902690/the-sartorial-rivals-of-waterloo-soldierly-splendour-duke-of-wellington/ 

 Israeli Artist Pausing Venice Biennale Show Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Critics Say

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The partial closure of the pavilion until a ceasefire is reached is an “empty and opportunistic” gesture, said a group who called for Israel to be excluded from the event.

https://hyperallergic.com/903096/israeli-artist-pausing-venice-biennale-show-doesnt-go-far-enough-critics-say/ 

 Expand Your Practice and Build Your Portfolio With Cornell’s Art Summer Programs

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Register for credit-bearing summer art studios (online and in-person) for high school and college students to explore new ideas and artistic media at Cornell AAP.

https://hyperallergic.com/901046/expand-your-practice-earn-college-credit-cornell-art-summer-programs/ 

 The Contrived Rivalry Between Two Pioneering French Women Artists

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Whenever French 18th-century artist Adélaïde Labille-Guiard is mentioned, it’s almost always as a counterpoint to her better-known “rival,” Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun.

https://hyperallergic.com/900981/the-contrived-rivalry-between-two-pioneering-french-women-artists/ 

 The Contrived Rivalry Between Two Pioneering French Women Artists

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Whenever French 18th-century artist Adélaïde Labille-Guiard is mentioned, it’s almost always as a counterpoint to her better-known “rival,” Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun.

https://hyperallergic.com/900981/the-contrived-rivalry-between-two-pioneering-french-women-artists/ 

 Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: April 2024

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Carbs, comedy, and colorful frescoes abound in today's mini puzzle!

https://hyperallergic.com/902853/hyperallergic-mini-art-crossword-april-2024/ 

 Lebanese-American Artist Etel Adnan Honored With Google Doodle

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The poet, writer, and abstract painter who inspired a generation died in 2021 at the age of 96.

https://hyperallergic.com/902836/lebanese-american-artist-etel-adnan-honored-with-google-doodle/ 

 Oh No, the Hudson Yards “Vessel” Is Reopening

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Thomas Heatherwick’s highly criticized honeycomb-shaped structure will debut new safety measures following a series of deaths by suicide.

https://hyperallergic.com/902655/oh-no-the-hudson-yards-vessel-is-reopening/ 

 The Bennett Prize’s Call for Entries Is Now Open

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Women figurative realist painters can propel their careers by entering to win $50,000 and a traveling solo exhibition of their work. Applications are open through October 4.

https://hyperallergic.com/879239/the-bennett-prize-2025-call-for-entries/ 

 Faith Ringgold, Larger-Than-Life Artist and Storyteller, Dies at 93

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She leaves behind a massive corpus of visually stunning works tackling race, gender, and social justice in the United States.

https://hyperallergic.com/902392/faith-ringgold-larger-than-life-artist-and-storyteller-dies-at-93/ 

 Before Lockets, There Were Hidden Renaissance Portraits

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Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance explores the paintings concealed behind mirrors, in folded diptychs, and on the backs of other works.

https://hyperallergic.com/898360/before-lockets-there-were-hidden-renaissance-portraits/ 

 Stop Calling the Whitney Biennial “Safe”

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Art-world people love lobbing this low-hanging critical fruit at the exhibition. This year especially, the moniker is ill-fitting and glib.

https://hyperallergic.com/901709/stop-calling-the-2024-whitney-biennial-safe/ 

 Required Reading

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This week, Eid in Gaza, Arizona’s draconian anti-abortion law, a TikTok critic’s honest review of the eclipse, trolling Eric Adams, postmodern Bob Ross, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/901031/required-reading-676/ 

 Lex Brown’s Mythical Characters Confront Earthly Problems

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The artist’s science fiction musical Carnelian debuted at Oklohoma’s Sovereign Futures symposium.

https://hyperallergic.com/899484/lex-browns-mythical-characters-confront-earthly-problems/ 

 Lorraine O’Grady and Nicholas Galanin Named Guggenheim Fellows

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The two are among 68 visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, and art scholars receiving the prestigious prize.

https://hyperallergic.com/900966/lorraine-ogrady-and-nicholas-galanin-named-2024-guggenheim-fellows/ 

 Derrick Adams, Peter Burr, and More Artists Project Works Onto Historic Hangars in Brooklyn

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Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy brings together dozens of artists for the inaugural Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival on April 19–21.

https://hyperallergic.com/899750/derrick-adams-peter-burr-artists-project-onto-historic-hangars-brooklyn/ 

 NYC’s Largest Trivia Event Returns to the Queens Museum

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After a four-year hiatus, the Panorama Challenge is back for its 13th edition at the museum’s massive model of the city that was created for the 1964 World’s Fair.

https://hyperallergic.com/899629/nyc-largest-trivia-event-returns-to-the-queens-museum/ 

 The Uneasy Heartbreak of End of Evangelion

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More than a quarter century after its original release, US audiences can finally watch Hideaki Anno’s mecha anime masterpiece in theaters.

https://hyperallergic.com/900185/the-uneasy-heartbreak-of-hideaki-anno-end-of-evangelion/ 

 ArtFields Festival Spotlights Over 450 Southeastern US Artists

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The 2024 art competition and festival awards over $100,000 in cash prizes to artists across the Southeast. On view April 26–May 4 in Lake City, South Carolina.

https://hyperallergic.com/898520/artfields-festival-spotlights-over-450-southeastern-us-artists/ 

 Stan VanDerBeek’s Virtual Windows on the World

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A cacophony of life, death, and perfume ads, transmitted across the same frequency, VanDerBeek’s fax collages captures an “international picture language.”

https://hyperallergic.com/898270/stan-vanderbeeks-virtual-windows-on-the-world/ 

 Re-Discovering Native America: Stories in Motion with The Red Road Project

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Bedford Gallery’s exhibition presents a photo-docuseries with nearly 100 photographs documenting Indigenous stories alongside sculptural works. On view in California’s Bay Area.

https://hyperallergic.com/892181/re-discovering-native-america-stories-in-motion-with-the-red-road-project-bedford-gallery/ 

 Will Richard Serra’s Forgotten Paris Sculpture Finally See the Light of Day?

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When I broke the story about the whereabouts of “Clara-Clara,” I hoped that it would spur action by the City of Paris, which owns the work. It appears that it has.

https://hyperallergic.com/899378/will-richard-serra-forgotten-paris-sculpture-finally-see-the-light-of-day/ 

 The Most Breathtaking Photographs of the 2024 Solar Eclipse

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You didn’t need to be in the path of totality to be awed.

https://hyperallergic.com/898495/the-most-breathtaking-photographs-of-the-2024-solar-eclipse/ 

 How Hindu Iconography Became an Extension of Right-Wing Nationalism

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Ubiquitous imagery of aggressive, hypermasculine deities across India has become a chilling extension and tool of the Hindu right’s anti-Muslim rhetoric.

https://hyperallergic.com/892110/how-hindu-iconography-became-an-extension-of-right-wing-nationalism/ 

 The Internationalism of the Harlem Renaissance

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The Harlem Renaissance was a globally networked movement of sprawling self-determination energized by the new modalities of Black subjectivity.

https://hyperallergic.com/897200/the-internationalism-of-the-harlem-renaissance-metropolitan-museum/ 

 The New York Antiquarian Book Fair Returns With Its Eclectic Clamor

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Blue jeans patents, suffragette cookbooks, noise-making 19th-century children’s books, and so much more.

https://hyperallergic.com/897088/the-new-york-antiquarian-book-fair-returns-with-its-eclectic-clamor/ 

 Artist Seeks Restraining Order to Prevent Land Artwork’s Demolition

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The Des Moines Art Center cited the “ephemeral” nature of artist Mary Miss’s original materials in its decision to destroy the work.

https://hyperallergic.com/897157/artist-mary-miss-seeks-restraining-order-to-prevent-land-artworks-demolition/ 

 Should I Trust My Art Dealer?

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A look at the failed, racially charged takedown of dealer-activist Amar Singh.

https://hyperallergic.com/892112/should-i-trust-my-art-dealer-renee-cox/ 

 Idris Khan Makes US Museum Debut at the Milwaukee Art Museum

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Artworks spanning Khan’s career trace his exploration of the lyrical, symbolic, and physical meanings of repetition.

https://hyperallergic.com/881548/idris-khan-us-museum-debut-milwaukee-art-museum/ 

 Required Reading

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This week, women of color in architecture, shady government comic books, a beloved cherry blossom tree’s last bloom, and much more.

https://hyperallergic.com/880975/required-reading-675/ 

 Gaza’s Last Contemporary Art Space Decimated by Israel

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Shababeek for Contemporary Art stood just a few feet away from Al-Shifa Hospital, recently raided by Israeli forces.

https://hyperallergic.com/891253/gazas-last-contemporary-art-space-decimated-by-israel/ 

 A View From the Easel 

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“At times I just sit and have a tea and go into my thoughts for a while; I don’t allow myself to do this at home or anywhere else.”

https://hyperallergic.com/882324/a-view-from-the-easel-228/ 

 Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents “The Apex Is Nothing”

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Featuring a diverse lineup of artists including Ellen Lesperance, Xylor Jane, and Melvin Way, this exhibition explores the intersection of abstract art and structural models.

https://hyperallergic.com/881533/pratt-manhattan-gallery-the-apex-is-nothing/ 

 With Less Glitter, Arcmanoro Niles’s Illusory Spaces Gleam

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While his paintings follow the rules of linear perspectives, Niles uses the materiality of the paint itself to pull viewers into the compositions.

https://hyperallergic.com/882026/with-less-glitter-arcmanoro-niless-illusory-spaces-gleam/ 

 Italian Heritage Group Decries “Biennalization” of Venice

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Italia Nostra says a new sculptural display in Venice’s public square distracts from the city’s existing cultural heritage and infrastructure in need of conservation.

https://hyperallergic.com/882347/italian-heritage-group-decries-biennalization-of-venice/ 

 This Phone App Lets You Capture a Solar Eclipse

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Scientists at Western Kentucky University are inviting the public to snap photos of the dazzling phenomenon to gather data about the sun’s shape and internal structure.

https://hyperallergic.com/880672/this-phone-app-lets-you-capture-solar-eclipse-april-2024/ 

 The Richard Serra Sculpture That Was Just Too Much for Paris

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How did the artist's massive “Clara-Clara” (1983) end up in the backyard of a former water treatment facility on the city’s outskirts?

https://hyperallergic.com/881675/the-richard-serra-sculpture-that-was-just-too-much-for-paris/ 

 Nicole Eisenman’s First Major Survey Comes to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

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What Happened showcases Eisenman’s ability to take on contemporary events with a style, vision, and anarchic sense of humor entirely her own.

https://hyperallergic.com/880841/nicole-eisenman-first-major-survey-museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago/ 

 Opportunities in April 2024

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Residencies, grants, and open calls from Davidson College, the Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

https://hyperallergic.com/880623/opportunities-april-2024/ 

 12 Graphic Novels to Read This Spring

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Get your comic fix with moving, witty, poignant books by Ai Weiwei, Tessa Hulls, Julia Wertz, Mattie Lubchansky, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/881264/12-graphic-novels-to-read-spring-2024/ 

 A San Francisco Art Pioneer’s Collaged Dream Worlds

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With the layers of his collaged "paste-ups," Jess pulls us into an oneiric world, at once delightful and perplexing, magical and sublime.

https://hyperallergic.com/880772/san-francisco-art-pioneer-jess-collaged-dream-worlds/ 

 Newly Discovered Gecko Species Named After Vincent van Gogh

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Cnemaspis vangoghi, found in the forests of Tamil Nadu, reminded scientists of "The Starry Night" (1889).

https://hyperallergic.com/881656/newly-discovered-gecko-species-named-after-vincent-van-gogh/ 

 Berlin Museum Removes All Artwork Depicting Rivers or Seas

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The German media praised the move, accusing several international bodies of water of antisemitism.

https://hyperallergic.com/881440/berlin-museum-removes-all-artwork-depicting-rivers-or-seas/ 

 After Low Attendance, Whitney Biennial Releases Open Call for “Controversial” Artwork

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Dwindling visitor numbers signaled “an urgent need for measured controversy, neither too inflammatory nor too trite,” the museum said.

https://hyperallergic.com/881123/after-low-attendance-whitney-biennial-releases-open-call-for-controversial-artwork/ 

 Upper East Side Galleries Celebrate Historic Members of the National Association of Women Artists

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Lincoln Glenn Gallery and Graham Shay 1857 team up to honor 20th century female sculptors and painters for the organization’s 135th anniversary.

https://hyperallergic.com/880307/upper-east-side-galleries-celebrate-historic-members-of-the-national-association-of-women-artists/ 

 Matthias Grünewald’s Gruesome Good Friday

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The 16th-century “Isenheim Altarpiece” confronts us with the reality of suffering, violence, and death in a century where violence is both omnipresent and obscured.

https://hyperallergic.com/880308/matthias-grunewalds-gruesome-good-friday/ 

 Required Reading

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This week, a Birkin bag lawsuit, Central Park’s sidewalks, political neutrality in history classrooms, the Broad’s costly expansion, and much more.

https://hyperallergic.com/879467/required-reading-674/ 

 A View From the Easel

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“My studio space doubles as a place of meditation, allowing me to enter a state of flow where ideas move freely and barriers dissolve.”

https://hyperallergic.com/880897/a-view-from-the-easel-227/ 

 Taiwan’s Public Programs at the Venice Biennale Focus on “Island-Thinking”

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Organized by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, programming linked with Yuan Goang-Ming: Everyday War opens on April 18.

https://hyperallergic.com/879810/taiwan-public-programs-venice-biennale-2024-island-thinking/ 

 Why We Still Need the Godzilla Network

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If there’s a lesson from the Godzilla anthology, it’s that Asian-American art is deeply complex, much like the many manifestations of Godzilla the monster.

https://hyperallergic.com/880557/why-we-still-need-the-godzilla-network/ 

 After 19-Day Strike, MASS MoCA Workers Secure Higher Wage

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Unionized staffers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will now earn a minimum hourly wage of $18.

https://hyperallergic.com/880592/after-19-day-strike-mass-moca-workers-secure-higher-wage/ 

 Artist Richard Serra, Who Warped Space With Steel, Dies at 85

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At once aloof and inviting, his gargantuan and often controversial sculptures draw viewers in for an experience of the sublime.

https://hyperallergic.com/880485/artist-richard-serra-who-warped-space-with-steel-dies-at-85/ 

 British Museum Sues Former Curator Over Alleged Thefts

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Peter Higgs worked with the museum’s Greek collections for 30 years before he was dismissed last August.

https://hyperallergic.com/880354/british-museum-sues-former-curator-peter-higgs-over-alleged-thefts/ 

 Canadian Arts Funder Faces Pressure to Divest From Israeli Weapons Supplier

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Scotiabank, which funds the Hot Docs Film Festival and the Toronto Biennial of Art, among others, is the largest individual foreign shareholder of Elbit Systems.

https://hyperallergic.com/880414/canadian-arts-funder-scotiabank-faces-pressure-to-divest-from-israeli-weapons-supplier/ 

 Mar Dixon, Social Media Guru Who Launched #AskACurator, Dies at 53

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Dixon harnessed the accessibility of online platforms to help demystify museums and encourage the public to connect with the arts.

https://hyperallergic.com/880288/mar-dixon-social-media-guru-who-launched-askacurator-dies-at-53/ 

 Mar Dixon, Social Media Guru Who Launched #AskACurator, Dies at 53

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Dixon harnessed the accessibility of online platforms to help demystify museums and encourage the public to connect with the arts.

https://hyperallergic.com/880288/mar-dixon-social-media-guru-who-launched-askacurator-dies-at-53/ 

 MoMA Apologizes for Barring Visitors From Entering With Keffiyeh

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Security staffers told Ju-Hyun Park that they could not enter with the white-and-black Palestinian headscarf.

https://hyperallergic.com/880202/moma-apologizes-for-barring-visitors-from-entering-with-keffiyeh/ 

 At Age 81, Carole Harris Is Embracing Imperfection

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Her creations have a beautiful economy, where even rusty old machine parts might become transformed into a gilded patina on one of her sensuous memory maps.

https://hyperallergic.com/878644/at-age-81-carole-harris-is-embracing-imperfection/ 

 The European Graduate School Announces Its 2024 Sessions

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Expand your academic career and join distinguished professors and peers online or in person in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, and Valletta, Malta.

https://hyperallergic.com/879603/european-graduate-school-2024-summer-sessions/ 

 Activists Unfurl Massive Quilt for Gaza on Met Museum Steps

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They called for an immediate ceasefire while accusing the museum of complicity in Israel's violence against Palestinians.

https://hyperallergic.com/879985/activists-unfurl-massive-quilt-for-gaza-on-met-museum-steps/ 

 How Beatrix Potter Hopped Into Our Hearts

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An exhibition at the Morgan Library pays tribute to the illustrator’s prowess as a naturalist, storyteller, mycologist, and sheep farmer.

https://hyperallergic.com/879169/how-beatrix-potter-hopped-into-our-hearts/ 

 Can We Find Our Way to Indigenous Joy?

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As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Brian Johnson explores the decolonial practices of Indigenous and Native American poster designers.

https://hyperallergic.com/879670/can-we-find-our-way-to-indigenous-joy/ 

 Raising Funds to Help a Family of 10 Exit Gaza

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After several forced evacuations and the loss of her brother and father, graphic designer Samah Ramadan is seeking support amid Israel’s ongoing attacks.

https://hyperallergic.com/879012/raising-funds-to-help-samah-ramadan-family-of-10-exit-gaza/ 

 New Yorkers Aren’t Thrilled About the New Museum’s Expansion

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Renderings of the new expansion shared on Instagram elicited mixed views, with some viewing the project as “soulless.”

https://hyperallergic.com/879696/new-yorkers-arent-thrilled-about-the-new-museum-expansion/ 

 Legislators Push Bill for American Jewish History Museum

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The proposal would help transfer the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to the Smithsonian Institution.

https://hyperallergic.com/879569/legislators-push-bill-for-american-jewish-history-museum/ 

 A View From the Easel

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This week, studios in Chicago, California, DC, and New Hampshire.

https://hyperallergic.com/879325/a-view-from-the-easel-226/ 

 Artist Crushes Tesla with Colossal Olmec Head Sculpture

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Chavis Mármol told Hyperallergic that he wanted to “crush an object that represents a sinister figure like Elon Mollusk.”

https://hyperallergic.com/878913/artist-chavis-marmol-crushes-tesla-with-colossal-olmec-head-sculpture/ 

 Lesia Khomenko Distills the Resolve of Ukrainians

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Khomenko forcefully responds to her war-torn Ukrainian homeland with complex compositions, lavish and varied brushwork, and avidity for color.

https://hyperallergic.com/879136/lesia-khomenko-distills-the-resolve-of-ukrainians/ 

 How Can a Poster Sing?

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Learning the notes, melodies, and messages of posters by Indigenous designers will only strengthen our communities and add such needed songs back into humanity.

https://hyperallergic.com/878899/how-can-a-poster-sing/ 

 Pratt’s 2024 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition Is on View in Brooklyn

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The two-part exhibition features the work of graduating artists across disciplines, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, and integrated practices.

https://hyperallergic.com/878228/pratt-insitute-2024-fine-arts-mfa-thesis-exhibition-brooklyn/ 

 Asian-American Art Is Plagued by Generational Amnesia

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Many members of the current generation do not recognize or even know about past efforts to create visibility for Asian-American artists.

https://hyperallergic.com/878698/asian-american-art-is-plagued-by-generational-amnesia/ 

 Viral Wonka Experience Backdrop Sold to Benefit Palestine Aid

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The disastrous Glasgow event that took the internet by storm in February just keeps on giving, this time for a good cause.

https://hyperallergic.com/878704/viral-wonka-experience-backdrop-sold-to-benefit-palestine-aid/ 

 Rubin Museum Presents the Last Exhibition in Its New York Building

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Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now highlights 32 contemporary artists who explore how cultural heritage shapes identity.

https://hyperallergic.com/878095/rubin-museum-last-exhibition-new-york-building/ 

 Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: March 2024

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Look out for pink dolphins and Louis XIV in this maximalist mini crossword.

https://hyperallergic.com/878426/hyperallergic-mini-art-crossword-march-2024/ 

 Designing a History of Indigenous Graphic Artists

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I hear students and friends alike ask where are our books and documentation? Where can I see our Native American design history?

https://hyperallergic.com/878361/designing-a-history-of-indigenous-graphic-artists/ 

 The Lingering Shadow of Portuguese Colonization

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Suneil Sanzgiri’s exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum joins lines of companionship across histories of colonial dispossession.

https://hyperallergic.com/877324/the-lingering-shadow-of-portuguese-colonization-suneil-sanzgiri-brooklyn-museum/ 

 Styling Identities: Hair’s Tangled Histories

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Organized by a team of curators passionate about hair, this show at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Connecticut recognizes that everyone has a hair story to tell.

https://hyperallergic.com/877493/styling-identities-hairs-tangled-histories-wadsworth-atheneum-museum-of-art/ 

 Bright-Green Banksy Mural Pops Up On Saint Patrick’s Day

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Locals believe the work, which aligns with the trimmed limbs of a hedged tree, underscores the current climate crisis.

https://hyperallergic.com/878309/bright-green-banksy-mural-pops-up-on-saint-patricks-day/ 

 The Multigenerational Legacy of Black Arts in Buffalo

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As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Tiffany D. Gaines examines the city’s often under-recognized artists, change-makers, and arts advocates.

https://hyperallergic.com/878025/the-multigenerational-legacy-of-black-arts-in-buffalo/