For such a theatrical title as Autobiography, a Robert Rauschenberg exhibition in California is surprisingly small
For such a theatrical title as Autobiography, a Robert Rauschenberg exhibition in California is surprisingly small — with only eight works on view, to be exact. Perhaps a more fitting word to encapsulate the show, as writer Lorissa Reinhart explains in her review today, is “focus.” That’s one characteristic we have in spades this week, despite being pulled in a million different directions: In New York, activists call for the repatriation of objects at the Rubin Museum when it permanently closes its doors on Sunday, while Paris’s Musée du Quai Branly apologizes for using a term the Chinese government employs to erase Tibetan heritage. Other stories include an endearing show in Iowa about Keith Haring’s bond with elementary school art students and a giant touring nude Donald Trump doll that popped up in Las Vegas (apparently, not everything that happens there stays there). And as you fill out your fall calendar, consider our recommendations for exhibitions you should visit in New York this month, plus Leia Genis’s guide to events during Atlanta Art Week. There’s more below, but before you get reading: I hope you’ll join us next Wednesday at the Red Pavilion in Brooklyn to celebrate Hyperallergic’s 15th anniversary (our quinceañera, if you will)! Grab your ticket here! — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor | |
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| | | In many ways, Autobiography, a small Rauschenberg exhibition in Santa Barbara, is self-explanatory, and this is its great strength. | Lorissa Rienhart |
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SPONSORED | | | | Explore an anthology of writings by Glenn Ligon, a collection of interviews with Gustav Metzger and Hans Ulrich Obrist, and a facsimile sketchbook by Jason Rhoades. Learn more |
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LATEST IN ART | | | | Start off the month with thoughtful shows by a range of artists, from established names like Nan Goldin to newcomers like Rachel Martin and trailblazers like Elizabeth Catlett. | Natalie Haddad, Hrag Vartanian, Hakim Bishara, Lisa Yin Zhang, Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Natalie Weis and AX Mina |
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SPONSORED | | | | With over 90 events and more than 70 artists, come discover why the Pacific Northwest is the leading regional hub for glass art in the United States. Learn more |
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| | | As our Freaknik celebrations of the 1980s and ’90s showed, if there’s one thing this city knows how to do well, it’s how to throw a party. | Leia Genis |
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| | | | To My Friends at Horn is a reminder that artists do not exist in a vacuum and context illuminates the impact of the artist and activist. | Sarah E. Bond |
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| | | | Braxton Garneau was inspired by Trinidad’s long tradition of carnival costumes that exude acerbic sartorial wit as social critique. | Daniel Larkin |
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IN MEMORIAM | Jim Green (1948–2024)
Sound artist known for public installations | Denver Post
Eikoh Hosoe (1933–2024)
Japanese photographer who captured the body in extreme states | Artnews
Richard Mayhew (1924–2024)
Abstract landscape painter | Hyperallergic
Clarice Rivers (1936–2024)
Muse to Niki de Saint Phalle and Larry Rivers | New York Times
Aaron Wunsch (1970–2024)
Architectural historian and preservationist | Philadelphia Inquirer |
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