July 27, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning! Today, a typically eclectic mix of Hyperallergic stories: Arcmanoro Niles paints personal portraits with glitter and oil, Catherine Opie speaks with Hyperallergic about her first-ever monograph, a second look at the statue of Princess Diana, and bizarre AI-generated cats. Enjoy.

— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

In Gem-like Hues, Arcmanoro Niles Renders the Mundane Electric

From depictions of his mother to his closest friends, Niles’s canvases illustrate a willful vulnerability to ruminate on the profound relationships in his life. | Folasade Ologundudu

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• Forensic Architecture tracks the surveillance of activists and journalists though “Digital Violence,” a project designed to be used as evidence in future legal cases.

• Twenty-six artists and cultural workers disaffiliate from the London-based Zabludowicz Collection, citing its ties to pro-Israeli lobbying and the Israeli air force.

Catherine Opie on Her First Monograph, “a Map of My Mind”

For Opie, photographing is about “understanding what it is to be inclusive.” | Anne Wallentine

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When Your Bedroom Starts to Look Like an Art Gallery

In Los Angeles's Koreatown, a bedroom might be mistaken for an art gallery. | Patricia Luna

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