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August 30, 2021 • View in browserGood morning. 🌧️ Today, scientists in Mexico say they developed a COVID mask that kills the virus, computer-generated New Yorker cartoons, and a guide to the art spaces of Atlanta. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief 10 Art Spaces Contributing to Atlanta’s Progressive CreativityA snapshot of Atlanta’s varied visual art scene, from museums to grassroots spaces. | Beth Ward SPONSORED Voice Makes NFTs Easy With New Carbon Neutral PlatformEmerging creators can mint and sell NFTs with zero gas fees on one of the most efficient blockchains. Learn more. LATEST NEWS Unidentified artist, Untitled (woman with hair ribbon), undated, sixth-plate ambrotype. The American Art Museum purchased a collection of early American photographs, including 40 rare daguerreotypes made by prominent 19th-century Black photographers. Scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Materials Research Institute have developed an antimicrobial face covering that kills the COVID-19 virus.MORE FROM HYPERALLERGIC Computer-Generated New Yorker Cartoons Are Delightfully WeirdComics artist Ilan Manouach and AI engineer Ioannis Siglidis are behind the Neural Yorker. | Valentina Di Liscia It’s Time to Commission a Memorial to Slavery at McGill UniversityMcGill students have advocated for systemic change for decades. | Dr. Shelley Ruth Butler and Simone Cambridge Confronting Doubt with the Power of ShakespeareArgentine director Matías Piñeiro’s Isabella is the latest in a string of offbeat films about the nature of performance and creativity. | Bedatri D. Choudhury Support HyperallergicOur membership program makes it possible for us to dive deeper into important issues and topics. Want to be part of the future of independent arts journalism? Become a Hyperallergic MemberFROM THE ARCHIVE The following articles highlight two other types of early photographic methods: cyanotype, highlighted in Anna Atkins's 1843 monograph Photographs of British Algae (the first book illustrated with photography), and cliché-verre, a technique developed to reproduce drawings. A Pioneering Photographer’s Legacy In AlgaeIn 1843, Anna Atkins created the first book illustrated with photography. It took over a century for her pioneering work to be recognized. | Allison Meier Learn About Clichés-verre, an Obscure 19th-Century Image Reproduction TechniqueJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Eugène Delacroix, and others employed the technique to share works with close acquaintances. | Hrag Vartanian MOST POPULAR Vermeer Restoration, Finally Complete, Reveals a Painting Within a PaintingStep Into a Pantry of Ceramic GroceriesIn Malibu, a Large Hole Is Being Dug to Contain Your GriefLooking at Chuck Close Through His Portrait of Bill ClintonHilma af Klint Gets an Exquisite Seven-Volume Catalogue Raisonné
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