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February 13, 2023Good morning. ⛅ AX Mina ventured to Amsterdam last week to write about the once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer exhibition that just opened at the Rijksmuseum. She writes: Spiritual elements aside, Vermeer’s work is a treasure of composition, color, and caricature that long predates the rise of photography and cinema. In a religious context, light may be a vessel of God, and in a secular context, it offers a wide range of health benefits, including vitamin D and serotonin. There is good reason we find the glow of Vermeer’s paintings so resonant. Stateside, the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum has stepped into a reality show, as it pretends to find the country's next top artist. Is anyone else experiencing deja vu? To stave off the inevitable ridicule, the show will not be streamed. Go figure. And Indiana University is causing a stir with its plans to deaccession artworks, including some by Frederic Church and Georgia O'Keeffe, to build dorms. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief Basking in Vermeer’s Light at RijksmuseumIn Vermeer’s paintings, the world is much larger than we imagined and yet somehow deep, meaningful, and magical. | AX Mina SPONSORED Lee Mullican, On View at James Cohan’s 52 Walker Street GalleryLee Mullican: The Nest Revived spans six decades of formal experimentation by the late West Coast artist. This exhibition brings together important early paintings and rarely-seen wooden assemblages from the 1940s and ’50s along with a monumental painting, totemic ceramics, and a groundbreaking digital artwork from the 1980s. WHAT'S HAPPENING Detail of Johannes Vermeer, “Girl with a Pearl Earring” (1664-67) (image courtesy Mauritshuis, The Hague) Researchers believe the pearl earring in Johannes Vermeer’s iconic masterpiece was likely a fake. Seven artists will compete for a cash prize and a chance to exhibit their work at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in a new reality show. The Brauer Museum of Art comes under fire for its plan to sell $20-million-dollars’ worth of art to fund the construction of new dorms. SPONSORED Tulsa Artist Fellowship Calls for Artists and Arts Workers of All DisciplinesTen awardees will receive a total of more than $1.95 million in support and resources in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Learn more. FROM OUR CRITICS The Art World "Darling" Who Went RogueJoan Brown resented the easy commodification of her work, and the incessant demand for her to create something just so others could own it. | Bridget Quinn How Anthony Daley Abstracts RubensIn the work of Rubens, painter Anthony Daley finds correspondences of color that can carry expressive meanings abstractly. | David Carrier INCLUSION AND FILM Native Filmmakers Decolonize the Screen“Only Indigenous voices can tell their stories with dimensionality, and the tools to make that happen are incredibly accessible,” says film director Christian Rozier. | Lynn Trimble Netflix Forgot to Include Puerto Ricans in Production of Reggaeton ShowCritics say the new comedy series Neon was written, directed, and produced by non-Puerto Ricans. | Denise Zubizarreta Support Hyperallergic's independent journalismBecome a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a MemberMOST POPULAR New Hampshire Bakery Sues Town to Save Pastries MuralHobbyist With Metal Detector Discovers Enigmatic Roman ArtifactItaly’s Commercial Posters Are Works of Fine ArtMet Acquires Rare Portrait of Medici Nemesis Bindo AltovitiRijksmuseum’s Slavery Exhibition Is Coming to New YorkEDITOR'S PICKS: FROM THE ARCHIVE Library of Congress Digitizes 19th-Century Photos of Black Women ActivistsThe Library of Congress has digitized rare 19th-century photographs of African American women active in suffrage, civil rights, temperance, education, reform, and journalism. | Allison Meier
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