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December 13, 2021 • View in browserGood morning. ⛅ Today, the origins of the myth of the Black Avenger, the world’s first NFT museum, and the best art books of 2021. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief Best of 2021: Our Top 10 Art BooksMemoirs by Ai Weiwei and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, a biography on Harold Rosenberg, and more are on our top list for art tomes this year. SPONSORED Carnegie Mellon’s Interdisciplinary MFA Challenges Students to Expand the Meaning of Being an ArtistThis top-ranked program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania offers a new graduate facility, generous tuition scholarships, guaranteed graduate assistantships, esteemed faculty, and more. Learn more. WHAT'S HAPPENING A now-removed Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville (via Wikimedia Commons) Charlottesville’s City Council has unanimously voted to melt down the Robert E. Lee statue and recast it into a new work of public art. SPONSORED Flash Forward: Debut Works and Recent Films by Notable Japanese DirectorsPresented by Japan Society and the Agency for Cultural Affairs in association with the Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), this hybrid film series continues through December 23. Learn more. LATEST IN ART UCLA’s Graduate Open Studios Buzzed With DreamsArtist Catherine Opie, in her first year as the chair of the UCLA Department of Art, told Hyperallergic that the faculty heavily considers how the artists will play off each other. | Jennifer Remenchik SPONSORED SCI-Arc’s Graduate Architecture Programs Encourage Growth Through Rigorous Core and Specialized CurriculaThe M.Arch 1 program organizes itself around a series of core studios that are reinforced by courses in applied studies, history, and theory. Learn more. The Curious Dream to Build the World’s First NFT MuseumA secretive blockchain entrepreneur wants to mint a new institution to prove that NFTs are here to stay. | Prakruti Bhatt Who Owns the 3D Scans of a Famous Venetian Church?“I don’t see the recording of the island as an end in itself,” says Adam Lowe, the founder of Factum. “We see it as the start of a new level of research.” | Francesca Carington Silver as a Lens Into Santa Fe and Its “Place in the Myth of the American West”Upon invitation from the Wheelwright Museum, Nathan Young has created an installation of bridles, bow guards, belt buckles, and cigarette holders ranging from the 19th century to the present. | Nancy Zastudil ALSO ON HYPERALLERGIC Ancient Rome and the Myth of the Black AvengerLong before Black Panther, early modern Europeans embraced a different kind of Black avenger, one largely constructed by White abolitionists. | Sarah E. Bond SPONSORED Open Faculty Positions at School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts UniversitySMFA at Tufts is seeking applications for at least four full-time Professor of the Practice positions in Sound/Sound Installation, Ceramics, Sculpture, and Drawing. Learn more. Through Photography, a Book Tries to Capture the Slow Creep of HistoryFor the past nine years, Michael Sherwin visited and photographed ancient earthworks, sacred landforms, documented archeological sites, and contested battlegrounds of Native American people. | Sarah Rose Sharp How John Wilson Turns Thousands of Hours of Video Into Unique Explorations of New YorkThe filmmaker talks to Hyperallergic about the second season of his HBO show, capturing thousands of hours of street footage, and going down every rabbit hole he can find. | Dan Schindel Support HyperallergicYour contributions support Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world. Join UsIN OUR STORE Last Chance to Shop Hyperallergic for the HolidaysToday is the last day to order to get your gifts in time for the holidays. MOST POPULAR After Years of Activism, Sackler Name Will Be Removed From Met MuseumThe Best of 2021: Our Top 10 United States Art ShowsPete Schulte’s Magical Abstract DrawingsThe Neglected Afterlife of the Great Georges BraqueThis Astrophotographer’s Strikingly Detailed Image of the Sun Is Going Viral
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