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January 17, 2020

In the War of Memes, Iran Is Trouncing the United States

Donald Trump’s embarrassingly lo-res tweet of an American flag encapsulates how Iranians have been dominating the social media game during the recent tensions.

Billy Anania

A 360º Installation Can Transport You to a Dreamy, Black-and-White Universe

In Oscar Oiwa’s 360º installation, Dreams of a Sleeping World, rippling circles resemble hundreds of eyeballs, rabbits emerge from black voids, and plant life springs out of stippled marks.

Renée Reizman

A Photographer Entranced by Small-Town America

In his portraits of Pennsylvania’s small towns and cities, Niko J. Kallianiotis provides both a detached and deeply curious view of a part of the US that is often glossed over by the popular imagination.

Sarah Rose Sharp

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A Sotheby’s Partnership Brings Together Old Master Paintings and Streetwear

The limited-edition collaboration between the auction house and streetwear site Highsnobiety brands t-shirts and hoodies with Old Master paintings from Sotheby’s upcoming Masters Week 2020.

Sotheby’s Auctions Impressionist Paintings Recovered From Nazi Looting; Watercolors by JFK Also Go to Auction

Also, the Metropolitan Museum of Art became the first US museum to acquire work by the late Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh, and more.

Philadelphia Mayor Joins Calls for Philadelphia Museum of Art to Review Sexual Harassment Policies

Mayor Jim Kenney's statement follows the news that over 300 former and current PMA employees signed a petition saying the recent sexual misconduct allegations against Joshua Helmer, the museum’s former assistant director of interpretation, “barely scratch the surface.”

Several NYC Museums and Institutions Declined to Host Early Voting In 2019

The Metropolitan Museum, the Shed, MoMA, and other museums were among the 52 tax-exempt NYC organizations that filed objections to serve as polling places.

A Letter to President Macron: Reparations Before Restitution

In the wake of initiatives to repatriate Africa’s stolen property, the author of this letter asks the French President to repair what his ancestors have broken, before attempting to restore the war trophies of colonial conquest.

Manthia Diawara

An Anime Fantasy Combines Myth With Climate Change

Makoto Shinkai’s new feature Weathering with You entreats the world to pay attention to the climate emergency, as constant rainfall is interpreted as punishment from the gods.

Max Covill

See Glorious, Unusual Pianos Made by Carolee Schneemann, Nam June Paik, and Other Artists

At the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, performers will activate remarkable pianos inspired by John Cage and commissioned by Italian collector Francesco Conz.

Sarah Rose Sharp

Burial, a Legend of Electronica, Reasserts His Relevance

Tunes 2011-2019 suggests that Burial has not, like many musical geniuses, lost his way but rather deepened his singular sound and its capacity to reflect modern social and psychological angst.

Jake Cole

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