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May 20, 2020 Letter from the editor: Good news for Los Angeles this week: LA City Council approved a measure that will redirect developers' fees toward struggling art spaces and artists. Read more about it here. Hyperallergic is *very* close to reaching its membership goal. If you haven't already joined us, please consider it! We're hoping to reach 3,000 members by the end of the month — just 10 days to go! Your support has allowed us to continue publishing important, fun, and informative stories. Some highlights this week: 80 Los Angeles galleries have come together to support one another during the pandemic. Check out their initiative, called Galleryplatform.la, here.
For this week's Meet LA's Art Community interview, we spoke with artist Emily Barker. They are currently designing living spaces for disabled people. Barker stresses that these spaces are not only accessible, but also beautiful and affordable — “without any of the negative aesthetic stereotypes or the incredible cost typically associated with accessibility.”
If you've driven through Museum Row lately, you might've noticed some construction. Matt Stromberg looks into museums' decisions to continue expanding during the pandemic. Thank you, as always, for reading. Galleryplatform.la launched on May 15, featuring online viewing rooms for small and blue-chip galleries, video profiles of artists, and a column on the history of LA galleries — all to help galleries stay afloat. Elisa Wouk Almino Event Pick The Women’s Center for Creative Work workshop will also discuss how self-publishing has contributed to social movements and “why that’s relevant with zine-making today.” Elisa Wouk Almino | Tuesday, May 26, 6–7pm (PST) News In California, all construction — including museum expansions — has been categorized as essential. While much of the art world is standing still, expansions at LACMA, the Hammer, and other museums are prompting both questions and criticisms. “We are in an economic emergency, and we need to repurpose these funds now to save our creative economy from permanent, lasting damage,” said Councilman David Ryu. In a new collaboration with the Getty, the Google Arts & Culture app lets you remake any photo as a work by van Gogh, Cézanne, Kahlo, Kusama, and other renowned artists. This week, we interviewed Emily Barker, an artist and advocate focusing on how built environments erase the disabled body. Elisa Wouk Almino While museums across the country have chosen to lay off or furlough educators, at the Asian Art Museum the education department is busily at work. Emily Wilson This week’s recipes include artist Lisa Blas’s special Italian spaghetti, and artist Hakan Topal walks us through making pizza dough in a New York City kitchen (“absolutely no pineapple”). Valentina Di Liscia In this ongoing series, curators and members of the Native arts community share five artists they were looking forward to seeing at the 2020 Indian Market, which has been postponed to 2021. Ellie Duke Libre Gutierrez’s installations, Transportapueblos, Companion of Migrants, are tattooed with maps of Mexico and provide supplies like water. Jen Roberts Artists are persisting through the pandemic on the Navajo Nation, which has a higher per-capita number of COVID-19 cases than any state in the US. Ellie Duke Your membership supports Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world. Become a Member Forward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe Hyperallergic, 181 N11th St, Ste 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 This email was sent to [email protected]. Manage your preferences to subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletters. Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe |
