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February 14, 2023Good morning. π€οΈ Happy Valentine's Day! One thing to remember on this holiday: We must, first and foremost, love ourselves. No healthy relationship has ever bloomed from self-loathing, am I right? I am right. Today, we report on how a nonprofit is using handmade Valentine's Day cards to uplift the spirits of women living with HIV, and we inquire: Did Diego Rivera help Frida Kahlo take her own life? A new documentary sheds some light on that, though art historians remain skeptical. Also today: Native American artists protest against racist NFL mascots during the Super Bowl game, Colombia demands the repatriation of its ancient San AgustΓn statues from Germany, and a new exhibition explains the importance of cannabis in Jewish culture and history. The exhibition is hilariously titled Am Yisrael High. But today we're getting high on love, aren't we? β Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor Shalom and Pass the JointA new exhibition reveals how Jewish people throughout history have embraced marijuana both spiritually and politically. | Billie Anania SPONSORED Boston University Hosts Multiple Formats Contemporary Art Book Symposium and Inaugural FairJoin designers, artists, educators, and publishers including Nontsikelelo Mutiti, founder of Black Chalk & Co., for an event celebrating artist book publishing. Learn more. WHAT'S HAPPENING A portion of the pop-up exhibition for LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN at MoMA PS1 (photo Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic) Organized by Visual AIDS, βLove Positive Womenβ distributes hand-crafted Valentine's Day cards to women living with HIV. A grandson of Diego Rivera claims that the Mexican artist may have assisted Frida Kahlo in taking her own life in a new BBC documentary. Native artists protest the NFLβs racist mascots outside the Glendale, Arizona, stadium hosting Sunday nightβs Super Bowl LVII. Do you value Hyperallergic?We need your support to continue publishing quality arts journalism and criticism. Become a MemberLATEST IN ART A Dazzling and Troubling Display of Spanish ExpansionWhile acknowledging the horrors of colonialism, Spain and the Hispanic World also highlights the exchange of traditions and ideas. | Olivia McEwan Impressions From Mexico Cityβs Bustling Art WeekAlternative curatorial projects are taking creative risks and shaping Mexico Cityβs art fair ecosystem on their own terms. | Mebrak Tareke ALSO ON HYPERALLERGIC Icons of Black American History, IllustratedGraphic designer George McCalman presents a book featuring 145 portraits of Black pioneers, including the celebrated and unsung. | Emily Wilson At Last, Colombia Demands the Return of Its San AgustΓn StatuesAfter decades of inaction, the Colombian government is demanding the repatriation of the ancient sculptures, currently held at a Berlin museum. | Pierre Losson MOST POPULAR It Was No Pearl Earring, FriendsIndiana School Catches Heat for Plan to Deaccession WorksBasking in Vermeerβs Light at RijksmuseumHirshhorn's New Reality Show Looks for America's Next Top ArtistThe Art World "Darling" Who Went RogueIN OUR STORE Boogie-Woogie SocksStep into a work of art with these seamless, combed cotton socks featuring βBroadway Boogie-Woogieβ (1942β43) by Piet Mondrian. FROM THE ARCHIVE Cupid Shoots Through Millennia of ArtThe god of love and desire has fascinated and inspired artists since antiquity. | Hakim Bishara
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