Today in the news, a man smashes a porcelain sculpture by Ai Weiwei at an exhibition opening in Italy, a racist cartoon against Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib draws backlash, and memes about a baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng flood the internet.
Today in the news, a man smashes a porcelain sculpture by Ai Weiwei at an exhibition opening in Italy, a racist cartoon against Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib draws backlash, and memes about a baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng flood the internet. There’s more, as always, including the Renaissance roots of David Hockney’s paintings, an orchard installation at the Whitney Museum in New York, a group exhibition about the “power of color” in art, highlights from the Venice International Film Festival, impressions from New York’s first Latinx art book fair, and more. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor | |
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| | The vandal toppled the porcelain cube during a reception at Palazzo Fava in Bologna. | Isa Farfan |
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SPONSORED | | | | This expansive exhibition of sonic installations explores the recent trajectory of sound as a dynamic branch of contemporary art practice. Learn more |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING | | | Has the internet’s obsession with the moisturized and unbothered baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng spiraled into cuteness aggression? These memes think so. Henry Payne and the National Review have drawn public outcry for a racist cartoon depicting Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib with a detonated pager. |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | | The Harrisons’ Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard at the Whitney is a calm and orderly response to the dystopian possibilities of climate upheaval. | Louis Bury |
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SPONSORED | | | | Students benefit from practical experience within a professional museum setting in New York’s Hudson Valley, as well as training through work placements. Learn more |
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| | | The core message of visual analysis and close looking in Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look is an apt mantra for the National Gallery's history. | Olivia McEwan |
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| | | | Rather than his military prowess or finely crafted weapons, it was Sikhism that sustained Ranjit Singh’s empire. | Aditya Iyer |
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| | | | A Treatise on Color: Vols. I–IV examines notions of value and emotional resonance to interrogate the influence of hue in its exploration of color. | C. M. Watts |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | La Feria featured art, books, posters, stickers, and more by at least 30 artists, whose offerings were as richly varied as the fair’s playlist. | Isa Farfan |
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| | | | Directors Andres Veiel, Petra Costa, and Errol Morris to engage with the contemporary politics of Germany, the United States, and Brazil. | Ela Bittencourt |
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