We have a great edition for you today with highlights including a glimpse into the lives of professional henna artists, a new biography of Alberto Giacometti, and more.
We have a great edition for you today with highlights including a glimpse into the lives of professional henna artists, a new biography of Alberto Giacometti, an explainer on the difference between public and private museums in the United States (it's not as straightforward as it may seem), the curator fighting to champion Black artists in Detroit, and Riva Lehrer’s delicate portraits of people with disabilities. In the news: Michigan State University’s Broad Museum is accused of censoring pro-Palestine art, while archaeologists in Paris identify one of the people buried beneath Notre Dame cathedral (hint: he was a bigshot). Also, was the “Lion of Venice” made in China? Find out the answer in our report. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor | |
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| | | “I don’t think many people see henna as an actual art or service that is in demand or valued,” said 29-year-old henna artist Sabeen Marghoob. | Uzma Afreen |
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SPONSORED | | | | Rooted in the principles of disability justice, to hold a we features newly commissioned work by 14 emerging and early-career disabled artists and collectives from the BRIClab residency program. Co-organized with the artists, it poses kinship, abundance, tenderness, and trust as alternatives to structural inaccessibility, exploitation, and violence. RSVP at bricartsmedia/toholdawe | Brothers Sick, “For Help” (2024) (photo by Sebastian Bach) |
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IN THE NEWS | | | Michigan State University is accused of censorship after canceling a large art event and altering the display of a Palestinian solidarity artwork in an exhibition. A new study traces the “Lion of Venice” back to China’s Yangtze River basin, hypothesizing that it was likely a colossal, reassembled “tomb guardian.” The second of two bodies recovered from beneath the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been identified as 16th-century aristocratic poet Joachim du Bellay. Curator, historian, educator, and former Hyperallergic fellow Kelli Morgan has launched a nonprofit aimed at documenting the long history of Black arts in Detroit. |
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LATEST IN ART | | | The longer I sat with the artworks in David Reed’s studio, the more I felt that I wasn’t fully seeing what was there. | John Yau |
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SPONSORED | | | | This fully-funded three-year graduate program in Southern New England supports a broad range of art making, exemplified by the work of its newest students. Learn more |
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| | | The artist has long been fighting for people with disabilities or marginalized identities, with sincerity, courage, and fierce love for the monsters in us all. | Lori Waxman |
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| | | Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body sets its focus on issues that emerge from athletes being displayed as heroic on the world’s stage. | Michael Glover |
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SPONSORED | | | | Moi Aussi is uniting artists from all over the world around an unusual canvas: a pair of glasses. Learn more |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | Though it glosses over his misogyny, Michael Peppiatt’s biography reflects Giacometti’s uncanny ability to capture the energy of ancient art in a modern format. | Bridget Quinn |
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| | | | The answer to this seemingly straightforward question reveals a few common misconceptions about our nation’s institutions. | Elaine Velie |
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| | | | Residencies, grants, and open calls from the City of Melbourne, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. |
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IN MEMORIAM | Norman Ackroyd (1938–2024)
Etcher who captured the British Isles landscape | The Times
Safeya Binzagr (1944–2024)
Artist who popularized Saudi folk heritage | Artnews
Derek Boshier (1937–2024)
British painter, pop artist, and filmmaker | Guardian
Elizabeth Esteve-Coll (1938–2024)
Museum director who rebranded the Victoria and Albert Museum | Guardian
Mark Jury (1944–2024)
Photographer who captured warzones in Vietnam | New York Times
Mary McFadden (1938–2024)
Fashion designer and art collector | Philadelphia Inquirer
Fred Nall Harris (1948–2024)
Alabama artist who worked in a wide range of media | Troy Messenger
Richard Pettibone (1938–2024)
Painter known for appropriating other artists’ work | Artnews
Mark Podwal (1945–2024)
Illustrator whose work frequently appeared in the New York Times | Print Magazine
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