Good morning. Is anyone else in a total funk the week before Christmas?
Good morning. Is anyone else in a total funk the week before Christmas? A combination of diminishing sunlight, childhood nostalgia, and the mad rush of last-minute holiday shopping turns me into a Grinch until at least December 26. I found a welcome respite in Sheila Hicks’s joyous fiber creations, which critic Ela Bittencourt describes as a “feast of rhythmic form and pulsating color” in a review of the artist’s survey at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf below. Also today, Noguchi Museum workers move to unionize, Louise Bourgeois’s spider heads back to Tate Modern, and a poignant Madonna and Child mysteriously surfaces on Banksy’s Instagram, prompting — as the anonymous artist’s works often do — an outpouring of theories and interpretations. Oh, and don’t forget to play this month’s Mini Art Crossword! Nothing like the bite-sized satisfaction of a puzzle to beat the winter blues. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | | An invigorating survey of mostly recent works by the American artist at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf is a feast of rhythmic form and pulsating color. | Ela Bittencourt |
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| | | The artist’s latest show connects the art industry with geopolitics, urging us to examine our role in a complicated negotiation of denial and strategic ignorance. | Alex Paik |
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| | MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | Residencies, fellowships, grants, open calls, and jobs from Banff Centre, Sculpture Space, Taft Museum of Art, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. |
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| | | | Sunburns, wall labels rewritten, Camille Claudel, and much more in this puzzle morsel. | Natan Last |
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