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February 18, 2020

Letter from the editor:

There are stories and then there are stories. This week, we had two doozies that you'll want to read.

First, there's the unbelievable story of a Frank Stella painting in Chile that had an unusual history. Hakim Bishara writes, "museum workers who weren’t familiar with Stella’s work used it as a table for lunch." Thankfully it has since been restored.

Then there's this distressing tale of a former gallerist who launched into a racist rant against the Shinnecock Nation on Long Island during a film screening about the challenges local indigenous communities face.

And, in other news, we sent a comic reporter to art fair week in Los Angeles and Matt Stromberg has a roundup from that city's Spring/Break fair.

Suffering From Lower Back Pain While Visiting a Museum? You’re Not Alone

Posture specialist Mark Josefsberg coined the term the “Museum Walk” to describe the unhealthy way in which we move in museums, along with a guide on posture improvements that can help you avoid it.

Hakim Bishara

Women Saints Who Defied the Patriarchy

As tyranny surges in 2020, imagery of these holy ladies — on view in Gothic Spirit: Medieval Art — might offer more than first expected.

Daniel Larkin

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SCAD deFINE ART 2020 Presents Public Arts Programming in Savannah and Atlanta

Honoree Marilyn Minter will deliver the keynote lecture at the historic Trustees Theater in Savannah on February 19 at 6pm.

The Untamed Jungles of Vivian Suter’s Abstract Paintings

While the ecological aspect of Suter’s work is particularly timely, her obvious enjoyment of pure color and form makes her artworks all the more enduring.

Naomi Polonsky

In Sienese Paintings a Writer Finds Sanctuaries that Allow Him to Grieve

While in Siena, memoir author Hisham Matar turns to his own love of paintings by the Sienese School,and spends hours, days even, in front of a single work.

Jonah Kay

UNESCO and Google Demonstrate How Climate Change Threatens Five Heritage Sites

Heritage on the Edge, a collaboration between Google and UNESCO, highlights the ways that climate change threatens five existing heritage sites, including Rapa Nui, Easter Island, and Edinburgh.

Sarah Rose Sharp

A Maren Hassinger Installation Blossoms From a “Tree of Knowledge” Rooted in a Majority Black Florida Town

Hassinger worked collaboratively with the Pearl City community to create a version of their “Tree of Knowledge” at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, its “roots” composed of twisted, flowing rolls of newspaper.

Monica Uszerowicz

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