| Good morning. Our team continues to cover the Brooklyn Museum’s planned layoffs, which News Editor Valentina Di Liscia reports have been delayed after protests and backlash. Meanwhile, workers decry the Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s dismissal of 13 union members. Staff Writer Maya Pontone has the story. In other news, the house museum of the iconic Sister Corita Kent, a late activist affectionately known as the “pop-art nun,” is now open in Los Angeles. Over in New York, Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian reviews Deborah Kass’s paintings on the politics of display and Associate Editor Lisa Yin Zhang spends time with Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s ode to the city itself. More to chew on below, including 10 art books to read this March, from the absurdities of the art world to Lucy Lippard’s short fictions and everything in between. Also, there’s still time to register for our event tonight at the Museum of the City of New York, where Hrag will moderate a discussion about the evolution of graffiti in the city. We hope to see you there! — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor | | |
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 | | In Deborah Kass’s Art History Paintings, the politics of display are just the beginning. | Hrag Vartanian |
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SPONSORED |  | | | | One of the world’s greatest collections of ancient Chinese bronzes outside of China is on view for the first time in NYC at China Institute Gallery. Learn more |
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LATEST IN ART |  | | Met Museum curator Iris Moon dismantles misconceptions of vanity and frivolity within the porcelain craft in the upcoming exhibition Monstrous Beauty. | Rhea Nayyar |
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SPONSORED |  | | | | The Seer, the Seen, the Seeing is the first work by a New Zealand artist to be selected for the Rakow Commission. Learn more |
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 | | “The Gates” was an artwork within an artwork, inscribing the populist impulse of Central Park into 7,500+ neon orange armatures with billowing fabric. | Lisa Yin Zhang |
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|  | | The artist resurrects moments of celebration in Before These Witnesses, whose subjects look back at us across time and offer themselves to be seen. | John Seed |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC |  | | Delve into Lucy Lippard’s short fictions, Tamara Lanier’s indelible memoir, The White Pube’s tales of absurdity in the art world, new perspectives on Mucha, and more. | Hrag Vartanian, Hakim Bishara, Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Lisa Yin Zhang, Bridget Quinn, and Hannah Bonner |
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|  | | The Corita Kent Art Center combines the artist’s foundation, an archive and gallery, and educational and community spaces to continue her extension of art into life. | Matt Stromberg |
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UPCOMING EVENT |  | | At our virtual town hall meeting on March 19, Hyperallergic Members will hear from Lise Ragbir and Ola Mobolade on the tenuous state of DEI in the art world. |
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FEATURED OPPORTUNITY | | The Masters Academy of Art – Seattle Prize Masters Fellowship | | This new two-year program offers classical, representational painters with strong technical foundations a studio in Seattle, a $100,000 stipend, supplies, mentorship, career support, and more. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: March 15, 2025 | seattleprize.org
See more in this month’s list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers! |
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