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March 2, 2022 • View in browserGood morning. 🌤️ Today, how New York City has been a muse for artists throughout the 20th century, World Monuments Watch adds 25 at-risk sites to their list, and reviews of Jennie C. Jones, Nikesha Breeze, The New Bend, and more. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief Thousands of Russian Artists Denounce Invasion in Open LetterMore 17,000 artists and cultural workers sounded the message: “No to War!” | Elaine Velie ALSO IN THE NEWS The 2022 World Monuments Watch includes 25 at-risk sites facing war, climate change disasters, underrepresentation, and imbalanced tourism. Artists withdraw from an exhibition at the University of Manchester to protest the museum director's ousting over a pro-Palestinian message. Collection highlights, reading recommendations, and a librarian “Hall of Femme” are among the initiatives kicking off Women’s History Month at the NYPL. SPONSORED UPCOMING EVENT How Art Can Value, Attest To, and Convey the Legacy of the Black PanthersOn Saturday, March 5, at 12:30 pm (EST), join Hyperallergic and Jack Shainman Gallery for a special conversation with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and Akua Njeri, moderated by Hyperallergic Senior Editor Seph Rodney. This free event taking place at Jack Shainman Gallery’s The School in Kinderhook, New York, will have limited seating but will be broadcast live via Zoom and on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM Radio for Open Ears in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley. SPONSORED Cannes Prizewinner Great Freedom Opens in Theaters This FridaySee Austria’s Best International Film submission to the 2022 Academy Awards, a searing queer love story starring Franz Rogowski (Transit). Learn more. LATEST IN ART Memorializing Blackdom, New Mexico’s First All-Black TownAt the New Mexico State University Museum, performers mine the history of this town that was founded around 1903. | Coco Picard Jennie C. Jones and the Music of ChanceJones’s playful asymmetry doesn’t seek so much to declare what order should look like as it is simply engaged in ongoing negotiations around balance and presence. | Seph Rodney The New Bend Nods to Gee's Bend but Strays From QuiltingI was left wondering whether more of a connection could be made between some of the artists and artworks and the artists of Gee’s Bend. | Daria Simone Harper SPONSORED University of the Arts’s Dynamic Grad Programs Advance Your CreativityExplore a career change, evolve your craft, and strengthen your professional experience. Learn more. ALSO ON HYPERALLERGIC How Artists Saw New York City Throughout the 20th CenturyNew York hasn’t just housed generations of artists; it’s also been their muse. | Lauren Moya Ford Why We Need Unions at Art MuseumsA colleague once told me, “You live better when you work in a union, especially in an art museum because you work for elitists.” | Dereck Stafford Mangus Opportunities in March 2022From grants, open calls, and commissions to residencies, fellowships, and workshops, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. Become a member today to support our independent journalism. MOST POPULAR Ukraine Accuses Russia of Burning Down a MuseumMies van der Rohe’s Forgotten Frat House Design Is Resurrected and RepurposedAs Russia Invades Ukraine, TikTokers Are Documenting the WarUkrainian Artists Speak Out As Invasion IntensifiesAn Artist-centered NFT Platform?
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