Weekend May 23, 2020 Letter from the editor: Hyperallergic Weekend readers are among our most loyal supporters, and we would like to especially invite you to join our new membership community, now more than 2,500 strong. And while you’re at it, be sure to listen to our very own Weekend Editor John Yau talk about four decades of art and writing on a special episode of the Hyperallergic podcast. If you can’t contribute monetarily right now, please support us in spirit by spreading the word across your network of friends and colleagues. Become a Hyperallergic Member – Join Us! Although Beardsley was foremost a decorative illustrator, he depicted the physically monstrous and assorted polymorphous perversities. Ben Shields Every Fiona Apple album has been sharper and more abrasive than the last, while remaining true to her characteristic hybrid of folk singer-songwriter conventions and vaudevillian musical comedy. Lucas Fagen Harriet Korman has never wanted to become part of someone else’s story. John Yau In a new, in-depth biography, Paul Gorman offers a vivid portrait of the postmodernist impresario who conjured up punk’s angry pose, the Sex Pistols, and much more. Edward M. Gómez “I have been looking at this painting and receiving relief like a cool drink on a hot day.” Stephen Maine Coleman not only embraces her multitudes, but changes effortlessly from one persona and voice to another — things she needed to do in order to survive as a single Black mother raising two children in Los Angeles. John Yau “Generosity and openness are important to me, so that the viewer is not intimidated, threatened, or belittled.” Jennifer Samet This week, the world’s largest anamorphic illusion, the story behind Rosie the Riveter, not Didion’s California, and much more. Hrag Vartanian Your membership supports Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world. Become a Member Forward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe Hyperallergic, 181 N11th St, Ste 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 This email was sent to [email protected]. Manage your preferences to subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletters. Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe |