Weekend

August 28, 2021 • View in browser

This weekend, Carl Little highlights pioneering African American artist and curator David Driskell, whose current retrospective “goes a long way toward making up for lost time.” Meanwhile, Carter Ratcliff turns his attention to the exuberance and activism that defined the Pattern and Decoration movement in art. The issue rounds out with Mark Scroggins on Ellen Dillon’s Mallarmé-inspired poetry, Eileen G’Sell’s ambivalence about Annette, and Robert Archambeau’s look at near-communication in the art of Caroline Kent.
In other news, Hyperallergic Weekend is moving into the week. Going forward, you can find us on Thursdays and Fridays. On Saturdays look for a recap of the week's articles and events. While you’ll no longer see the “Weekend” tag, the in-depth criticism and accomplished authors that have defined Weekend for the past decade will still be there, with your Weekend editors at the helm. Thanks for spending your weekends with us. We look forward to seeing you on Thursdays and Fridays.
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David Driskell’s Wheel of Action

A retrospective pays homage to the pioneering artist and curator, who passed away last year. | Carl Little

Revisiting the Joy of Pattern and Decoration

The Pattern and Decoration movement was a hard-charging assault on traditions both ancient and oppressive. It was also an explosion of joyously liberated impulses. | Carter Ratcliff

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The Art of Not Communicating

Caroline Kent’s installation practically vibrates with the energy of near-connection and near-signification. | Robert Archambeau

Making Poetry From Mallarmé’s Mistakes

Ellen Dillon’s verdict on Mallarmé’s pedagogical text? Pretty shaky. | Mark Scroggins

Brilliant? Hatable? Annette Is Both (and Neither)

It remains to be seen whether future critics will see the film as contrarian triumph or empty provocation. | Eileen G’Sell

Required Reading

This week, the world's biggest Pokémon card collector, how a photojournalist was killed in Afghanistan, Dan Hancox and Kasia Tomasiewicz, writing for Coda, discuss how children's toys may be normalizing surveillance, coopting "woke," and much more. | Hrag Vartanian

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