Weekend: Mary Weatherford, Elizabeth Gray, Robert Hershon, and more

From the sight of the Confederate flag being waved inside the US Capitol to Reverend Ralph Warnock wi

Jan 9, 2021 • View in browser

From the sight of the Confederate flag being waved inside the US Capitol to Reverend Ralph Warnock winning the United States Senate special election in Georgia to become the first African American to represent a southern state in the Senate, the events of the past week are further proof that America is at a crossroads. Do we perpetuate the forces of collective amnesia and the comforts offered by a post-truth society or do we continue to work to tear them down, however discomforting that might be.— John Yau, Co-Editor, Hyperallergic Weekend

Some Thoughts About England’s Obsession With Portraits With the possible exception of Howard Hodgkins, not a single English abstract artist has attained anything comparable to the status achieved by Lucien Freud or David Hockney. John Yau

Melancholy in Black and Neon Mary Weatherford’s new paintings confront us with a sense of place, a remembered moment, a hidden story. Mika Ross-Southall

Missives From the War to End All Wars Elizabeth Gray’s poems seek to discover where we are in the midst of a battle we can never fully see. Joe Donahue

Did You Know That Robert Hershon Is a Major Poet? I cannot think of another contemporary poet who is willing to expose his vulnerability, worry, and pettiness through the lens of humor. John Yau

Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections “It’s a painting about uncertainty with a tinge of optimistic fatalism — perfect to get me through 2020.” Stephen Maine

Required Reading This week, lessons from Minneapolis, Leonora Carrington’s novel, spoofing US news, banner year for psychics, danish kids’ TV, and more. Hrag Vartanian

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