Congratulations to visual artists Alex Katz, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mark Bradford on receiving the National Medals of Arts in the White House yesterday.
Congratulations to visual artists Alex Katz, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mark Bradford on receiving the National Medals of Arts in the White House yesterday. Find out who else received the honor below. In other news, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 32-year-old illustrator Mahasen Al-Khatib, who’s been trying to evacuate from the city for months. Here in the States, the ACLU sues a Colorado town that canceled Indigenous artist Danielle SeeWalker's residency because of her paintingexpressing solidarity with Palestinians. We also remember environmental artist Patricia Johanson, who passed away last week at 84. There’s much more, including Yoshitomo Nara, Suzanne Césaire, Teresita Fernández and Robert Smithson, the best costumes from this year's Halloween Dog Parade inManhattan, and our popular mini art crossword. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor | |
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| | | The artist’s work revolves around the notion of displacement, some of it cultural, much of it the broader angst and rebellion of adolescence. | Ela Bittencourt |
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SPONSORED | | | | Paintings and drawings by Rita Blitt are featured alongside works by Elaine de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, and Joan Mitchell in this exhibition in Topeka, Kansas. Learn more |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | | The show Teresita Fernández / Robert Smithson traces the ways that the two artists’ sociopolitical positions shaped their perspectives. | Edgar Picazo Merino |
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SPONSORED | | | | Full-tuition scholarships and fully funded teaching appointments are available for students at this flagship research university in New York state. Learn more |
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| | | Merging the filmmaking process with snippets of the protagonist's life and words, The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire blurs distinctions between past and present. | Eileen G’Sell |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | Coiffed canines and their decked-out humans took to the streets of Manhattan for a chaotic yet celebratory iteration of the beloved annual parade, which may be on its last leg. | Rhea Nayyar |
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| | | | An amuse-bouche puzzle featuring the fight to free Renty, a Harlem mural, Grammy winners, and more. | Natan Last |
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