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September 23, 2021 • View in browserGood morning. 🌧️ Today, a copy of Frankenstein becomes the most expensive book by a woman ever to go to auction, print your own Classical sculptures at home, and reviews of Takuji Hamanaka, Kiah Celeste, and an exhibition that explores the work of five female South Asian artists working in abstraction. Also, Hyperallergic will be hosting our first-ever Twitter Spaces to talk about our recent Sunday Edition that invited art critics to write about Pandemic TV. Join me, as the host, along with Erin Thompson, who wrote about Rutherford Falls, and Alicia Eler, who examined representations of art world queerness on two programs. The 30 minute chat starts tonight at 7 pm EDT. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief You Can 3D Print Your Own Mini MuseumSketchfab users have uploaded a vast resource of renderings ranging from Egyptian artworks to classical sculptures. | Sarah Rose Sharp SPONSORED Field RecordingsGeary presents an exhibition of paintings by Alan Prazniak, in Manhattan and Millerton, New York. I’m after a critical pointlessness, the odd way through a composition without a center. To understand how the quietest part of the painting is as vital as the loudest, and the small ways that they’re held together. WHAT'S HAPPENINGThe archaeological complex of Teotihuacán outside of Mexico City, viewed from an air balloon. In Mexico, aerial scans of Teotihuacán reveal how the ancient city's original inhabitants shaped the modern layout of the region. A rare copy of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein hassold for $1.17 million at Christie's, becoming the most expensive book by a woman. Gullah-Geechee baskets are now available on Etsy through their new installment of the Uplift Makers Program. SPONSORED Wrightwood 659 Conjures Long-lost Icons of American ArchitectureRomanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright memorializes Chicago’s Garrick Theatre and Buffalo’s Larkin Building, which were razed to build a parking lot and a truck stop. Learn more. LATEST IN ARTWith a Denver Location, Meow Wolf Expands its Immersive SchtickThe company's mastery of the art market’s smoke and mirrors is its most impressive illusion. | Kealey Boyd Takuji Hamanaka’s Spellbinding PrintsBy reinventing the traditional bokashi technique, Hamanaka reminds us that nothing is dead, even when many proclaim otherwise. | John Yau SPONSORED Meet UConn’s MFA Studio Art Class of 2024This fully-funded three-year graduate program in Southern New England supports a broad range of art making, exemplified by the work of its newest students. Learn more. The Graceful Instability of Kiah Celeste’s ArtCeleste’s sculptures all rely on natural forces to achieve balance, and thus are perpetually on the precipice of collapse. | Natalie Weis The Political Vision of South Asian AbstractionThe works in Fault Lines prove that abstraction need not be confined to the inner life of the artist. | Stan Mir SPONSORED The Art Students League of New York Expands Its Online Classes With a New PlatformAfter students around the world responded to online classes by the historic art school, the League launched e-telier™ to elevate its digital learning experience. Learn more. Give Jeanne-Claude Her Rightful CreditScattered across headlines and social media, there is a pernicious tendency of journalists to attribute the work of Jeanne-Claude and Christo to Christo alone. | Hall W. Rockefeller Support HyperallergicYour contributions support Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world. Join UsIN MEMORIAM Peter Bunnell (1937–2021), Princeton University Art Museum curator and photography historian | Patch MOST POPULAR "This Is Class War": Protesters Storm MoMA with Palestinian Flags and SpoonsThe 18th-century English Craze for One-Eyed PortraitsWhen Disney Declared War on DeutschlandPainters Rejoice: Scientists Have Created the Whitest Acrylic Paint Ever KnownThe Disruptive Architecture of Border Walls
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