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Shanghai-based American photographer nicoco captures the fear and isolation that the outbreak has caused, and how it has rendered China’s largest metropolis a ghost city. View in browser | hyperallergic.comFebruary 11, 2020Letter from the editor: Good morning. Here are some highlights from this week's stories: The Oscars on Sunday delivered all sorts of surprising moments (a performance by Eminem, Joaquin Phoenix's thoughts on cows), but the best surprise by far was Parasite taking four awards home. Dan Schindel breaks down why these wins were so historic.Jim Jarmusch tells Hyperallergic, "I’m not a professional filmmaker — that’s why I don’t go to Hollywood." He elaborates, "For me a 'professional' is concerned with success, and what I’m interested in isn’t success, but love." An American photographer in Shanghai has been documenting the city's largely empty streets as people have avoided going out due to the coronavirus. This week people will start going back to work. In bizarre art world news, an art critic at Latin America's largest art fair, Zona Maco, broke a sculpture. “In that moment, as though it had heard my commentary and sensed what I thought about it, the work shattered,” she said (who is she, Matilda?). Stay tuned for our coverage revolving around Frieze Los Angeles this week. Matt Stromberg gives a preview of some of the projects.
A Photo Series Shows a Deserted Shanghai Caused by Fears of CoronavirusShanghai-based American photographer nicoco captures the fear and isolation that the outbreak has caused, and how it has rendered China’s largest metropolis a ghost city. Hakim BisharaSoutheast Asian Cinema Takes Hollywood Sci-Fi in New DirectionsDirectors Lav Diaz, Mattie Do, and Minh Quý Truong have built off Hollywood’s tropes in unexpected ways in their science fiction films. Forrest CardamenisSPONSOREDAndrea Zittel: An Institute of Investigative Living Miller ICA presents a solo exhibition of new and existing work by Andrea Zittel. This exhibition surveys the last 15 years of Zittel's ongoing investigations into the forms, patterns, and materials that shape our daily lives. Read more. NewsAnti-Oil Activists Stage Largest Protest Yet at British Museum, With Trojan Horse in TowHundreds of activists occupied the British Museum for a protest lasting over two days straight, coinciding with the BP-sponsored exhibition Troy: Myth and Reality. Parasite’s Historic Wins at the 92nd Academy AwardsParasite took home four Oscars on Sunday. Congrats to the #BongHive for their triumph. Art Critic Destroys $20K Glass Sculpture at Zona MacoThe glass work shattered to pieces “as though it had heard my commentary and sensed what I thought about it,” according to Mexican art critic Avelina Lésper. Night at the Museum: Louvre Will Stay Open From Dusk ’Til Dawn for Last Days of Leonardo BlockbusterThe museum is offering visitors a last chance to view its massive survey of the Italian master’s works, offering free admission from 9pm to 8:30am. Ancient Art and Artifacts in Utah Are Threatened by Oil and GasThe boundary changes for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments will threaten ancient art and artifacts on millions of acres of previously protected public land. A New Fund Will Support Mid-Career Filmmakers of ColorFirelight Media’s William Greaves Fund will support nonfiction directors with mentorship and funding up to $25,000. Ernesto Neto Stimulates Bodies and Minds at MALBAFrom the tactile joy of brushing our bare skin against fabric to the discovery of new architecture that yields to our touch, Neto’s work melds the pleasures of sight to the sensuality of material. Valentina Di LisciaHollywood Myths and Latinx Art Histories at LA’s Frieze Projects“The city is global, and we wanted to bring in the Americas,” says Rita Gonzalez, one of the curators of Frieze Projects, staged in the studios’ New York City-themed backlot. Matt StrombergJim Jarmusch and Carter Logan on Their Surreal Soundscapes for Man Ray’s Silent FilmsJarmusch and Logan’s SQÜRL — which they describe as an “enthusiastically marginal rock band” — weaves a trippy musical accompaniment to four silent films by Man Ray. Robert ArchambeauMost Popular on HyperallergicOver 150,000 Botanical Illustrations Enter the Public DomainWorld’s Largest Native American Art Forgery Ring Distributed $12M of FakesThe Eccentric Genius of Agnès VardaIssei Nishimura’s Soulful, Expressionistic ArtThe Defiance of the Great Korean Painter, Yun Hyong-keunComics from the archive...The Perfect WorkspaceIs the dream of a perfect space to make art really and truly achievable? Steven WeinbergGet the latest film reviews more from Hyperallergic Forward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe |
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