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Good morning. 🌧️ Today, the myth that Alice Neel toiled alone ignores her involvement with a formative art group, the life of Emmett Till is featured at the Smithsonian, and your monthly art guides for New York and LA.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
Alice Neel Didn’t Work Alone
Narratives of her life rarely mention the Alliance of Figurative Artists, emphasizing her individual perseverance and talent instead. | Emily Markert
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LATEST NEWS
The bullet-ridden commemorative marker erected near the Tallahatchie River will go on display at the National Museum of American History. (courtesy the Emmet Till Interpretive Center)
A sign remembering Emmett Till will be displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in an upcoming exhibition acknowledging the enduring legacy of racist violence.
An entrance at the Museum of Modern Art in New York was spray-painted on August 30 by an anonymous protester or group.
- Bard College has received two gifts totaling $50M for curatorial studies from the Marieluise Hessel Foundation and investor George Soros.
WHAT TO SEE IN NYC & LA THIS MONTH
Some of the must-see, fun, insightful art events in New York this month include the first NYC solo exhibition dedicated to Gee’s Bend quilter Mary Lee Bendolph, the return of the annual Bushwick Open Studios, the 59th New York Film Festival, and the Armory Show, which will feature over 200 exhibitors this year.
In Los Angeles, the Geffen at MOCA is reopening with a magnetic Pipilotti Rist retrospective, Art + Practice is back with a show on the late dancer and choreographer Blondell Cummings, and Betye Saar will be exhibiting new watercolors in Black Doll Blues, opening September 18at Roberts Project.
See our full roundups below.
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