Welcome to the weekend. Did you ever wonder why we expect Ancient Romans to have British accents in English-language films? Sarah E. Bond's fascinating essay asks just that, and it has more to do with American identity and nationalism than you might think.
Antiquity and the present day collided in real life this week when an English tourist was charged with damaging a heritage site by carving his initials into a Pompeii wall, as Hyperallergic Staff Reporter Isa Farfan writes.
In other news, Harvard refused to remove the Sackler name from two campus buildings, including its art museum, and a California judge ruled that 10 artists can sue companies for AI copyright infringement.
Make sure to read Anna Souter on the power of play in the art of Francis Alÿs, and check out the spectacular Amish quilts in Julie Schneider's review of Pattern and Paradox at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
On the West Coast, Matt Stromberg revisits the histories of five pioneering women artists in 1970s Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Lita Albuquerque brings some of her Tunisian childhood to Southern California with her recently recreated landwork, "Malibu Line," which she discusses with art historian Tina Barouti.
And we've got plenty more to occupy your weekend. Happy reading! — Natalie Haddad, Review Editor
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Most of the objectors to Denzel Washington’s accent are men who think too much about the Roman Empire. Here’s how the accent has changed throughout cinema. | Sarah E. Bond
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The quilts in Pattern and Paradox exist at the intersections of tradition and innovation, the humble and the spectacular. | Julie Schneider
In his latest exhibition, artist Francis Alÿs points to the powerful potential of play to bring people together. | Anna Souter
In her computer-based works, the artist sought freedom within systematism and improvisation within predictability. | Ela Bittencourt
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The prolific artist recreated her 1978 landwork “Malibu Line” on the site of her former family home in June, marking a new chapter in her fictive, cosmological oeuvre. | Tina Barouti
The fluidity of the artist’s line parallels her thought process and openness to taking unexpected paths, often prompted by a memory or life event. | John Yau
A two-part, bicoastal exhibition centers a group of artists united by their distinctive DIY spirit, subversive humor, and common interest in feminism. | Matt Stromberg
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