Feb 5, 2021 • View in browser

TGIF. 🌧️ Today we have a number of important stories to share.

First, over 150 artists are calling for the removal of billionaire Leon Black from the Museum of Modern Art, artist Clarity Haynes writes a poignant essay about her own experience with sexual assault and how those events have influenced her work, and student protesters in Istanbul have been detained for LGBTQ posters.

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– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Over 150 Artists Call for Leon Black’s Removal From MoMA’s Board Over Jeffrey Epstein Financial Ties

In a series of statements, artists including Nan Goldin, Michael Rakowitz, Xaviera Simmons, and Hito Steyerl have urged the Museum of Modern Art to address Black’s presence on its board.

Hakim Bishara

In Other News

The zoning board of the Village of Kinderhook, New York, have voted unanimously that the artist Nick Cave’s textual work “Truth Be Told” cannot be censored.
On January 29, Turkish authorities detained five students on charges of “inciting hatred and insulting religious values” for showcasing a poster depicting Mecca’s sacred Kaaba shrine with LGBTQI+ flags.

Opportunities for Artists, Writers, and Art Workers in February

From residencies and fellowships to grants and open calls, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.

Latest Reviews

At Rome’s Quadriennale, Out With the Old and In With Historical Interventions

Fuori proposes a reinterpretation of Italian visual arts from the 1960s to the present day, affording greater prominence to women and young artists.

Francesco Dama

Interrogating the Past and Examining Resistance at the International Film Festival Rotterdam

Even with a tighter virtual program, IFFR is still setting the standard for this year’s arthouse film slate.

Dan Schindel

A Loving Tribute to the Egg Cream, New York's Classic Drink

The short film Egg Cream explores the history of the Downtown Jewish concoction.

Hrag Vartanian

More from Hyperallergic

Art Heals: After a Sexual Assault, an Artist Paints Women Who Can’t Be Knocked Down

It took me years to find the language to tell this story.

Clarity Haynes

An Artist’s Reflections on Quarantine

In a new series, the comic artist Susan Coyne speaks to artists across the world to see how they — and their practices — have been holding up.

In this edition, she caught the artist and scholar Sheila Chukwulozie on FaceTime on an uncomfortable day in Lagos, Nigeria. They talked about “discovering routine during quarantine”.

“Time, My Old Friend, She Has Changed”

A comic artist speaks to artists across the world to see how they — and their practices — have been holding up.

Susan Coyne

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