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Our favorite movies of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic. View in browser | hyperallergic.comDecember 17, 2019Letter from the editor: It's the end of the year and our annual best of lists are starting to emerge. You can read about our picks for the top shows in Brooklyn, NYC, Los Angeles, US, and even our favorite books of the year (I'm kicking myself for not including Anne Anlin Cheng's Ornamentalism among the picks, but there was quite a bounty of goodness this year). Stay tuned for our top international list, and a few others, as well as the return of our Powerless list, which was on hiatus last year but will be back better than ever this month. Best of 2019: Our Top 15 Feature FilmsOur favorite movies of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic. Hans Haacke’s Sharp Metaphors and Maps of PowerExposing systems of injustice and how they operate is Haacke’s great skill. At the New Museum, the artist draws the connections, and we follow along, wondering what our role is in this circuit. Laura RaicovichSPONSOREDNewsFor $111, You Can Enter a Charity Raffle to Win a $1M PicassoA French charity is raffling a Picasso still life this coming January. The proceeds from the draw will go to providing clean water to communities in Cameroon, Madagascar, and Morocco. With Venice Recovery Underway, Here’s How You Can HelpBloomberg says that a $500 donation to Save Venice will pay for a day of work for a professional conservator, while $1.1 million will single-handedly fund the restoration of one of the oldest basilicas in Venice. Museum of Fine Arts Hosts Boston’s Largest Hanukkah CelebrationHighlights include tours of the MFA’s trove of Judaica and Jewish art, to a community-lighting ceremony with an artist-designed menorah. SPONSOREDApply to MFA, MA, and PhD Programs in the Department of Art at Stony Brook UniversityTo be considered for the highest levels of funding and support, applications must be received by January 15, 2020. Seeing How Experimental Documentary Film Can GetThe Paradocs program at the 2019 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam toys with the very structural components of cinema. Andrew NorthropOrganizations Outside the Art World Are Better at Reaching Underserved PopulationsDeferring to activists and public servants who have already effectively reached diverse populations may be among the most expedient ways to increase art’s accessibility. Catherine G. WagleySPONSORED“Art Takes Over” for the 8th Edition of Singapore Art WeekThroughout the week in Singapore, you’ll find exhibitions, public art installations, and events, including talks, tours, fairs, and gallery openings. January 11–19, 2020. Bombshell Misses the Mark in Contextualizing #MeTooWhile it touches on the toxic masculinity and systematic sexism that permeates Fox News, the film does little to contextualize the industry that allowed this behavior to thrive. Justine SmithMost Popular on HyperallergicA Database of Fugitive Slave Ads Reveals Thousands of Untold Resistance StoriesRequired ReadingBest of 2019: Our Top 25 BooksPortrait of an Invisible PortraitistColor-blind Museumgoers in Denver Can Now See Art in Full ColorComics from the archive...Musings About Life TodayYou may never read William Carlos Williams the same way again. Jessica CampbellForward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe |
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