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Our favorite Los Angeles shows of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic. View in browser | hyperallergic.comDecember 12, 2019Best of 2019: Our Top 20 Los Angeles Art ShowsOur favorite Los Angeles shows of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic. #BlackGirlMagic Takes Form In Vanessa German’s SculpturesGerman’s commitment to dynamic and sometimes riotous formal strategies expresses an amalgamation of Black femme iconography, including shrines to Serena and Venus Williams with butterflies. Alexandra M. ThomasThe Illusive, Intimate Nature of Mary Corse’s PaintingsOne must spend time with Corse’s paintings, which evolve depending on whether the paint applied to the canvas is thick or thin, whether the work is in natural or artificial light, and whether you are close or far away from the painting itself. Brock LownesSPONSOREDNewsSingular Nonbinary Pronoun “They” Is Merriam-Webster’s 2019 Word of the YearThe dictionary reports that searches for “they” rose by 313% in 2019 over the previous year. Harvard Students Install a Memorial Site for Opioid Victims at Arthur M. Sackler MuseumThe installation featured the names of 250 people who died from opioid overdoses on the museum’s stairs. As TikTok’s Popularity Rises, Concerns Arise Over App’s Censorship and SecurityThe app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, which has been accused of censoring users for posting content about issues including the persecution of Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong. SPONSOREDOn Site: 50 Years of Public Art of the University of Houston System Highlights 40 of the Collection’s Most Notable WorksThis book commemorates the 50th anniversary of Public Art of the University of Houston System and features public artworks by artists including Carlos Cruz-Diez, Margo Sawyer, Alyson Shotz, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. The Art That Hangs Above LA’s Daily CommutersAs a problem of engineering, design, and aesthetics, commissioning art for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority was a gamble. Elifete PazAn Affordable Housing Initiative Is Geared Towards Santa Fe’s Creative Community“There’s a bigger piece of what we’re trying to do, which is thinking, on a macro level, about Santa Fe’s identity as an art town,” said Daniel Werwath, who is developing the Siler Yard project. Ellie DukeDon’t Cry Cause It’s Over: A Program of Queer Experimental Shorts Reframes LossThis Saturday, Anthology Film Archives presents Representations of Leaving: Queer Death and Heavens, a program of experimental shorts focused on experiences of loss, rebirth, and queer utopia. Dessane Lopez CassellMost Popular on HyperallergicBest of 2019: Our Top NYC Art ShowsBest of 2019: Our Top 10 Brooklyn Art ShowsIt’s Official, Classic Blue Is the Color of 2020"It Tasted Like $120,000," Says Artist Who Ate Maurizio Cattelan’s Infamous Banana ArtworkA Painter's Playful and Profound DeconstructionsComics from the archive...How to Make Art While Raising a KidI had no idea how I was going to make art and raise a kid. Steven WeinbergForward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe |
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