December 14, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning! ☀️ The Notre-Dame Cathedral is moving forward with renovations, which include sound effects and modern art murals. The French are not happy.

Over at the Guggenheim Bilbao, the cleaning staff staged a performance-protest to draw attention to their measly wages: they make only five euros an hour to scrub the museum's surfaces. Read the full story below.

Finally, if you haven't heard of the fascinating Colombian-born sculptor Feliza Bursztyn, Lauren Moya Ford's article is a must-read. And remember to check out our favorite films this year! We hope you've been enjoying our end-of-year lists.

— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

The Best of 2021: Our Top 10 Films

Amidst another tumultuous year for cinema, Hyperallergic’s favorites include an unconventional musical, experimental meditations on solitude, and documentaries about coffee farmers and a forgotten concert.

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Guggenheim Bilbao’s Cleaning Staff Stages Protest-Performance Over Dismal Wages

This weekend, artist Lorenzo Bussi collaborated with cleaning workers to protest poor working conditions and low pay at the glitzy contemporary art museum. | Valentina Di Liscia

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BIENALSUR…Echoes: A World Between the Analogue and the Virtual

BIENALSUR, the International Biennial of Contemporary Art of the South, has returned to Saudi Arabia for an exhibition presenting more than 20 international artists, including Filwa Nazer, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, and Tony Oursler. Learn more.

Banksy Sold T-shirts to Fundraise for Activists Accused of Toppling Edward Colston Statue

The shirts, which feature an empty plinth and rope, have already sold out. | Jasmine Liu

France Approves a Controversial, Modernized Renovation Plan for Notre-Dame’s Interior

Critics have likened the new plan, which will feature murals and light effects, to “Disney.” | Sarah Rose Sharp

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Feliza Bursztyn, a Colombian Sculptor Who Obliterated Norms

Bursztyn created vibrating, noisy kinetic sculptures out of scrap metal and cloth with a mix of sensual and disturbing energy. | Lauren Moya Ford

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An Antidote to Instagram’s Toxicity Is Already in Our Hands

The body positivity movement is an asset that Instagram seems reticent to put forward as the resource it is. | Emma Shapiro

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