January 25, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌤️ Today, a stunning Roman glass bowl was discovered intact, a look at how The Philips Collection in DC is centering Black abstraction, and a report from Hakim Bishara on what visitors to the American Natural History Museum in NYC and others think about the removal of the controversial Roosevelt statue.
And at 7 pm EST today, join us for our inaugural event associated with the Emily H. Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators. We’re talking to Tahnee Ahtone about curating for the Kiowa tribe and the special considerations that need to be taken when dealing with issues of Indigenous sovereignty.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
NYC’s Racist Roosevelt Statue Is Gone, But Concerns Over Its Relocation Remain
Some have criticized the racist monument’s planned relocation to North Dakota, near land seized from Indigenous people. | Hakim Bishara
IN OTHER NEWS
Archeologists in the Netherlands discovered a 2,000-year-old blue glass bowl in pristine condition.
A group called the Boriken Libertarian Forces toppled a statue of Ponce de León hours before King Felipe VI of Spain’s visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
William Gropper’s incisive cartoons in defense of the WPA go on auction at New York’s Swann Galleries.
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HAPPENING TONIGHT
How Does Native American Sovereignty Impact the Curation of Indigenous Art? A Conversation With Tahnee Ahtone, Kiowa Tribal Museum Director
Join us tonight at 7 pm (EST) for a special event with curator Tahnee Ahtone as she discusses the many facets of her curatorial work with the Kiowa Tribe and her recent Hyperallergic email exhibition, in which she treated readers to an exclusive viewing of the tribe’s important educational murals, previously on private view until now.
The conversation will explore how curation for a Native American community connects the realities of Native sovereignty and why it is crucial to include tribal governments when engaging with historical and artistic material related to their communities.
LATEST IN ART
The Phillips Collection Celebrates a Century by Centering Black Abstraction
With two stellar retrospectives, one time-based installation, and several commissions by local artists, the Phillips Collection has dedicated its galleries to highlighting abstract work by Black artists. | Kriston Capps
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The Candy Store: Funk, Nut, and Other Art with a Kick Opens at the Crocker Art Museum
An expansive exhibition on Adeliza McHugh’s influential Candy Store Gallery celebrates the whimsical, irreverent aesthetic that put California’s Sacramento Valley on the art-historical map. Learn more.
Subtle and Finessed Depictions at the Master Drawings Fair
The close, careful, and subtle observation I found this year is representative of precisely why I continue to gravitate to this fair. | Seph Rodney
ALSO ON HYPERALLERGIC
“Mothers March On” and Beholding, Black World Making
How do we counter stereotypes about Black mothers, while stressing the importance of memory, determination, love, and corporeality? | La Tanya S. Autry
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Why We Have Storytelling
As we begin a new year, a small moment on Queer Eye makes me think about the profound effect our stories can have on each other. | Christopher Cosmos
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