December 16, 2019Color-blind Museumgoers in Denver Can Now See Art in Full ColorThis week, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver began its partnership with EnChroma glasses, which offers lenses engineered for people with color vision deficiency. Ellie DukeBest of 2019: Our Top 25 BooksHere are our favorite books of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic. A Glorious Gingerbread Venice Made by Architects and EngineersThe contestants in this year’s Gingertown competition recreated the lagoon city with jellybean canals, candy cane arches, and gingerbread walls. Sarah Rose SharpNewsClaiming Months of No Payment, Workers at Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts Demand WagesOne anonymous employee says it worries him that he has not been paid for six months, despite continuing to do his job and sometimes working late nights. Miami Janitors Protest Low Wages With a Parody of the Maurizio Cattelan BananaAt the demonstration, dubbed the “plátanito protest,” custodians shared stories of working two jobs and still not being able to afford gifts for relatives during the holiday season. SPONSOREDRegister for Art World Conference Los AngelesArtists and arts professionals who wish to sharpen business skills and take control of their financial health should register by January 15, 2020. A Hidden Life Is a Passionate, Damning Meditation on Faith and FascismTerrence Malick’s latest film makes me feel the way church never did, capturing an essence of the divine through aesthetic sublimity. Dan SchindelCapturing the Syrian War From a Woman’s PerspectiveFor Sama directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts talk to Hyperallergic about turning al-Kateab’s many hours of personal footage into a documentary. Monica CastilloLooking Back at Miyazaki’s Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro on Its 40th AnniversaryReleased 40 years ago this Sunday, Cagliostro established Miyazaki as a notable talent. Much like his latest film, The Wind Rises, it reflects the director’s changing attitudes towards the animation industry. Kambole CampbellProbing the Tensions Between the Universal and the Specific in Ntozake Shange’s for colored girlsThen and now, Shange’s work responds to an urgent fever pitch humming beneath the taut surface of pain and respectability. A dazzling revival at the Public Theater reminds us of its timelessness. Erica CardwellMost Popular on Hyperallergic
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