Conservatives Respond More to “Disgusting ” Images

August 19, 2022 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌤️ I wonder about the new phenomenon of climate activists gluing themselves to famous masterpieces every second week. It happened again yesterday, this time at the Vatican. Is this trend going to last? How effective is it in raising awareness of the climate crisis? And how strong is that glue anyway?

Also in today's news: Yale researchers conclude that conservatives in the US are more prone to be persuaded by health warnings that use "disgusting" images. Read Sarah Rose Sharp's report to learn how the researchers could convert COVID-19 anti-vaxxers by using some unsightly images.

Also today: An installation on the steps of the Brooklyn Museum probes green space inequality in NYC, Philip Guston, William Klein, Required Reading, and more.

— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor

Who Gets to Enjoy Green Spaces in NYC?

Artist Mona Chalabi’s site-specific installation at the entrance to the Brooklyn Museum foregrounds the importance of urban vegetation and its inequities. | Jasmine Liu

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(courtesy Ultima Generazione via Twitter)

Climate activists from Ultima Generazione glue themselves to the base of the Vatican’s ancient Roman sculpture “Laocoön and His Sons.”

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Guston became a witness to the 20th century’s darkest and foulest experiences without closing his eyes or turning away, and enabled us to see and reflect upon this brutality. | John Yau

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Giampaolo Bianconi was appointed associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Art Institute of Chicago.

The Walters Art Museum named Gina Borromeo senior director of collections and curatorial affairs and senior curator of ancient art and Earl Martin inaugural Deborah and Philip English curator of decorative arts, design, and material culture.

Solana Chehtman was appointed director of artist programs at the Joan Mitchell Foundation.

The Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia named Alex Klein Dorothy and Stephen R. Weber (CHE ’60) senior curator, Rachell Morillo director of public engagement and research, and Hallie Ringle Daniel and Brett Sundheim chief curator.

Lylanne Musselman was named director of the Blackford County Arts Center.

Lucia Simek was named inaugural director of external affairs at Dallas Contemporary.

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