MayΒ 2, 2023
Good morning.Β π§οΈ In today's absurd news, a sculpture of a "curvy" mermaid sparks a debate in Italy while a South Korean student eats a recent edition of Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana, replicating what the late artist David Datuna did at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019.
In other stories, we look at labor organizing in Baltimore's art institutions on the occasion of May Day and meet the Florida art students who are mobilizing against Governor Ron DeSantis's reactionary policies.
In our Opinion section, art critic GΓΌrsoy DoΔtaΕ takes issue with the Met Gala's choice to honor fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who had a whole host of bigoted views.
Finally, don't forget to check out our exhibition reviews and our Opportunities listings for this month.
β Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
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Why Is the Met Gala Honoring an Islamophobe With Nazi Roots?
The Costume Institute is willfully ignoring Karl Lagerfeldβs bigoted views and his familyβs concealed Nazi past. | GΓΌrsoy DoΔtaΕ
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Craft in the American Museum: Authenticity and Artifice
Join the New-York Historical Society on May 12 for a virtual conversation about craft in American museums with Anya Montiel, Seph Rodney, and Glenn Adamson. Learn more.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
βIl Mareβ (2023) installed at Piazza Rita Levi-Montalcini in Monopoli, Italy (courtesy theΒ Monopoli Times)
Dedicated to scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, a voluptuous mermaid sculptureΒ in Italy is stirring up controversy online.
The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta unveils a new memorial garden and pavilion honoring Coretta Scott King.
An art studentΒ eats the latest edition of Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped bananaΒ on view at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul.
Students and faculty at Florida International University are making their voices heard as the threats to critical race and queer theory loom.
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SMFA at Tufts Presents 2023 Thesis Exhibition:Β Been Here Before
Work by graduate artists of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is on view at Tufts University Art Galleries in Medford, Massachusetts, through May 21. Learn more.
LATEST REVIEWS
A Show About Migration Is a Hall of Memories
Hostility comes across in various forms throughout Hostile Terrain '94, a show about the perils involved in undocumented migration. | AX Mina
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Photobook Fest Takes Over the International Center of Photography
From May 12 to 14, the festival features a full weekend of workshops, panels, and book signings with 50 publishers from around the world. Learn more.
Maia Ruth Lee Transforms the Materials of Migration
The artist draws inspiration from her own migration to consider both the confinement and freedom associated with a life in motion. | Annabel Keenan
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On May Day, Celebrating Baltimoreβs Union Victories
Like the National Labor Union in 1866, the Walters Art Museum union lit a fuse that ignited a labor movement boom across Baltimoreβs cultural institutions. | Dereck Stafford Mangus
Opportunities in May 2023
From residencies, fellowships, and workshops to grants, open calls, and commissions, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
