November 3, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌤️ Today, the art industry’s recent paint shortage, the multicultural art history of California explained, and US history museums saw attendance drop nearly 70% in 2020.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Photographs, Seen Closely for the First Time

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Paint manufactures worldwide are reporting chronic shortages in raw materials and additives needed to create paint (photo courtesy Golden Artist Color)

The paint industry faces major material shortages driven by COVID-19 and extreme climate disasters.

A new report suggests that visits to history museums, historical societies, and other historical institutions declined nearly 70% in 2020.

Bernini’s bust of a woman he abusedis paired with contemporary works by Ilaria Sagaria in a Uffizi exhibition about violence against women.

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A New Monograph Catalogues the Career of Eco Artist Christy Rupp

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ART & OPINION

As Galleries Return to Normal, One Group Show Thinks Big

For Open on K, Hemphill in Washington D.C. asked artists to bring their biggest ideas. | Kriston Capps

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How the Center for Craft Elevates Makers and Scholars

The nonprofit has provided $5.1 million in grants and fellowships across the United States. Craft enthusiasts can help make a difference by contributing to the organization. Learn more.

Naotaka Hiro’s Pulp Fictions

Hiro describes his paintings as explorations of the "unknowability of the body." | Edmée Lepercq

The Age of Too Much Museum Storage Must End

Museums should downsize storage for commercial, environmental, social, and ethical reasons. | Anindya Sen

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California’s Radical and Multicultural Art History, No Longer Dismissed

Art historian Jenni Sorkin surveys the history of visual art in California from the early 20th century to the present. | Jordan Karney Chaim

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Join a Community of Radical Thinkers and Makers at Cranbrook Academy of Art

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From Catchy Commercials to Hollywood Think Tanks, the Evolution of Military Recruitment Ads

As long as wars have been fought, wars have needed to be sold. And just like with weapons, the US armed forces have long been on the cutting edge of propaganda. | Nadine Smith

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