May 18, 2023
Good morning. ☀️ A guerrilla artwork popped up this week in the Manhattan subway station where ex-marine Daniel Penny choked street performer Jordan Neely to his death in front of gasping commuters. The activists splashed the white subway tiles with blood-red paint to demand justice for the slain man. They point a blaming finger at the city's “cop mayor,” Eric Adams.
That's one of our stories today. In others, Sarah E. Bond looks into the discovery of a Roman doctor's 2,000-year-old grave, Elaine Velie visits Columbia University’s MFA exhibition, and Rhea Nayyar says goodbye to Brooklyn's mini Statue of Liberty, which will get a new home in the Midwest.
Also today, Hall W. Rockefeller calls for the reinvention of scholarship about women artists, Gregory Volk explores artist Nina Katchadourian’s exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum, and Lauren Wissot explains what's troubling about the new documentary A Still Small Voice.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
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It’s Time to Rewrite the Canon of Women Artists
Katy Hessel’s new survey of women artists leaves out men, but also falls short of offering a new take on feminist art history. | Hall W. Rockefeller
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ART & FILM
Amplifying Jewish Stories in the American South
The Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum in North Carolina could be used as a template to spotlight US regions where Jewish populations are present, but their stories are unknown. | Renée Reizman
A Cabinet of Curiosities, Minus the Cabinet
Nina Katchadourian's Uncommon Denominator is one of the most unusual and engrossing shows that I’ve encountered in years. | Gregory Volk
Columbia’s MFA Show Is an Immersive Experience
The Unravelling and Exploding of Time, Space, and Matter presents student artworks that transport and disorient us. | Elaine Velie
The White Savior Sin of A Still Small Voice
While on its surface the film follows selfless caregivers, dig a tad deeper and troubling aspects begin to bubble up. | Lauren Wissot
IN MEMORIAM
Sam Gross (1933–2023)
Cartoonist for the New Yorker and the National Lampoon | New York Time
Frank Kozik (1962–2023)
Illustrator of rock band album covers | Variety
Gerald Rose (1935–2023)
Children’s book illustrator | Guardian
Pema Tseden (1970–2023)
Filmmaker known for capturing contemporary Tibet | New York Times
