July 7, 2020
Letter from the editor:
We're entering an uncertain summer season in the United States, and there are no signs when things will return to normal, whatever that is anymore.
The debate around monuments continues to rage all around, but it shouldn't detract from the larger conversation that Black Live Matter has been pushing into the spotlight for years, namely that the current prison industrial complex exploits Black people and that needs to stop.
If you are interested in looking at some of the interesting conversations circulating around the topic of monuments, then I suggest taking a serious look at Monument Lab out of Philadelphia, where for years they've been debating monuments and commissioning work by contemporary artists to address this very issue.
Also, if you're looking for a way to support anti-racist organizations, I'd check out this list that members of the Hyperallergic news team prepared — it also features a lot of affordable art.
How Black Cats Went From Bad Luck to Symbols of Defiance
Icons like the Black Panther Party logo, the “Sabo-Tabby,” and innumerable pieces of protest art go against the traditional Western taboo around the felines.
Billy Anania
What Constitutes an “Appropriate Monument”? Philadelphians Have a Few Ideas
In 2020, Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia is not merely a living handbook, but an uncanny prophecy.
Olivia Jia
SPONSORED
Rhode Island School of Design Presents Senior Show 2020
Experience a range of fine art and design work by recently graduated seniors in a digital publication.
News
ICE Announced International Students Must Leave the US if Their School Is Exclusively Online
New regulations from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement could hugely impact art schools.
Queens Museum Hosts Food Pantry to Help NYC Borough at Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis
Every Wednesday since June 17, the Queens Museum has hosted a food pantry designed to serve 1,000 families weekly, distributing a week’s worth of fresh and nonperishable food items.
In Rochester, Frederick Douglass Monument Torn Down and Found in River
The city, where Douglass made his famous “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech in 1852, has 13 statues of the abolitionist.
#DefundHate: Artists Create Skytyped Messages Denouncing the Immigrant Detention Crisis
Artists Cassils and rafa esparza organized In Plain Sight, enlisting planes to spell out urgent calls to action above over 80 detention facilities and other sites on July 3 and 4.
Valentina Di Liscia
From the store...
"Eyes of Mine" Handkerchief
Sneeze in style into this handkerchief designed by the one and only Yayoi Kusama. Made of fine lawn cotton with hand-rolled edges, it can be put to its traditional use or framed and hung on display in the home.
Most Popular on Hyperallergic
Hyperallergic needs your support
Your membership supports Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world.
Forward this newsletter to a friend!
If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe
 |  |  |  |
