Good morning. π€οΈ Today, a review of the Met Museumβs global Surrealism exhibition, considering Jiha Moonβs seamless merger of various artistic languages, and a coalition of Seattle Art Museum staff are calling for a boycott of the institution because they are βputting property over people.β β Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief Decolonize SAM says the museum is βputting property over peopleβ by implementing harsh measures against the unhoused community in lieu of alternative efforts. | Amber Cortes IN OTHER NEWS The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art shuts its doors after failing to reach a compromise with 47 artists boycotting the removal of a controversial artwork by David Reeb. SPONSORED LATEST IN ART Tensions between resistance to Surrealism as cultural imperialism and the embrace of it as a universalist vision of freedom unfettered run through the show. | Mark Dery SPONSORED David Zwirner presents Unrepeated: Unique Prints from Two Palms, an exhibition of recent monoprints and monotypes produced by the visionary print studio. This selection includes works by Marina Adams, Mel Bochner, Cecily Brown, Peter Doig, Carroll Dunham, Chris Ofili, Elizabeth Peyton, Dana Schutz, Stanley Whitney, and Terry Winters. Explore now. It is precisely Moonβs openness to using any source that makes her work flamboyant, captivating, odd, funny, smart, uncanny, comically monstrous, and unsettling. And, most of all, over the top. | John Yau Imagining the photographic print as a singular art object. | Julia Curl SPONSORED The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is seeking applications for full-time professors in Art History, Design, Interior Architecture, and Theatre, as well as Exhibitions staff. Learn more. This week, another Benin bronze is returned to Nigeria, looking at the Black Arts Movement in the US South, Senegal's vibrant new architecture, why films are more gray, and much more. | Hrag Vartanian Become a MemberYour contributions support our independent journalism and help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Join Us TRANSITIONS Tiona Nekkia McClodden is now represented by Mitchell-Innes & Nash. Lucia Nogueira is now represented by Luhring Augustine Gallery. Kalia Brooks was named director of programs and exhibitions of NXTHVN. Judilee Reed was named president and CEO of United States Artists. AWARDS & ACCOLADES Taylor Johnson was named the Guggenheim Museumβs inaugural poet-in-residence, hosted in collaboration with the Academy of American Poets. MOST POPULAR |