What do author Jane Austen, photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, and actor Anne Hathaway have in common? The first two are famous 19th-century women, while the third dressed up as one (John Singer Sargent's 1883–84 “Madame X”) in an Annie Leibovitz photoshoot for Vogue. In this addition, critic Alexandra M. Thomas outlines important connections between two concomitant shows at Manhattan’s Morgan Library and Museum celebrating Austen and Cameron, while Sarah Rose Sharp reports on the controversy surrounding the tone and hue of Leibovitz’s photographs taken next to works of art at The Met and the Whitney Museum. And combining two of humanity’s oldest professions, a stripper collective in London organizes life drawing sessions promoting body and sex positivities. Laura O’Connor brings us voices and photos from the drawing sessions. On this side of the Atlantic, dozens of art spaces and artist studios open their doors to the public as part of New York’s sixth Upstate Art Weekend. Read our Staff Reporter Maya Pontone’s highlights from the weekend festival and check out artist Noah Fischer’s thoughtful comic about the thriving art community Upstate. There’s much more to read, including Alex Paik on Ruth Asawa’s exemplary life in art, Damien Davis on Rashaad Newsome’s futurisms, Coco Fusco on her dialogues with imprisoned Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, intellectual property attorney Eric Rayman on the potential of detecting art forgeries using human biomes, and our much-recommended weekly columns Required Reading and A View From the Easel. Lastly, Hyperallergic Members can join us for a virtual event on August 12 with artists Rina Banerjee and Ellie Irons, who will speak with Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian on the alchemy and materiality of paint and the process of making their own pigments. If you’re still not a Hyperallergic Member, click here to join our growing community of art professionals and lovers. Enjoy reading and have a great weekend. — Hakim Bishara, Managing Editor | | |
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| | It is crucial to grapple with the colonial structures that helped sustain the lives and work of the two 19th-century contemporaries, both celebrated as feminist heroines. | Alexandra M. Thomas |
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NEWS THIS WEEK | | | The internet is up in arms about Annie Leibovitz’s art-inspired Vogue shoot, with many lambasting the photographer’s choice of color and lighting. An open letter denounced the Centre Pompidou-Metz’s decision to abruptly call off an exhibition on contemporary Caribbean art. The 230-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry, which narrates the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century, will return to the UK after nearly 1,000 years. New research shows evidence of the Milky Way being accurately represented on a 3,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian coffin. The Buffalo History Museum cancelled an event that spotlighted cartoonist Adam Zyglis following mounting public backlash over a recent illustration commenting on the Texas flood. |
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HAPPENING NEXT MONTH | | | Join us on August 12 for a virtual conversation about paint and pigment-making with artists Rina Banerjee and Ellie Irons. |
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SPONSORED | | | BlackStar presents its 14th annual celebration of indie film from the global majority, with screenings, panels, parties, and much more. Learn more |
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UPSTATE ART WEEKEND | | | It’s that time of the year again, so get out of sweltering New York City and head north for a bounty of exhibitions, open studios, workshops, performances, and more. | Maya Pontone
When no cultural divide is as great as urban versus rural, where are the true boundaries located? | Noah Fischer |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | Asawa gracefully wove together many sides — an innovative and singular artist, a tireless advocate for arts education, a community builder, and a loving wife and mother. | Alex Paik
His film Assembly is more than just documentation of a performance. It’s a kind of communion. | Damien Davis
The life of Dr. Edith Farnsworth was long distorted by her dealings with Mies van der Rohe, who designed her glass house in Illinois. Almost Nothing asks us to take a closer look. |Nancy Zastudil |
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| | | So much of what Ader explored was about surrendering to destiny, but also about heeding internal calls — to adventure, open horizons, and the sublime. | Kimberley Bradley
As an HIV-positive trans woman and advocate, Dzubilo faced challenges that should have been history by the early 2000s, yet persist today. | Natalie Haddad
A show at the Art Students League leans on the names of its alumni and the aura of its environs, but that’s enough. | Lisa Yin Zhang |
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OPINION | | | Biological residue on or around an artwork may help tell an original from a fake, but the novel method is not without risks. | Eric Rayman
“It feels like the world has forgotten about us,” said artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who recently served four years of his sentence in a maximum-security Cuban prison. | Coco Fusco |
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A VIEW FROM THE EASEL | | This week, artists relish working alongside musicians and cherish the creativity woven into the streets of Ghana. Want to take part? Check out our submission guidelines and share a bit about your studio with us through this form! All mediums and workspaces are welcome, including your home studio. |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | From Huguette Caland’s bodily abstractions to the city’s history of queer art and activism, these shows leave us refreshed, with a renewed belief in the possibility of change. | Natalie Jenkins
The East London group sees their life drawing sessions “as a natural progression from the age-old practice of hiring professional harlots and hussies as models for art.” | Laura O’Connor
A new documentary emphasizes the political intrigues of Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. | Dan Schindel
This week: preserving Toni Morrison’s childhood home, graffiti artist Michael Stewart’s legacy, Gen Z stare discourse, a mini model of NYC, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and more. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, the Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. |
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