November 24, 2021 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌤️ Today, libraries are not neutral, Brooklyn Museum gets $50M from the city, and reviews of Rosalind Fox Solomon, Gabriella Sanchez, and Luis Jiménez.
Also, the Hyperallergic podcast has been on break for a few months (as you probably noticed), but don’t fear as it will return in the next few weeks. The pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, and taking a few months off from the podcast was very much needed so I could focus on other things. But be assured that soon enough you will be listening to interviews with Joyce Kozloff, Dread Scott, Eli Valley, and others that I’ve already recorded and am currently editing. Thanks again for reading (and listening).
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
Just like Museums, Libraries Aren't Neutral
There are many structural inequalities baked into the Library of Congress classification system, contributing to the further marginalization of already marginalized groups. | Fuchsia Hart
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Chief’s Blanket, Navajo Nation (1865-1870); Warp: native handspun wool, Weft: native handspun wool and raveled wool; Gift of Rex and Pat Lucke (courtesy of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg)
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is gifted a rare 19th-century Navajo First Phase Chief’s Blanket, joining two pictorial weavings in the collection.
The Brooklyn Museum receives a massive $50 million investment from NYC’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
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Inside Luis Jiménez’s American Southwest
Born to an immigrant family in El Paso, Texas, Luis Jiménez grew up in a world dominated by cowboys, cactus, and rattlesnakes, all of which appeared in his art. | Lauren Moya Ford
Rosalind Fox Solomon Captures the Humanity of Everyday Lives
In a way, Solomon's photo series The Forgotten harks back to a time when viewers believed that pictures told it all. | Ela Bittencourt
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Words and Fonts, and How They Shape Worldviews
At the Museum of Latin American Art, Gabriella Sanchez asks each viewer to become aware of how they make associations based on their preconceptions. | Samanta Helou Hernandez
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