May 5, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. ⛅ Today, NYC Mayor Eric Adams appoints a nightlife club owner as a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, according to Politico. Let that sink in for a moment.
Moving on: Fabric conservators are livid at Kim Kardashian for wearing Marilyn Monroe's dress to the Met Gala, the Smithsonian adopts a new restitution policy, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) dedicates a film series to women filmmakers from the Global South, and much more.
Also, check out our reviews of Aryo Toh Djojo, Suzanne Lacy, Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu, Young Sun Han, and others.
— Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Mayor Eric Adams photoshopped in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts gallery (edit Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
NYC Mayor Eric Adams named club owner Scott Sartiano as his liaison to the Met.
Textile conservators expressed outrage over Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress up the steps to the Met Gala.
The Smithsonian introduces a policy that gives its museums the authority to return items that were looted or acquired under unethical circumstances.
A new $8 million pilot program sponsored by the Mellon Foundation will support artists and arts organizations across Puerto Rico.
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LATEST REVIEWS
Suzanne Lacy’s Object Lessons on How to Get Things Done
Lacy investigates, questions, confronts, and ultimately pushes her audience in the right direction. | Paul David Young
A Korean-American Artist's Search for His Family's Past
Young Sun Han's art explores sometimes painful, sometimes revelatory aspects of his family’s narrative and Korean history more generally. | Carl Little
Picturing the Pandemic Through the Lens of Buddhism
Mongolian artist Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu draws upon domestic objects and Buddhist symbolism to show a virtually hyperconnected but physically isolated existence during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Kealey Boyd
Otherworldly Beings Hidden in Quotidian Scenes of LA
Aryo Toh Djojo’s paintings capture the jarring moment of looking at a familiar photograph, only to notice something slightly amiss. | Jeanha Park
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IN MEMORIAM
Justin Green (1945-2022)
Cartoonist | New York Times
Constance Lewallen (1939-2022)
Curator known for work on Conceptual art | Artnews
Lyubov Panchenko (1938–2022)
Ukrainian artist | Kyiv Post
