June 17, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌤️ Today, a roundup of Juneteenth events across New York City, the Smithsonian vows to return 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, reviews of Gary Petersen and Naudline Pierre, and much more.
— Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief
Meaningful Events to Honor Juneteenth in New York City
From Harlem to Brooklyn, from joyful dance to quiet reflection, here are eight ways to observe Juneteenth and recognize the enduring repercussions of slavery. | Jasmine Liu
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Edo artist/Benin kingdom court style, plaque (16th-17th century), copper alloy (photo by Franko Khoury, courtesy the Smithsonian Institution)
The Smithsonian Board of Regents has voted to return 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Provenance research is still being conducted on the remaining ten.
A coin surfaces on eBay depicting the United States Border Patrol’s egregious treatment of Haitian migrants along the border.
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The National Museum of the American Indian Launches Ancestors Know Who We Are
Contemporary Black-Indigenous women artists Rodslen Brown, Joelle Joyner, Moira Pernambuco, Paige Pettibon, Monica Rickert-Bolter, and Storme Webber are featured in this digital exhibition. Learn more.
LATEST IN ART
Geometric Abstraction for a Shattered World
Gary Petersen recognizes that whatever dream of unity geometric artists once pursued is no longer possible. | John Yau
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DATMA Explores Technology and Tradition in New Bedford With SHELTER 2022-23
Massachusetts Design Art & Technology Institute presents free public art exhibitions and programs on innovative architecture, the Underground Railroad, and hurricane barriers. Learn more.
Ascending Into the Realm of Naudline Pierre’s Mystical Paintings
Encountering Pierre's dynamic, intensely colorful oil paintings, sculptures, and works on paper is like entering a spiritually charged, alternate world. | Gregory Volk
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Apply for the MFA Program in Book Arts & Printmaking at University of the Arts
This rigorous, studio-based program in Philadelphia focuses on building unique studio practices that synthesize the disciplines of printmaking, book arts, and papermaking. Learn more.
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The Afrofuturist Musical Romance of Neptune Frost
Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman’s new film performs a radical intervention upon the science fiction genre. | Steve Macfarlane
Required Reading
This week, journalists are too pleased with themselves, Dolphins visit New York, Bill Gates hates NFTs, and more. | Hakim Bishara
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TRANSITIONS
Elizabeth Cronin was appointed Robert B. Menschel Curator of Photography at the New York Public Library.
Lisa Corinne Davis is now represented by Miles McEnery Gallery.
Olivier Gabet has joined the Louvre as director of its Decorative Arts Department.
Mark Thomas Gibson and Sabina Menschel were elected to the board of trustees at the International Print Center New York.
Ibrahim Mahama was appointed artistic director of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts.
Amy Smith-Stewart was named chief curator of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
Mary Ping, Anuj Puri, and Ed Tang were elected to the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum’s board of trustees.
Sierra Van Ryck deGroot was appointed deputy director of Museum Hue.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Tourmaline and Helena Uambembe were awarded the 23rd Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel.
Saodat Ismailova won the 2022 Eye Art & Film Prize.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
An Essential Reading List for Black Liberation, Brought to You by the Schomburg Center
To mark its 95th anniversary in 2020, the center’s staff and curators chose 95 books by Black authors, including titles by James Baldwin, Saidiya Hartman, Jesmyn Ward, Deborah Willis, and Colson Whitehead. | Valentina Di Liscia