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This week, catch up on goings-on about town with reports about a new program to support local artists and the latest revelations about MoMA’s ties to nefarious philanthropists.
In other anti-capitalist news, Daniel Larkin muses on the Marxist proclivities of Alice Neel.
Also, 1-54 New York is back, this time outside of the shadow of Frieze Week (we’ve got more on that below too).
— Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews
1-54 New York Returns with an Emphasis on Textiles
1-54 New York Returns with an Emphasis on Textiles
This year’s edition will highlight contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora through both an online platform and an in-person exhibition.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
New York News
  • In the latest Strike MoMA action, artists and activists spotlit Gustavo Cisneros, husband of MoMA trustee Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, and his connections to toxic mining ventures in the Dominican Republic.
  • NYC’s City Artist Corps, a recovery program inspired by the New Deal’s WPA, will pay hundreds of local artists to beautify and activate public spaces across the city with murals, public artworks, performances, and more.
  • Over 100 artists, performers, and art workers gathered in Lower Manhattan to demand immediate city relief for the arts and its workers.
Also: Frieze New York just wrapped this year’s in-person fair at the Shed in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Hyperallergic staff writers Valentina Di Liscia and Hakim Bishara attended opening day, check out their on-the-ground reports.
Latest Reviews
The Anti-capitalist Candor of Alice Neel
The Anti-capitalist Candor of Alice Neel
Neel’s approach defied the conventions of both schlocky social realism and traditional portraiture.
Daniel Larkin
Deborah Remington’s Singular Place in Art
Deborah Remington’s Singular Place in Art
By employing a slow, deliberate process in which control is paramount, Remington shaped her passage in time.
John Yau
"The Bomb" Reimagines Discussions Around Nuclear Weapons
"The Bomb" Reimagines Discussions Around Nuclear Weapons
Filmmakers Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser call into question the very notions of “control” or “safety” when it comes to nuclear devices.
Rachel Remick
For All the Queer Habibis Out There
For All the Queer Habibis Out There
Curated by the Earl of Bushwick, Queer-y-ing the Arab focuses on the bedroom and private realm.
Hrag Vartanian
"Faya Dayi" Tells Stories of Land Kinship in Drought-Ridden Ethiopia
"Faya Dayi" Tells Stories of Land Kinship in Drought-Ridden Ethiopia
Screening at New Directors/New Films, Jessica Beshir’s film floats in the space between documentary and poetry.
Natasha Ruwona
Photographs That Bring the Past Into the Present
Photographs That Bring the Past Into the Present
By constructing a highly detailed world based on historical events, Jasper de Biejer gives himself permission to ponder the past.
John Yau
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Katherine Bradford, “Mother Joins the Circus – Second Version” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 60 × 72 inches (image courtesy Canada, New York)
Katherine Bradford, “Mother Joins the Circus – Second Version” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 60 × 72 inches (image courtesy Canada, New York)
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