July 21, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌦️ Today, scorching heat waves in Europe shut down art spaces and installations, Italian authorities prevent a potential illegal sale of an Artemisia Gentileschi painting, comics publishers still have a diversity problem, and reviews of Frank Walter at David Zwirner Gallery in New York and Jordan Peele's new horror-comedy movie Nope. Stay cool.
— Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief
Europe’s Extreme Heat Waves Bring Art to a Standstill
A floating art project can’t reach Documenta because the Weser River is too low and museums in the UK shutter galleries to keep workers and collections cool. | Elaine Velie
SPONSORED
Artists for ArtCenter: A Benefit Sale Presented by David Zwirner
David Zwirner is pleased to stage this online-only presentation as part of the inaugural fundraising effort for the Free Grad Art initiative at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA. The sale features works by Stan Douglas, Ivan Morley, Laura Owens, Sterling Ruby, Diana Thater, and more.
ALSO IN THE NEWS
The painting by Artemisia Gentileschi was intercepted by Italian police. (photo via Carabinieri TPC)
Italian police intercept a potentially illegal sale of Artemisia Gentileschi's masterpiece “Caritas Romana” in Vienna.
San Francisco museums acquire works by 30 local artists, including Wesaam Al-Badry, Chelsea Ryoko Wong, and more.
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SVA MFA Fine Arts Opens 2022 Thesis Exhibition in New York City
Outro: World-Building Within and Outside the Studio at the SVA Chelsea Gallery features new work by 26 recent graduates, on view through August 15. Learn more.
VIEWS & REVIEWS
What Does Diversity in Comics Look Like?
Readers and creators need more than a handful of publishers committed to seeking out diverse talent. | M. G. Moscato
The Visionary From Antigua
The sense of isolation, of being alone in the natural world, is pervasive in Frank Walter's art, and yet one can also sense a muted calm. | John Yau
Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Funny, Intelligent, and Horrifying
Another equally thrilling and smart ride from the rising director, subtly tackling intersecting ideas about “seeing” and “being seen” along the way. | Dan Schindel
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