Podcast: The Biggest Art Stories of January, From Bernie Memes to the Vessel Shutdown

The Biggest Art Stories of January, From Bernie Memes to the Vessel Shutdown There’s been a lot of ne

Feb 4, 2021 • View in browser

The Biggest Art Stories of January, From Bernie Memes to the Vessel ShutdownThere’s been a lot of news recently, so Hyperallergic’s news team discusses some of the big art stories of the month in this episode. Listen now.

Clockwise from top left: Bernie and his mittens in "The Scream"; one of the vandalized statues during the DC insurrection, the anonymous sink reviewer did not like his trip to MoMA, and Brad Downey's wooden Melania sculpture after it was burned. (photos courtesy Jasmine Weber, Bucky Turco, tiktok.com/@sinkreviews, and Brad Downey)

It’s been a non-stop news cycle since last November’s election, and Hyperallergic’s news team has been on it. Join us and listen to the team’s thoughts on the stories we’ve been reporting on.For this episode, we gather to discuss the stories that we covered this week, including the Bernie memes; the Capitol insurrection; the charred Melania Trump sculpture in Slovenia; the rumors that Trump staffers were taking works home; the Ohio Arts Board member who was forced out after her social media posts were discovered; the damage to an ancient arch in Iraq; the closing of the disastrous Vessel in Manhattan; and the viral sink reviewer who hates the faucets at the Museum of Modern Art.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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