Repatriation Is Easier Said Than Done

April 20, 2023

Good morning. 🌤️ Do most of us throw about the word “repatriation” without knowing what it really takes to make it happen? In an opinion essay for Hyperallergic, Patricia Marroquin Norby (Purépecha), the Met Museum’s first-ever curator of Native American Art, writes about the daily challenges of repatriation, based on first-hand experience. It’s worth a read.

Also today, a resurfaced recording of actor and visual artist David Choe calling himself a “successful rapist” comes back to haunt him, workers at New York’s Hispanic Society of America picket outside the board chair's Upper East Side apartment, John Yau reviews Maia Ruth Lee, and much more.

— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor

We Need More Nuance When Talking About Repatriation

The Met Museum’s curator of Native American Art reflects on the lesser-discussed everyday challenges of repatriation work. | Patricia Marroquin Norby

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Hispanic Society workers picketed outside the home of the institution's board chair. (all photos Elaine Velie/Hyperallergic)

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A Tension in Paint Befitting Our Times

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