Good morning. The word “community” is tossed around a lot these days, sometimes tritely. And yet, during the holidays — a time that is lonely and challenging for so many — I am always reminded of the importance of building and maintaining community. What that means to me is creating spaces where I am in dialogue with other people, like-minded and not. It means sharing food, art, and ideas together. Community is the essence of being human, and it’s at the core of Hyperallergic’s growing membership program. Throughout the year, we get together for in-person and online events where members can network, make new friends, share their nerdiest art historical datum, or all of the above. I hope to see you at the next one! You can join us for as little as $8/month (or $80/year). Speaking of community, this week was one of remembering and looking back. We celebrated the lives of artists Lorraine O’Grady, Zilia Sánchez, and Anna Banana as well as ABC No Rio Director Steven Englander, who recently passed but left the world a bounty of inspiration. Staff Reporter Rhea Nayyar led us on a surreal trip through the topsy-turvy online world of 2024 with a comprehensive roundup of the best memes of the year. And in the latest episode of the Hyperallergic Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian spoke to artist Joyce Kozloff about the trials and tribulations of public art, her role in the Pattern and Decoration movement, and more. Our contributors also wrote about griffins, the taboo of race in fairy tales, Renaissance painting analogies of Luigi Mangione’s photos, and the captivating fiber works of Sheila Hicks.
So choose your own adventure, and again, please consider joining our community before the year ends. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor
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The feminist artist reflects on her work in the groundbreaking Pattern and Decoration Movement, her grand public artwork, and continued political activism against war and misogyny.
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The nude in a new light: This exhibition pushes the boundaries of an age-old genre with 28 paintings by Vanessa Bell, Lucian Freud, Barkley L. Hendricks, Alice Neel, Pablo Picasso, and more. Learn more
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IN THE NEWS
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FEATURED INTERVIEW
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“When it comes to the unspeakable facts in the history of America, it’s largely the artists who’ve been willing to show us what others would not,” the art historian said in an interview with Hyperallergic. | Folasade Ologundudu
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IN MEMORIAM |
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From her newspaper collages to her performance persona Mademoiselle Bourgeoise Noire, O’Grady subverted hierarchies from a Black feminist perspective.
Known for his collaborative spirit, Englander helped secure the Lower East Side nonprofit’s property for a dollar after decades of eviction threats from the city. | Maya Pontone
Her sculptural canvases or “erotic topologies” evoked the sinuous rhythms of the natural world and their echoes in the female body. | Valentina Di Liscia and Rhea Nayyar
The artist’s playful adoption of the banana motif transformed an everyday object into a vehicle for social interaction and anti-market exchange. | Liz Hirsch
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An invigorating survey of mostly recent works by the American artist at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf is a feast of rhythmic form and pulsating color. | Ela Bittencourt
The artist suggests that like her fragile assemblages, peace demands care, balance, and the resolve to hold together what might otherwise fall apart. | Clara Maria Apostolatos
The artist evokes a keen awareness of the threats facing the environment by honoring it through opulent, reliquary-style frames and delicate paintings. | John Seed
The artist’s latest show connects the art industry with geopolitics, urging us to examine our role in a complicated negotiation of denial and strategic ignorance. | Alex Paik
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BOOKS TO READ |
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Characters in fairy tales “are white not by chance, but by design,” Kimberly J. Lau writes in a new book. | Tamar Boyadjian
A new book spans artists from the 1970s through today around 15 themes, including body art, queer politics, ecofeminism, and the North American diaspora. | Sigourney Schultz
Despite its ambition to expand our definition of the creature to include other winged, hybrid beasts, Griffinology is hemmed in by a European framework. | Tamar Boyadjian
A new catalog invites us into the artist’s interest in smell and the role of perfumes during the Renaissance, with bonus recipes for those with a nose for fragrance. | Maya Pontone
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A VIEW FROM THE EASEL
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In this edition of A View From the Easel, artists in Los Angeles find freedom in tight spaces, take the pressure out of their studio routine, and revel in the sunset outside their window. Want to take part? Check out our submission guidelines and share a bit about your studio with us through this form! All mediums and workspaces are welcome, including your home studio. |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC
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From a chronically moisturized baby hippo to Trump’s bloody ear and the glorification of Luigi Mangione, nothing was off limits this year. | Rhea Nayyar
The authorities had inadvertently transformed a perp walk photo of the accused killer of a healthcare CEO into a Renaissance painting of the arrest of Christ. | Ed Simon
This week: Dalit art and appropriation, Gisèle Pelicot and dignity for survivors, a Dakota recipe for holiday meals, the truth about Santa, and more. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Residencies, fellowships, grants, open calls, and jobs from Banff Centre, Sculpture Space, Taft Museum of Art, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Organized by geographic region, a list of arts-related graduate programs to explore and apply to before deadlines close.
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