November 11, 2021 • View in browser
Good morning. ☁️ Today, tasting the beauty in old paintings, the Smithsonian considers repatriating the Benin Bronzes in its collection, and six survivors of sex abuse by Catholic priests work together to make a documentary.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
Smithsonian Takes Benin Bronzes Off Display, Considers Repatriation
The National Museum of African Art identified 16 objects from its collection with direct links to the British army’s 1897 punitive raid on the Kingdom of Benin. | Cassie Packard
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Vincent van Gogh, "Meules de blé" (1888), gouache, watercolor, pen and brush and black ink over pencil on paper, 9 x 23 ¾ in. (48.5 x 60.4 cm.) (courtesy Christie's)
The sale of van Gogh watercolor will offer financial restitution to the heirs of two Jewish collectors who lost the work during World War II.
A new report by the National Gallery in London lists 67 museum patrons who either enslaved people or benefitted financially from the trade.
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SCAD Museum of Art Celebrates 10 Years This Fall Exhibition Season
In honor of its milestone anniversary, the Savannah, Georgia-based museum welcomes renowned international artists for a diverse program of exhibitions and events. Learn more.
ART & OPINION
A Cameroonian Artist Explores the Ambazonian Fight for Post-colonial Freedom
In his Afro-Expressionist paintings and installations, Adjani Okpu-Egbe ruminates on native resistance in Cameroon and the colonial propaganda promoted in mainstream media. | Billy Anania
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Pacific Northwest College of Art Hosts an Online Symposium on Art and AI
On November 19 and 20, Speculative Futures: Art, AI, and Digital Worldmaking will consider how artists render algorithmic harms visible and imagine just outcomes. Learn more.
Addie Wagenknecht’s Fraying of America
In her solo exhibition, the artist creates an installation that is many things but unified is not one of them. | Hrag Vartanian
An Exhibition That Lets You Taste the Beauty in the Paintings
Bagh-e Hind began with the question: Is it possible to recontextualize historical South Asian paintings and objects through lyrical, olfactory interpretations? | Bharti Lalwani
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Wrightwood 659 Presents Shahidul Alam: We Shall Defy
New works by one of Bangladesh’s most prominent photojournalists, writers, and activists are now on view at the Chicago art space. Learn more.
DOCUMENTARY
Six Men Try to Heal Their Trauma with Groundbreaking Collaborative Filmmaking
Hyperallergic speaks to director Robert Greene and three survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests about their new film Procession. | Dan Schindel
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CalArts Cultivates an Environment of Artistic Experimentation and Free Creative Exploration
The institute awarded more than $25.7 million in scholarships to 95% of degree-seeking students this past academic year. Learn more.
It’s Pete Buttigieg’s Turn to Get a Fawning, Uncritical Documentary
Mayor Pete tries to make the case for the bland presidential candidate whom few voted for as some kind of gamechanger. | Juan Barquin
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Achim Borchardt-Hume (1965-2021)
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Bettina Grossman (1927–2021)
Multimedia artist | ARTnews
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Founder of Semiotext | Libération
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