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A blogger’s shaky snapshots from an exhibition opening reveal where a Lakshmi-Narayana statue stolen from a temple in Kathmandu in 1984 had ended up: the Dallas Museum of Art. View in browser | hyperallergic.comJanuary 27, 2020Stolen Deities Resurface in a Dallas MuseumA blogger’s shaky snapshots from an exhibition opening reveal where a Lakshmi-Narayana statue stolen from a temple in Kathmandu in 1984 had ended up: the Dallas Museum of Art. Erin L. ThompsonTiepolo, Once Dubbed the Greatest Painter in Venice, Gets a RetrospectiveFor Tiepolo: The Best Painter of Venice, the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart has gathered together much of the artist’s finest work, including a choice selection of his portraits and many of his paintings on religious, historical, and mythological themes. Michael GloverSPONSOREDApply Now for the Sharpe-Walentas Studio ProgramThe residency program awards rent-free studio space to 17 visual artists for year-long residencies in Brooklyn, NY. Apply by February 15, 2020. NewsThe Art World Has Discovered the Dolly Parton Meme ChallengeMusée d’Orsay, Sotheby’s, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are among the institutions to poke fun at their LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter personas. Mexican Artist and Women’s Rights Activist Murdered in Downtown JuárezArtists are rallying in the wake of Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre’s murder, with an artist collective asking that people all over the world take to the streets to protest their member’s death tomorrow, January 25. In Subodh Gupta Defamation Lawsuit, “Whistleblower” Defendants Give First Statements in CourtAfter posting anonymous accusations of sexual harassment against Gupta, administrators of the Instagram account Scene and Herd defended their right to anonymity. Museum of Chinese in America’s Archives in Danger Due to Ongoing BlazeA fire that broke out last night at the museum’s building in Manhattan injured eight people and destroyed the museum’s top floors. The museum is still assessing the damage to its vast collection of Chinese-American cultural items. “Doodle for Google” Competition Asks K-12 Artists: How Do You Show Kindness?The winner of this year’s competition will receive a $30,000 college scholarship and have their Google Doodle featured on the company’s homepage. An Art Exhibition Reminds Us That “Abortion Is Normal”The second half of a recent exhibition organized to raise awareness and funding in support of accessible, safe, and legal abortion opened this past Tuesday at Arsenal Contemporary. Marisa CrawfordWondrous Animations Made of Quilts, Glass, and Found ObjectsJodie Mack uses materials like no other animator. Now, many of her films are available to the public for the first time. Nathan SmithSPONSOREDRegister for the Anchorage Museum’s Critical Futures Creative ConferenceExplore radical new modes of thinking about and responding to our collective futures during this five-day creative conference in Alaska on April 13-17. New US Space Force Logo Looks a Lot Like Star Trek‘s Starfleet LogoThe new logo seems to appeal to kids who want to grow up and join the fictional Starfleet Academy. Hrag VartanianA New Film Investigates How the CIA and MI6 Destroyed Iranian DemocracyDuring a time of heightened tensions between the US and Iran, the documentary Coup 53 reminds viewers of the origins of the conflict. Tina HassanniaMost Popular on HyperallergicA Nightmarish Restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece Wool Go Down in Meme HistoryActress Ellen Barkin Reveals She Was Assaulted by Carl Andre in the Late '70sJudy Chicago’s Collaboration With Dior Is Beautiful, but Its Feminist Ambitions Are QuestionableAn Art Movement Unapologetic About Love and PleasureArtist Tobias Madison Pleaded Guilty to Assault and Harassment of His Former GirlfriendComics from the archive...The Bad Behavior of Men in ComicsIn recent weeks, the behavior of bad men — or the bad behavior of regular men — has begun to be exposed. Jessica CampbellForward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe |
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