October 18, 2021 • View in browser
Good morning. ⛅ Today, Eileen Gray’s masterpiece is no longer overshadowed by Le Corbusier, a new study demonstrates a correlation between the location of Confederate monuments and historical lynchings, and reviews of Kevin Beasley at Performa, almost four decades of painting by Norma Tanega, Tyler Green’s new book on the relationship between nature and artists in 19th-century American art, and more.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
Study Shows Correlation Between Number of Confederate Monuments and Lynchings
The University of Virginia researchers wrote that the data “provides compelling evidence that these symbols are associated with hate.” | Hakim Bishara
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IN OTHER NEWS
Paz Errázuriz, “La Jaula, Talca” (1984/2014), Inkjet print, 12 5/8 × 17 3/8 in. (32.07 × 44.13 cm) (© Paz Errázuriz; image courtesy the artist and Cecilia Brunson Projects)
MOCA LA has acquired 20 photographs by Paz Errázuriz documenting Chilean trans sex workers living under Pinochet’s regime.
Solange launches a free library of rare, out-of-print books by Black authors.
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The Guggenheim and The World Around Present an Online Program Focused on Land
Hear from Holly Jean Buck, Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas, Simon Denny, Elizabeth Hoover, Renee Kemp-Rotan, Joseph Kunkel, and more at this free public event. Learn more.
LATEST IN ART
Eileen Gray’s Masterpiece in the French Riviera, No Longer Overshadowed by Le Corbusier
While staying as a house guest, a naked Le Corbusier defiled Gray’s minimalist, color-blocked walls that were only restored in 2015. | Reneé Reizman
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The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Opens Its Doors to the Public for Open Studios
EFA Open Studios offers a portal into the creative habitats of over 65 artists working in Manhattan’s longest-running studio program, including Dannielle Tegeder, Wafaa Bilal, Cui Fei, and Anina Major. Learn more.
The Sounds That Get Lost in the Shuffle
We are waiting for spectacle and when the quotidian, yet incongruous actions occur I wonder whether there is any real payoff coming. | Seph Rodney
Internal and External Worlds Collide in Norma Tanega’s Psychologically Charged Art
Tanega’s approach to mark-making comes across as a stream of consciousness, as if she’s engaged in a conversation with herself. | Chris Cobb
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How Landscape Became Doctrine in American Art
In his new book, Tyler Green argues that landscape was Emerson’s method of glorifying territories shaped and bordered by white men. | Billy Anania
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Editions/Artists’ Books Fair Online Opens on October 18
51 international publishers and galleries showcase their latest editions in prints and artists’ books at this free public fair, which is fully online this year. Learn more.
The Loneliest Whale Tries to Find the Internet’s Favorite Whale
“The 52-hertz Whale,” which sings a song at a frequency no other whale uses, is a social media phenomenon. But this film shows that the phenomenon says more about us than whales. | Dan Schindel
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I Like Your Show, I Swear
Keep your friends close and your bad art friends closer. | Guy Richards Smit
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