November 10, 2021 • View in browser
Good morning. ☀️ Today, Taíno activists demand Christie’s auction house do the right thing, rare watercolors by Hilma af Klint go on view in Manhattan, and why the Art Institute of Chicago has been facing whitelash over the changes to their docent program.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
Taíno Activists Gather at Christie’s to Protest Impending Sale of Indigenous Artifacts
A petition urging the artifacts to be repatriated to the Dominican Republic garnered over 15,000 signatures. | Isa Segalovich
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Eiteljorg 2021 Contemporary Art Fellowship Exhibition Opens in Indianapolis
Works by Anita Fields, Sonny Assu, Catherine Blackburn, Athena LaTocha, and Steven Yazzie are on view in Shifting Boundaries at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Learn more.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Andrew Mockett, “Dodge Charger (S2)” (image courtesy the artists and Art on a Postcard)
This year’s Art on a Postcard Winter Auction is the largest to date, presenting works by 250 artists including Ryan Mosely, Petra Schott, Lisbeth Mitty, and Andrew Mockett. Some 550 singular pocket-sized offerings will remain up for bids until November 25.
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Lawrence Lek Wins the Grand Prix at Hyundai Motor Group’s 4th VH AWARD
The biennial VH AWARD aims to support new media artists of Asian descent. This year marks the first time artists from outside South Korea were eligible to apply. Learn more.
LATEST IN ART
For Shigeko Kubota, Video Lived in the Moment of Its Transmission
The Museum of Modern Art's retrospective exhibition Liquid Reality showcases how Kubota turned video art into sculpture. | Justin Kamp
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A Curator’s Farewell Exhibition Asks, How do I Measure my Gratitude?
Curated by Souhad Rafey, this group show celebrates her retirement from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. On view in NYC from November 12 through 28. Learn more.
A Rare Series of Watercolors by Hilma af Klint Is on View in Manhattan
Tree of Knowledge, a series of eight watercolors by the artist and spiritualist, is on view at David Zwirner Gallery in Manhattan. | Valentina Di Liscia
Betsy Damon’s Pioneering Ecofeminist Practice
Curated by Monika Fabijanska, Betsy Damon — Passages: Rites and Rituals pulls Damon’s performance practice out from oblivion. | Ksenia M. Soboleva
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The Expressive Body: Memory, Devotion, Desire (1400–1750) Opens at the Norton Simon Museum
This exhibition explores how images of the human body were used to provoke profound physical and emotional responses in viewers from the 15th through 18th centuries. Learn more.
The Control Over Women’s Bodies, Expressed in Porcelain, Rope, and Hair
Jennifer Ling Datchuk’s exhibition is filled with the haunting, rhythmic sounds of gently clattering porcelain. | Lauren Moya Ford
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30 Artists and Writers Savor and Digest Those “Lunchbox Moments”
AAPIs share their food stories, from microaggressions to celebrations of cultural practices. | Faith Adiele
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Come Study With the University at Buffalo in Its MFA and MA Programs
Funding options include the Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program, full-tuition scholarships for MFA students, and additional opportunities for MA students. Learn more.
Why the Art Institute of Chicago's New Docent Program Faces Whitelash
In September when the Art Institute of Chicago announced that the current docent program would be dissolved, the backlash was swift. | Rebecca Zorach
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