July 12, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌤️ Today, a new arts center has big plans for Sicily's city of Palermo, artist Hito Steyerl withdraws from Documenta 15, which continues to be a hot mess, a new TV series helps people rehearse for major life events, and much more.
Furthermore, we're still being told the wrong story about Abstract Expressionism. Max Lunn explains why.
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The Biggest Lie About Abstract Expressionism
We were told that women were on the peripheries of the artistic movement, while in fact they were driving it forward, energetically engaging in this radical pictorial language. | Max Lunn
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National Museum of Asian Art Presents Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain
Exploring the sculpture in the context of its original environment for the first time in modern history, this exhibition also features a short film by Cambodian American filmmaker praCh Ly. Learn more.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Floyd D. Tunson, "Hearts and Minds" (1993-1995) (image courtesy the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College)
As gun violence soars, Unloaded curator Susanne Slavick continues to archive works examining the impact and proliferation of firearms.
Whistleblower Aid urges the American Alliance of Museums to not re-accredit the Detroit Institute of Arts in a letter.
- Artist Hito Steyerl withdraws from Documenta 15, citing the organizers’ handling of antisemitism allegations and the ensuing fallout.
VOICES AND SOUNDSCAPES
Listening to What Latinx Artists Have to Say
Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art at the Vincent Price Art Museum presents a history of Latinx sound practices steeped in resistance. | Isabella Parlamis
Nicole Miller Bears Witness Through Sound
The engulfing vocal testimony of Miller's audio-visual art speaks to the threat of death faced by people of color in this country. | Eileen G’Sell
ALSO ON HYPERALLERGIC
New Arts Center Aims to Put Sicily Back on the Art World Map
ZACentrale aspires to develop the Italian city of Palermo as a regional art hub while serving its distinctive local community. | Jonah Kay
New HBO Series Offers People the Chance to Rehearse Big Life Changes
Nathan Fielder’s new show deepens his weird, discomfiting, and hilarious investigation into the line between what’s fake and real. | Charles Bramesco
