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August 11, 2021 • View in browserToday, our monthly guides of what to see in New York and LA, an artist sewed delicate hand towels over the pandemic year, and the fascinating life of Féral Benga, who danced in step with Josephine Baker. — Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor Féral Benga, the Cabaret Dancer Who Redefined Black MasculinityA double portrait of the dancer and Harlem Renaissance icon at Swann Galleries evokes his allure as an artist's model and his indelible imprint on modernism. | Valentina Di Liscia SPONSORED AUGUST ART GUIDES Your list of must-see, fun, insightful art events in New York and LA this month. NEW YORKLOS ANGELESLATEST REVIEWS A Photographer’s Otherworldly Portrayal of CréolitéIn Widline Cadet’s photographs, the motherland haunts. | Yume Murphy SPONSORED Queer Art and Historical Ephemera Up for Auction at SwannMaterial from the 1800s through contemporary times includes art by Tom of Finland, Gerda Wegener, and JEB, as well as works of lesbian pulp fiction and more, all available on August 19. Learn more. An Artist’s Hand Towels, Woven During the PandemicDoerte Weber’s weavings reproduce the ubiquitous charts and graphics related to infection rates, deaths, and unemployment. | Lauren Moya Ford Florida’s Kaleidoscopic Skies and Windblown Palms, Immortalized by a Cohort of Black PaintersThe Highwaymen’s paintings are an environmental time capsule for a state highly threatened by the climate crisis. | Jessica Holmes SPONSORED Explore New Techniques, Media, and Disciplines With Fine Art Courses at PrattCourses in a wide variety of media are open for enrollment at Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Learn more. MOST POPULAR What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible ShameHuguette Caland’s Vivacious Takes on the Female FormThis Sculpture Museum Is 32 Feet Below WaterWe Need to Reform the September 11 MuseumA Typhoon Swept This Yayoi Kusama Sculpture Away to SeaBecome a Hyperallergic MemberYour contributions support Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world. Join NowFROM THE ARCHIVE Lost in Reflection With Yayoi KusamaI could spend a week inside Yayoi Kusama’s infinity room. | Katie Frincas
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