May 9, 2023
Good morning. ☁️ Today, a new report lambasts the Queens Museum in New York City for mishandling sexual harassment allegations and bungling an artist residency focused on social justice. Our News Editor Valentina Di Liscia has the ins and outs of this story.
Also in New York, read our Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian’s impressions of the new High Line commission, featuring a vibrant red and pink tree by artist Pamela Rosenkranz, and Elaine Velie’s report on a charming exhibition of vintage menus on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Elsewhere, we look at how the armed conflict in Sudan is impacting museums and explain why critics are accusing the Turkish government of artwashing.
Finally, Mother’s Day is almost upon us and it’s time to make plans. If you’re a New Yorker, check out our list of fun and insightful art-related activities to enjoy with your dear mama on that day.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
Art-Filled Ways to Spend Mother’s Day in NYC
Celebrate your mama or maternal figure with painting workshops, a museum scavenger hunt, drag brunches, and flowers, lots of flowers! | Rhea Nayyar
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IN THE NEWS
A 1924 illustration of the Hotel Pennsylvania’s “Fountain Room” (image courtesy the Grolier Club)
- An exhibition at a private club for bibliophiles in New York City showcases hundreds of antique restaurant menus.
- A new report details disillusionment with the Queens Museum’s residency program and one participant’s alleged experience of harassment.
- Known for persecuting artists and cultural figures, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government is being accused of “artwashing” ahead of critical elections.
- Museums are “caught in the crossfire” of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, says a report by the International Council of Museums.
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BRIGHT COLORS, SENSITIVE SOULS
It’s Selfie Season at Manhattan’s High Line
Artist Pamela Rosenkranz’s glowing pink and red tree sculpture is sure to become an Instagram hit, and that’s okay. | Hrag Vartanian
Notes on the Soul of New Orleans
Helen Cammock’s solo exhibition is an array of visual poems, ceramics, and even the sound of her trumpet, which she began practicing in the city. | AX Mina
Mokha Laget’s Visual Paradoxes
Her paintings suggest exploded-view diagrams of parts that don’t fit together, as if the shapes are derived from a pleasantly illogical Jenga puzzle. | Amy Ellingson
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