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February 17, 2023Good morning. 🌧️ Today, a labor dispute at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop in its New York birthplace, and the controversial government bill that caused the shutdown of Greece's biggest archaeological museums. Also, we have writers attending the Art Fair Week in Los Angeles, so you don't have to. Read Renée Reizman's report from the Felix Art Fair, where trendy people look at trendy art around the swimming pool of Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel. And great news: Ecological art doesn't always have to be boring (that's another inconvenient truth). Consider the work of Angela Manno, who creates icons of threatened and endangered animal species. Finally, this week's Required Reading answers the question: What have painters gotten wrong for centuries about shadows? — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor At LA’s Felix Art Fair, More Is MoreThe art displayed in the rooms of Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel this year proves that Minimalism is officially dead. | Renée Reizman SPONSORED University of Arizona Presents North American Premiere of Linda McCartney RetrospectiveThe exhibition celebrates Linda McCartney’s 30-year, barrier-breaking career and her connection to Tucson. Learn more. WHAT'S HAPPENING Rhode Island School of Design custodians, caretakers, and movers picketed yesterday. (courtesy Teamsters Local 251) Custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at RISD picketed on Wednesday in the face of grueling union negotiations. Five Greek museums closed to the public this week inprotest of a new law reassigning operations control to government-appointed boards. Support UsWe need your support to keep bringing you our fearless reporting, reviews, and essays. Become a MemberFROM OUR CRITICS Edward Hopper’s Views of IsolationHe was interested in a kind of realism, inseparable from the cold structures and isolated people that populate his compositions. | Ekin Erkan Refreshing Abstraction in MarfaThough each artist’s work in Vision Pool is distinct in media and style, they share elements that test perception. | Alyce Santoro What Is Hospitality in an Era of Crises?I don’t know you like that: The Bodywork of Hospitality goes well beyond the conventional meaning of “hospitality” as generosity and conviviality. | Gregory Volk MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC A Sneak Peek Into New York’s New Hip Hop MuseumIn advance of the museum’s opening, a series of rotating exhibitions in the Bronx Terminal Market offers a preview of what’s to come. | Taylor Michael The Artist Painting Icons of Earth’s Endangered SpeciesAngela Manno applies her knowledge of Byzantine iconography to memorialize the fauna and flora whose days are threatened or already past. | Sarah Rose Sharp Required ReadingThis week, a new portrait of André Breton, the problem with painted shadows, the story of a misidentified 19th-century potter, and more. | Hrag Vartanian and Lakshmi Rivera Amin FROM THE ARCHIVE What Do We Do with the Work of Immoral Artists?Where should we “draw the line” between sacrificing great art and supporting artists who are predators and bigots? | Erin L. Thompson TRANSITIONS Marcela Guerrero was named the Whitney Museum of American Art’s DeMartini Family Curator. Jennie Goldstein was named Jennifer Rubio Associate Curator of the Collection. X Zhu-Nowell was appointed artistic director of the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai. AWARDS & ACCOLADES The Foundation for Contemporary Arts announced the 21 recipients of the 2023 Grants to Artists awards. In the visual arts category, the grantees are Mike Cloud, Judith Geichman, Cynthia Hawkins, Angel Lartigue, Anna Sew Hoy, and Kenneth Tam. A complete list of recipients can be found here. MOST POPULAR Your Handy Guide to LA Frieze Week 2023The Haunting History of America’s Largest Confederate MonumentRISD Pulls Out of US College Rankings ListWho’s the Artist Behind These Unsettling Tudor Paintings?Netflix Forgot to Include Puerto Ricans in Production of Reggaeton Show
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