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November 1, 2022Good morning. ⛅️ Today, artists in Brazil are breathing a sigh of relief after Lula da Silva defeated Jair Bolsonaro in a tight election. We're all relieved, at least for now. Here in the US, two of the country's largest billboard companies rejected an artist-led campaign to encourage voting in Georgia, deeming it "inflammatory." That's just another reminder of the urgency of taking a stand in these midterm elections. There's no room for apathy when democracy itself hangs in the balance, in addition to reproductive rights and other consequential issues. Early voting in New York ends on November 6. Wherever you live, check your state or local election office, and please vote! — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor Correction: Yesterday’s newsletter mistakenly argued that Piet Mondrian’s painting “New York City I” was hung upside-down for 75 years at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). While the painting was first displayed upside-down at MoMA in the 1940s, it’s been on view at Germany’s Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (upside-down) since 1980. Brazilian Artists Celebrate Lula’s Comeback as President“The last four years have been of orchestrated cultural destruction at the hands of the extreme right,” artist Laercio Cubas Jr. told Hyperallergic. | Rhea Nayyar SPONSORED Latest News Since the latest climate protest trend is getting a little repetitive — though its message no less urgent — we got a little creative and ranked this weekend’s interventions. Using soup cans, of course.🥫The Canadian city of Calgary commissioned artist Annie Wong to create a site-specific work addressing the racist history of a park, but took down the work after only four days. Billboards designed by artists Deborah Kass and Cleon Peterson for a “get out the vote” campaign in Georgia were rejected by two of the largest billboard companies in the United States. The designs were critical of the Supreme Court as well as abortion and pro-gun legislation. SPONSORED The Morgan Library & Museum Presents a Retrospective of Georg Baselitz’s Drawing Practice“Georg Baselitz: Six Decades of Drawings” reflects on the contemporary German artist’s career with pieces from his most celebrated series. Now on view in New York City. Learn more. I Am Not a “Gypsy”Often, there is a disconnect between the museum world and Roma representation. One exhibition at the National Gallery of Art proves that it doesn’t have to be this way. | Cristiana GrigoreSPONSORED Columbia University’s MFA in Visual Arts + Sound ArtThis November, attend information sessions for both programs and check out their Open Studios in NYC. Learn more. SECTION TITLE A Joyous Carnival to Celebrate David Graeber’s Lasting LegacyArtists gathered for the launch of the new David Graeber Institute, which will oversee the scholar’s archive of unpublished texts and pursue projects around climate change, debt, labor, and war. | Naomi Polonsky SPONSORED Cranbrook Academy of Art Announces Online Conversation Series About Graduate ProgramsThese virtual talks will share details on the MFA and M.Arch programs, alumni experiences, financial aid and fellowships, student life, and more. Learn more. REVIEWS A Miniature View of Modernism’s MastersThough smaller in size than the artists’ usual works, the works in Modernism in Miniature at the Norton Simon Museum gain their heft from their big-name creators. | AX Mina Barbara Sullivan’s Contemporary Art of Fresco PaintingSullivan’s frescos are original and surprising but also wry and even feisty; she both embraces and enhances the clunkiness of the medium, animating her subjects. | Carl Little Dead People Prefer Photography, ApparentlyShannon Taggart’s book SÈANCE pictures the supernatural occurrences in the lives of Spiritualists, seekers, mediums, and other occult practitioners. | Sarah Rose Sharp Support Hyperallergic's independent journalismBecome a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a MemberSPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENTS Join a Dynamic MFA Program in Art and Design at the University of LouisvilleWrightwood 659’s Fall Exhibitions Highlight the Expansive Cosmos and Same-Sex DesireWashington University in St. Louis Offers an Interdisciplinary MFA in Visual ArtEarn Your MFA in Studio: Printmedia at the School of the Art Institute of ChicagoMiami’s Fountainhead Residency Announces 2023 Selected ArtistsLooking at Enheduanna, the World’s First Known Author, and the Women of MesopotamiaExperiment and Take Risks in Carnegie Mellon’s Top-Ranked Interdisciplinary MFA ProgramMOST POPULAR How John Mitchell Shakes Up PortraitureThe Spookiest Images of Early PhotographyAn Amateur’s Guide to Using AI Image GeneratorsOops! Famous Mondrian Painting Hung Upside Down for 75 YearsAI Art Is Soft Propaganda for the Global North
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