Against our volatile national landscape, recent museums re-openings have been a tentative step toward
| Against our volatile national landscape, recent museums re-openings have been a tentative step toward normalcy for many of us. Yet the fraught politics of the art world persist, as marginalized artists continue to vie for visibility.Two of this weekend’s contributors weigh in on these politics. Martha Buskirk considers the ethics of museums investing in Rodin reproductions rather than underrepresented artists while David Carrier assesses David Joselit’s analysis of Western cultural hegemony and non-Western resistance through regional representation.Meanwhile, Louis Bury steps back from the chaos of humanity to reflect on Martha Tuttle’s object-oriented philosophy, which asks us, “What does a stone think about?”– Natalie Haddad, Co-Editor, Hyperallergic Weekend | |
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| How Much Rodin Is Too Much? Without diminishing the significance of Rodin’s achievements, it is worth asking how many resources should be devoted to this ongoing production of his works. Martha Buskirk |
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| Required Reading This week, Apple’s new sphere, demanding the impossible, objectivity in journalism, the absence of Latinx people in US mainstream culture, who defines racism, and more. Hrag Vartanian |
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