April 7, 2020
Letter from the editor:
To everyone who has become a member or has donated during the last week, THANK YOU.
Already, over 750 supporters have contributed to the future of Hyperallergic, and we are so grateful. With your support, we are more confident than ever that we can survive the dramatic loss of advertising that we've experienced and that is threatening the sustainability of so many independent publications during this crisis.
Hyperallergic has been focusing reporting on the pandemic's impact on many of the most precarious members of the arts community: museum educators, art professors, art schools, art galleries, and artists. As part of our mission, we strive to reflect the realities that affectall of the arts community and not only those at the very top.
We've also highlighted many independent films and video art that you can watch from home and 2,500 museums you can visit online — including a mini-museum for gerbils. ;)
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What Can Images of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Teach Us About COVID-19?
Images from the National Archives Catalog show striking parallels to today’s crisis, from masks to emergency hospitals.
Hakim Bishara
Derek Fordjour Considers the Precariousness of Shelter
As many grapple with the tension between confinement and the privilege of security, Fordjour’s artworks offer opportunities for relief from, and for contemplation of the uncertainty that lies beyond.
Jack Radley
News
Send This Sound Artist Your Quarantine Haikus
Alan Nakagawa is currently accepting submissions for a sound collage titled “Social Distancing, Haiku and You.”
A Couple Made a Mini-Museum for Their Gerbils to Visit During Quarantine
As the pandemic continues, two self-quarantined Londoners decided their gerbils needed an art-filled space to unwind.
Getty, Warhol, and Frankenthaler Foundations Provide Emergency Relief for Artists and Orgs
As the COVID-19 pandemic roils the arts community, the organizations launched emergency funding initiatives to support the cultural sector.
Shop our Guerrilla Girls collection!
Anonymous intersectional feminist-activist group Guerrilla Girls has the coolest merch, like this enamel pin of their famous gorilla masks.
Films About Bosch and Hockney Among OVID’s New Additions in April 2020
The streaming platform has added new documentaries about artists, joining its existing collection of films on Pina Bausch, Roy DeCarava, and others.
Dan Schindel
A History of the Film Industry’s Fascination With Color
From early tinting to modern film stock, the ERC FilmColors project overviews the craftsmanship that has historically gone into color filmmaking.
Andrew Northrop
Meet LA’s Art Community: Sharing Inspiration With People of Color “Has Always Been a Priority” for Shinique Smith
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Elisa Wouk Almino
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