Mar 25, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌤 Today, some US museums respond to the growing wave of anti-Asian hate, Allison Meier has published a map that documents the great trees of NYC, and an oblivious and creepy art project by an artist who asked Indigenous people to donate blood sparks protest.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

For New York's Movie Theaters, Reopening Won't Be a Return to Business as Usual

Hyperallergic speaks to workers at Film Forum, the Quad, Anthology Film Archives, and more about the impact of the yearlong lockdown.

Steve Macfarlane

What's Happening

Gereza (Kilwa's Fort) in Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, showing sea erosion and collapsed north wall (photo courtesy of World Monuments Fund)

Stop DiscriminAsian, an advocacy group made up of arts workers, told Hyperallergic what museums and art organizations can do to counter anti-Asian hate beyond basic solidarity statements.
After Spanish artist Santiago Sierra called for contributions of “First Nations blood” for his artwork at Australian music and arts festival Dark Mofo, backlash flooded social media, and the festival canceled the project.
You have until May 1 to nominate an at-risk site to the World Monuments Fund’s 2022 Watch List.

The Pandemic as Inadvertent Artist Residency, a Silver Lining in a Year of Isolation

There are many benefits of artist residencies, but for me, the best conditions for making art involve being paid to work where I already have the infrastructure.

Sarah Rose Sharp

Channeling the Rhythms of Nature, Sasha Wortzel Sets the Mood for Contemplation

In Dreams of Unknown Islands, the artist turns to ritual to carry us through disorienting ambiguity.

Nicole Martinez

New Map Unearths New York’s Oldest and Rarest Trees

Part botanical history, part social history, Allison C. Meier’s map provides a welcome alternative route through New York’s urban jungle.

Lauren Moya Ford