January 31, 2020Where Artists and Amazon Workers AlignI saw The Fulfillment Center months ago, but as time passed it wore on me and I became increasingly concerned about the workers — I mean artists — and more ambivalent about the commodities — I mean art. Kealey BoydIn Los Angeles, New Murals Crop Up to Commemorate Kobe BryantBryant himself was the inspiration for a few murals even before his passing, but in the days since the crash, new ones have already popped up across the city, this time commemorating both Bryant and his daughter. Carman TseSPONSOREDThe 72-by-48-inch print is based on the artist’s recent site-specific installation at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. NewsMajor Triennial in Beijing Is Postponed, Citing Coronavirus OutbreakAs institutions shutter in response to the epidemic and Art Basel Hong Kong weighs its options, the CAFA Museum’s Techne Triennial exhibition of media art has been postponed. All 53 Republican Senators Received Cakes With a Message: “Let Bolton Testify”Partnered with Brooklyn bakery Butter & Scotch, clean-energy advocacy group PACE raised funds to send cakes brandishing messages like “Don’t Dessert Democracy.” After Fire, Museum of Chinese in America Optimistic as Some Archives Are Recovered for RestorationSome 200 boxes have already been recovered and are “very much salvageable,” says museum president Nancy Yao Maasbach. Sotheby’s Old Masters Painting Sale Garners $61M; Christie’s Cancels Annual Spring Auction in DubaiAlso, the Denver Art Museum received 44 works on paper, a stolen Marc Chagall painting sold for its low estimate of $130,000 in Tel Aviv, and more. SPONSOREDTyler School of Art and Architecture Announces 2020 MFA Thesis ExhibitionsStudent work will be on view at Tyler on Temple University’s Main Campus in Philadelphia from February 5 through April 11. The series of exhibitions will “push the boundaries of both technical and conceptual practice.” Paying Tribute to Beloved TV Icon Walter MercadoThe documentary Mucho Mucho Amor, which just premiered at Sundance, feels like a celebration in a way few biographies do. Monica CastilloBoJack Horseman’s Flawed Final SeasonAs the acclaimed Netflix series has gone on, it appears in some ways to have bought into its own hype too much, and in doing so has weakened its critiques. Dan SchindelMost Popular on Hyperallergic
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