| Good morning. In case you needed more proof that criticism isn’t dead, a new feature-length documentary tracking the evolution of the American art critic features our very own Hrag Vartanian, Hyperallergic’s co-founder and editor-in-chief. Out of the Picture, directed by Mary Louise Schumacher, is screening tonight at the Ford Foundation before traveling internationally. We’re proud to be part of the vanguard producing thoughtful, fearless, and accessible journalism. Just look at today’s articles and see for yourself. First, an infamous Vietnam War photograph of children fleeing from a napalm strike may have been misattributed for half a century, according to a new documentary. Then, we take you to a protest outside the British Museum of a party celebrating Israel’s independence as starvation and bombardment in Gaza intensify. Meanwhile, there’s a look into a museum at the India-Pakistan border that preserves everyday memories during wartime. Still, we balance the hard-hitting stuff with a bit of quirk. Matt Stromberg takes us inside the Los Angeles Art Book Fair, emphasizing the small publishers archiving and restoring lesser-known stories, such as one documenting the typography of taco vendors up and down the coast. John Yau visits two Australian “landscape artists who don’t show you the landscape.” All that and, as always, more. — Lisa Yin Zhang, Associate Editor |
