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View in browser | hyperallergic.comJuly 1, 2020Why It’s Right That the Theodore Roosevelt Statue Comes DownMaybe we can finally really look at Theodore Roosevelt statue: a monument that is all about hierarchy, created to express what American Museum of Natural History exhibits at the time called the “distinct races of mankind.” Nick MirzoeffArtists Parody New Museum, Calling Out Its “Political Inaction”The group Artists for Workers has created a website replicating that of the museum, but instead provides resources for anti-racist organizing. Hakim BisharaNewsAn Instagram Account Is Amplifying Anonymous Accounts of Racism in Museums@ChangeTheMuseum is posting “stories of unchecked racism” that speak to the discriminatory practices plaguing cultural institutions. UK Activists Call for Removal of Monument to 19th-Century Imperialist Cecil RhodesAt Oxford University, the Black Lives Matter movement has renewed protests over sanitized public narratives surrounding the violent legacy of British imperialism. Tania Bruguera Among Artists Detained in Cuba Before Protest Against Police BrutalityBruguera was arrested in her home under pretenses of “pandemic contagion,” preventing her from attending a demonstration against the killing of Hansel Ernesto Hernández Galiano. As Debates Over Monuments Continue, Artists Erect Their Own at a Sculpture Park in QueensStarting in July, Socrates Sculpture Park will unveil works by Nona Faustine, Jeffrey Gibson, and more, injecting fresh energy into current debates surrounding public monuments in the US. Dessane Lopez CassellA Botched Restoration of a Baroque Painting Should Inspire Collectors Not to Cut CornersThe unfortunate restoration of a Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painting has prompted the conservation community to call for stricter regulation. Sarah Rose SharpQueer Art Workers Reflect: Martine Granby Sees Healing as a Form of ResistanceMartine Granby is a recovering journalist, non-fiction filmmaker, and the Producer of Workshops and Labs at UnionDocs. Dessane Lopez CassellFrom the store..."Virtues Theologales" Tea TowelRoughly translated, the words on this 100% linen tea towel featuring Louise Bourgeois's "Virtues théologales (Flower)" read: " Loves me, loves me not (passionately, crazily, not at all, with love, a little, a lot)…” Most Popular on HyperallergicA Police Officer’s Tattoo Has Ignited Debate Over Nazi SymbolTrump’s Sinister Appropriation of the Nazi Triangle Camp BadgeHistorical Painting Is Altered to Show Most Declaration of Independence Signatories Were EnslaversSpike Lee’s Latest Is a Thorny Portrait of Black Masculinity and Generational TraumaA Benin Bronze With Fishy Provenance Goes to AuctionSupport Hyperallergic's independent arts reportingYour contribution helps keep our reporting free and accessible to all. Support Hyperallergic today. Become a MemberForward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe |
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