February 28, 2020Yes, MAAM! Boston Is Excited to Meet Its Newest Contemporary Art MuseumA reporter visits the new MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) and speaks to some of the 2,600 visitors who passed through the front doors on opening day. Heather KapplowBloomberg’s Flailing Campaign Designs “Not a Socialist” Hats for Cap-italist VotersPriced at $17.76, the pre-sale has already sold out. Sarah Rose SharpSPONSOREDApply to CalArts Summer Art Residency in Partnership with Hauser & WirthCalifornia Institute of the Arts (CalArts) relaunches its five-week art residency this summer with workshops and lectures from esteemed visiting artists including Dena Yago, Rachel Yezbick, and American Artist. Deadline to apply is March 31st. NewsNorway Will Demolish Building Famous for Its Picasso MuralsWhile the government promises to preserve the Picasso murals to be utilized in a new building, preservationists are unmoved. An “Atlas of Hate” Maps Poland’s Anti-LGBTQ GovernmentsThe map responds to the more than 80 Polish municipal and local governments that announced themselves as “free from LGBT ideology.” 1,700 3D Models of Cultural Heritage Objects Now Available in Public DomainIn conjunction with Creative Commons and museums like the Smithsonian Institute, Sketchfab launched a virtual collection of rare and mesmerizing artifacts. Sotheby’s Moves Hong Kong Art Sales to New York; First-edition Jane Austen Novels Go to AuctionAlso, the collection of a former president of the Museum of Modern Art — valued at $450 million — will be sold, and more. An Artist Paints Love and Life in Maputo, MozambiqueDrawn from archival photographs, memories, and imagination, Cassi Namoda’s family portraits emanate warmth and comfort. Lizzy Vartanian CollierThe “Wrong Biennale” Seeks to Create the Right Conditions for Digital ArtStarted as a way for digital and new media artists to circumvent the elitist infrastructure of art fairs, the Wrong hosts work online, for free. This year they’ve added a physical exhibition in Chicago. Justin KampWho’s Responsible for Bad Reporting on Mummies?From questionable race science to an inaccurate synthesis of a mummy’s voice, scholars regularly contribute to providing poor understandings of the past. Michael PressA French Collective Looks to Create Solidarity Among Art WorkersART ON STRIKE was created in early December as trade unions called for protests against the government’s new pension scheme and has since been consistent in organizing protests and demonstrations. Sarah GouldMost Popular on Hyperallergic
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