January 28, 2020
Letter from the editor:
Last Friday, we published an eye-opening story about an apparently stolen artwork from Nepal that was on display at the Dallas Museum of Art for roughly 30 years. Believe it or not, a blogger’s shaky snapshots are what tipped someone off about the artifact, and the museum only removed it from display after the writer of the story, Erin Thompson, alerted them to its questionable history. We'll keep our eye on new developments.
The Museum of Chinese in America is still grappling with the reality that its archive of 85,000 artifacts might have been destroyed as a result of a fire. According to the museum, the archive is at the very least severely damaged by soot and water. A devastating loss. The museum has started a GoFundMe page for those who want to chip in and help.
And if you want a laugh, check out the art community's take on the #DollyPartonChallenge.
Yinka Shonibare’s Lady Justice Transcends Geography
With Justice for All — Shonibare’s contribution to Singapore Art Week — the artist represents the multiplicity of voices of a contemporary globalized society.
Ken Tan
Powerful Images of Pleasure and Experimentation Celebrate Queer Bodies
MoMA’s screening series “Now We Think as We Fuck”: Queer Liberation to Activism argues for the inclusion of less respectable films in the queer canon.
Caden Mark Gardner
10,000 Photos Document Alvin Ailey’s Groundbreaking Dances
The collection of wonderful photographs, now online, chronicles the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1961 to 1994.
Seph Rodney
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The City College of New York Offers Leading Graduate Arts Programs at a Modest Price
CCNY’s Art Department has nationally recognized programs, distinguished faculty, and tuition stipends.
News
Recovery Efforts Begin After Fire Ravages Museum of Chinese in America Archives
Tens of thousands of unique cultural items were severely damaged. The museum launched a fundraising campaign, and Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to secure temporary locations for tenants displaced by the fire.
Palestinian Photojournalist Loses His Eye After Being Hit in the Face by Israeli Tear Gas Canister
Attiya Darwish was hit while covering protests at the Gaza Strip in 2018. He is the second Palestinian photojournalist to lose an eye from an Israeli military attack in the last three months.
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Miller ICA Presents Andrea Zittel: An Institute of Investigative Living
The exhibition covers the last 15 years of Zittel’s all-encompassing practice, where every material aspect of daily life is examined and her ethos for living guides all action. On view Jan 25-March 8.
Attempts to Reconstruct a Mummy’s Voice Are Cursed
After a group of British researchers claimed to synthesize the voice of Egyptian priest Nesyamun’s 3,000-year-old remains, it leads to questions about the ethics of Egyptology.
Michael Press
Artists, Designers, and Activists Address Climate Breakdown in a Pop-Up Exhibition
Depictions of Living imagines itself as an act of protest, touching on both the microcosm of individual actions and the macrocosm of the Anthropocene.
Anna Souter
CalArts Commissions Works by 50 Artist Alumni to Fund Scholarships
Artworks by the likes of John Baldessari and Carrie Mae Weems will be released in groups of 10 over a five-year period and sold to benefit a new scholarship endowment for the university’s School of Art.
Valentina Di Liscia
A Podcast on Radical Women Unearths Rare Interviews With Alice Neel, Betye Saar, and More
This season of the Recording Artists podcast, hosted by Helen Molesworth, explores what it has meant to be a woman and artist through the lives of six iconic artists.
Alissa Guzman
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