From the Nazis and Soviets to the Americans and French, governments of all stripes have documented their human rights abuses in a dark and lesser-known genre of photography that author and journalist Moustafa Bayoumi dubs “self-reported atrocity photography.” In an article for the Guardian in August, Bayoumi broke the story of a shocking photo of a stripped and famished prisoner at a CIA black site. Today, he elaborates on this macabre practice across history, while also addressing the question: What happens when these photos, which are not
meant to be seen, are exposed? It's a must-read. On a much lighter note, Miami Art Week is here. To get you in the right mood, we prepared a cheeky bingo card that tells it like it is. Check it out and expect on-the-ground reports by our News Editor Valentina Di Liscia later this week.
Also today, Seph Rodney reviews a group show of notable Black American artists in New York City, 10 shows to see in Upstate New York this month, and a special year-end edition of the Hyperallergic Art Crossword. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
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In the dark genre of self-reported atrocity photography, governments take pictures of their crimes and file them away in an act of simultaneous remembering and forgetting. | Moustafa Bayoumi
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An all-woman jury of artists, educators, and curators selected 10 finalists for the $50,000 Bennett Prize, the largest art award for women figurative realist painters. Learn more
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LATEST IN ART
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While Scrawlspace is a deeply inquisitive and well-researched exhibition, the premises are in some instances cliché and a bit contradictory. | Seph Rodney
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Erica Hauser’s exploration of blue, Stephen Towns’s paradisal quilts, the carnivalesque antics of SHABOOM, and much more. | Taliesin Thomas
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FUN & GAMES
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Please, bro.
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Look back at a year in radical and ridiculous developments in the art world, from Marina Abramović skincare to van Gogh’s “Irises” showing their true colors. | Natan Last
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Hyperallergic contributors including former News Editor Jasmine Weber are among this year’s grantees. | Maya Pontone
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Residencies, fellowships, grants, open calls, and jobs from Banff Centre, Sculpture Space, Taft Museum of Art, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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