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Taiwan’s Public Programs at the Venice Biennale Focus on “Island-Thinking”
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Organized by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, programming linked with Yuan Goang-Ming: Everyday War opens on April 18.
https://hyperallergic.com/879810/taiwan-public-programs-venice-biennale-2024-island-thinking/
Why We Still Need the Godzilla Network
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If there’s a lesson from the Godzilla anthology, it’s that Asian-American art is deeply complex, much like the many manifestations of Godzilla the monster.
https://hyperallergic.com/880557/why-we-still-need-the-godzilla-network/
After 19-Day Strike, MASS MoCA Workers Secure Higher Wage
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Unionized staffers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will now earn a minimum hourly wage of $18.
https://hyperallergic.com/880592/after-19-day-strike-mass-moca-workers-secure-higher-wage/
Artist Richard Serra, Who Warped Space With Steel, Dies at 85
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At once aloof and inviting, his gargantuan and often controversial sculptures draw viewers in for an experience of the sublime.
https://hyperallergic.com/880485/artist-richard-serra-who-warped-space-with-steel-dies-at-85/
British Museum Sues Former Curator Over Alleged Thefts
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Peter Higgs worked with the museum’s Greek collections for 30 years before he was dismissed last August.
https://hyperallergic.com/880354/british-museum-sues-former-curator-peter-higgs-over-alleged-thefts/
Canadian Arts Funder Faces Pressure to Divest From Israeli Weapons Supplier
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Scotiabank, which funds the Hot Docs Film Festival and the Toronto Biennial of Art, among others, is the largest individual foreign shareholder of Elbit Systems.
Mar Dixon, Social Media Guru Who Launched #AskACurator, Dies at 53
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Dixon harnessed the accessibility of online platforms to help demystify museums and encourage the public to connect with the arts.
https://hyperallergic.com/880288/mar-dixon-social-media-guru-who-launched-askacurator-dies-at-53/
Mar Dixon, Social Media Guru Who Launched #AskACurator, Dies at 53
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Dixon harnessed the accessibility of online platforms to help demystify museums and encourage the public to connect with the arts.
https://hyperallergic.com/880288/mar-dixon-social-media-guru-who-launched-askacurator-dies-at-53/
MoMA Apologizes for Barring Visitors From Entering With Keffiyeh
Security staffers told Ju-Hyun Park that they could not enter with the white-and-black Palestinian headscarf.
https://hyperallergic.com/880202/moma-apologizes-for-barring-visitors-from-entering-with-keffiyeh/
At Age 81, Carole Harris Is Embracing Imperfection
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Her creations have a beautiful economy, where even rusty old machine parts might become transformed into a gilded patina on one of her sensuous memory maps.
https://hyperallergic.com/878644/at-age-81-carole-harris-is-embracing-imperfection/
The European Graduate School Announces Its 2024 Sessions
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Expand your academic career and join distinguished professors and peers online or in person in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, and Valletta, Malta.
https://hyperallergic.com/879603/european-graduate-school-2024-summer-sessions/
Activists Unfurl Massive Quilt for Gaza on Met Museum Steps
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They called for an immediate ceasefire while accusing the museum of complicity in Israel's violence against Palestinians.
https://hyperallergic.com/879985/activists-unfurl-massive-quilt-for-gaza-on-met-museum-steps/
How Beatrix Potter Hopped Into Our Hearts
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An exhibition at the Morgan Library pays tribute to the illustrator’s prowess as a naturalist, storyteller, mycologist, and sheep farmer.
https://hyperallergic.com/879169/how-beatrix-potter-hopped-into-our-hearts/
Can We Find Our Way to Indigenous Joy?
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As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Brian Johnson explores the decolonial practices of Indigenous and Native American poster designers.
https://hyperallergic.com/879670/can-we-find-our-way-to-indigenous-joy/
Raising Funds to Help a Family of 10 Exit Gaza
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After several forced evacuations and the loss of her brother and father, graphic designer Samah Ramadan is seeking support amid Israel’s ongoing attacks.
https://hyperallergic.com/879012/raising-funds-to-help-samah-ramadan-family-of-10-exit-gaza/
New Yorkers Aren’t Thrilled About the New Museum’s Expansion
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Renderings of the new expansion shared on Instagram elicited mixed views, with some viewing the project as “soulless.”
https://hyperallergic.com/879696/new-yorkers-arent-thrilled-about-the-new-museum-expansion/
Legislators Push Bill for American Jewish History Museum
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The proposal would help transfer the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to the Smithsonian Institution.
https://hyperallergic.com/879569/legislators-push-bill-for-american-jewish-history-museum/
A View From the Easel
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This week, studios in Chicago, California, DC, and New Hampshire.
Artist Crushes Tesla with Colossal Olmec Head Sculpture
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Chavis Mármol told Hyperallergic that he wanted to “crush an object that represents a sinister figure like Elon Mollusk.”
Lesia Khomenko Distills the Resolve of Ukrainians
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Khomenko forcefully responds to her war-torn Ukrainian homeland with complex compositions, lavish and varied brushwork, and avidity for color.
https://hyperallergic.com/879136/lesia-khomenko-distills-the-resolve-of-ukrainians/