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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.

https://hyperallergic.com/880414/canadian-arts-funder-scotiabank-faces-pressure-to-divest-from-israeli-weapons-supplier/

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/

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.

https://hyperallergic.com/879325/a-view-from-the-easel-226/

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.”

https://hyperallergic.com/878913/artist-chavis-marmol-crushes-tesla-with-colossal-olmec-head-sculpture/

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/