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Standouts From the 2024 Venice Biennale’s Foreigners Everywhere
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Let’s investigate some of the hundreds of artworks on display as part of the central exhibition at this year’s Biennale.
https://hyperallergic.com/921564/standouts-from-the-2024-venice-biennale-foreigners-everywhere/
Trump Is Guilty and the Memes Are Plenty
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Where there is a glimmer of justice, there is hope.
https://hyperallergic.com/921457/donald-trump-is-guilty-and-the-memes-are-plenty/
Required Reading
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This week, Catherine Opie’s definition of home, honoring photographer Corky Lee, the all-consuming world of chess, eccentric art teacher appreciation, and more.
A Glimpse Into Pompeii’s Terrifying Final Moments
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In the last episode of PBS’s new docuseries, archaeologists discover remarkable graffiti and shrine offerings that bring the ancient city — and its extinction — into view.
https://hyperallergic.com/920657/pbs-new-digs-glimpses-into-pompeiis-terrifying-final-moments/
The Artists Sifting Through Your City’s Garbage
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An exhibition in Manhattan’s Chinatown examines the work of waste facility artists-in-residence from New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Portland.
https://hyperallergic.com/920621/the-artists-sifting-through-your-city-garbage/
Cleveland Museum of Art Returns 2,200-Year-Old Statue to Libya
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Experts say the Ptolemaic figure was taken from a Libyan museum during World War II.
https://hyperallergic.com/920425/cleveland-museum-of-art-returns-2200-year-old-statue-to-libya/
Four Artists’ Pictures of an Unspeakable Past
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The four artists featured in Peeling the Onion confront the long-lasting trauma that people and families carry through the generations.
Five Video Essays to Close Out May
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Plus, a tool set to make your own video essays.
https://hyperallergic.com/919700/five-video-essays-to-close-out-may-2024/
With the Help of Students, Street Artists Transform an LA High School
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Well-known names and veteran muralists with deep ties to local communities were tapped for the project at César E. Chávez Learning Academies in San Fernando.
The Indigenous Artists Creating Work in Solidarity With Palestine
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These three artists are sharing work online, from digital design to painting, to visualize the intertwined Indigenous struggles between Native peoples and Palestinians.
Indigenous Artists Make Themselves Seen at the Thomas Cole Site
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An exhibition curated by Scott Manning Stevens moves Native peoples to the forefront of historical depictions of the Hudson Valley.
https://hyperallergic.com/916155/indigenous-artists-make-themselves-seen-at-the-thomas-cole-site/
Hyperallergic’s Quick Guide to the 2024 Venice Biennale Pavilions
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In a strong showing of national pavilions at this year’s edition, countries foregrounded diverse voices and showcased national talent.
https://hyperallergic.com/918762/hyperallergic-quick-guide-to-the-2024-venice-biennale-pavilions/
Calls to Boycott Artforum Resurface Amid Rumored Palestine Edition
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The magazine publishers’ response to a letter calling for a ceasefire in Gaza last fall raised serious questions about editorial independence.
https://hyperallergic.com/918890/calls-to-boycott-artforum-resurface-amid-rumored-palestine-edition/
Biennial in Southeast Turkey Faces Backlash on Opening Weekend
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Critics accuse the Mardin Biennial of exoticizing the city’s multilayered cultural heritage and ignoring the local context.
Such Sad! Kabosu, Dog Who Inspired Doge Meme, Dies at 18
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The beloved canine was honored with her very own bronze sculpture in Japan last year.
https://hyperallergic.com/918852/such-sad-kabosu-dog-who-inspired-doge-meme-dies-at-18/
New York’s Fashion Institute Students Tailor Solutions to World’s Problems
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The 2024 FIT graduation show explores themes of environmental collapse and sustainable solutions, oppressive systems, and holistic community care.
Required Reading
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This week, Scarlett Johansson, college football, Medieval homophobia, and much more.
Can Archaeologists Locate Pompeii’s Survivors?
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The second episode of Pompeii: The New Dig follows the search for those who escaped Mount Vesuvius’s lethal eruption.
https://hyperallergic.com/917685/can-archaeologists-locate-pompeii-survivors/
Rhode Island School of Design Opens RISD Grad Show 2024
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The annual creative showcase highlights MFA student work representing 19 disciplines in an exhibition and digital publication.
https://hyperallergic.com/917089/rhode-island-school-of-design-opens-risd-grad-show-2024/
Peeling Back the Layers of Religious Devotion
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The artists in Devoted: Religion in Asian American Art offer complex perspectives on religion grounded in their lived experiences.
https://hyperallergic.com/917673/peeling-back-the-layers-of-religious-devotion/