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Alex Janvier, Indigenous Painter of Evocative Abstractions, Dies at 89
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The artist and residential school survivor created vivid works that meld Denesuline iconography with modern and contemporary styles.
Dancers Call for Fair Wages During Joan Jonas Performance at Getty
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Performers say they received a $1,000 flat rate for a week of work including rehearsals and performances in 80-degree weather.
Stream Media Art From Latin America, the Caribbean, and the African Diaspora on PAMMTV
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Pérez Art Museum Miami’s new free streaming platform for video art fills gaps in moving image scholarship from the global majority.
https://hyperallergic.com/933363/stream-media-art-latin-america-caribbean-african-diaspora-pammtv/
How Memes Unravel the Image of Trump as Martyr
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While cultural critics slobber over the former president’s media savviness, meme-makers are here to burst their disingenuous bubble.
https://hyperallergic.com/934283/how-memes-unravel-the-image-of-trump-as-martyr/
Who’s Left Out of the Frame in the Viral Trump Shooting Photo?
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In the compulsive analysis of the former president’s image, we risk overlooking the mundanity of gun violence and its less mediagenic casualties.
https://hyperallergic.com/934417/whos-left-out-of-the-frame-in-the-viral-trump-shooting-photo/
Bill Viola, Who Helped Make Video an Art Form, Dies at 73
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The artist helped cement new media technology as a means of expression in works that explored life’s universal questions.
https://hyperallergic.com/934309/bill-viola-who-helped-make-video-an-art-form-dies-at-73/
The Geometry in Motion of Nancy Holt
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A survey at Gropius Bau frames Holt as an artist committed to the human body’s actions and dimensions, and its perceptual and cognitive boundaries.
https://hyperallergic.com/933729/the-geometry-in-motion-of-nancy-holt-gropius-bau-berlin/
Shunga Might Just Convince You That Pornography Is Art
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Director Junko Hirata delves deep into the history and influence of the pornographic art form without cheap tittering at its illicit imagery.
New Book From Yale University Press Reshapes Our View of Van Gogh as Consummate Nature Painter
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David Ebony talks with art historian Michael Lobel about his new book, Van Gogh and the End of Nature.
https://hyperallergic.com/932336/michael-lobel-book-yale-university-press-van-gogh-nature-painter/
The Serious Joy of Joyce J. Scott’s Beaded Art
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The decorative allure of Scott’s textile and beaded creations seduces viewers into her sharp critiques of racism, misogyny, and other social ills.
Required Reading
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Do White guys who say "inshallah" think they just fell out of a coconut tree? And much more.
The Lost Art of Handwriting
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A new book provides a glimpse into how some of the most resoundingly famous writers actually, you know, wrote.
https://hyperallergic.com/928594/the-lost-art-of-handwriting-lesley-smith/
How Modern-Day Christian Iconoclasts Lost Their Heads
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The vandal who beheaded Esther Strauss’s statue of the Virgin Mary in labor disregarded centuries-old depictions of the mother of God as just a mother.
https://hyperallergic.com/933156/how-modern-day-christian-iconoclasts-lost-their-heads/
Where Funhouse Erotics Meet Art History
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A new volume of Hilary Harkness’s paintings enfolds us into surreal worlds of gender-bending militaries, feminine revenge, and alternative histories.
https://hyperallergic.com/928342/hilary-harkness-funhouse-erotics-meet-art-history/
Celebrating the Legacy of Abstract Painter Judith Rothschild at Moss Galleries
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TPaintings, collages, and works on paper from the 1940s through the ’90s offer a glimpse into the evolution of this visionary artist. On view in Portland, Maine.
https://hyperallergic.com/930799/celebrating-the-legacy-of-judith-rothschild-moss-galleries/
Artist’s Monument to Women Beheaded at University of Houston
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It’s unclear whether the attack on Shahzia Sikander’s sculpture is related to protests by anti-abortion groups, which previously denounced it as “satanic.”
Art History Majors Face Highest Unemployment Rates, Report Shows
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But other data shows that art history and art degrees are still popular.
https://hyperallergic.com/932628/art-history-majors-face-highest-unemployment-rates-report-shows/
Hugh Hayden Should Cut the Crap
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The artist’s latest show belongs in the toilet — and that’s exactly where he put it.
https://hyperallergic.com/924353/hugh-hayden-should-cut-the-crap/
The Portland Vase: Mania and Muse Is on View at the Crocker Art Museum
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Discover how a Classical vase became an artistic and commercial muse across time and place at this exhibition in Sacramento, California.
https://hyperallergic.com/930908/the-portland-vase-mania-and-muse-crocker-art-museum/
Stunning Pale-Blue Frescoes Found in Pompeii
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The Ancient Roman room, thought to have been used as a shrine for ritual activities, is estimated to date back approximately 2,000 years.
https://hyperallergic.com/924422/stunning-pale-blue-frescoes-found-in-pompeii/