In Never-Before-Seen Drawings, Robert Colescott Satirizes Art History
In his “Complete History of World Art,” Colescott skewers notions around propriety, race, beauty, and art.
Required Reading
This week, looted art from Afghanistan, colonizing Mars, Lorraine O’Grady in the spotlight, the notion of the “Muslim world,” Fox News as propaganda, and more.
Art That Goes With the Floe
Works by 10 artists have been installed on an ice floe in arctic Sweden where they will remain until the ice melts and they sink into the sea.
Mario Schifano’s Greatness
To say the exhibition “Facing America: Mario Schifano 1960–65” is an eye opener hardly does it justice.
A Glorious, Visceral Reissue of a Carolee Schneemann Artist Book
Produced under the artist’s supervision, this version of Parts of a Body House Book raises fascinating questions about what it means to reproduce something originally so handmade.
Banksy Scaled the Prison That Once Jailed Oscar Wilde to Paint His Latest Mural
Banksy confirmed the artwork in a clever video stitched together with a Bob Ross tutorial.
Raphaël Barontini’s Slick and Stylish Historic Inversions
Interjecting the power poses of Western art history with heroic Black revolutionary figures from the Caribbean, Barontini’s work manages to be seductive yet also ceremonial.
Japan House Los Angeles Presents Visions of this World and Beyond in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Delve into the evolution of woodblock printing through gorgeous Japanese landscapes and the supernatural beings that inhabit them in a new virtual exhibition.
An Online Haven for Lovers of Alexander Calder
The Calder Foundation’s archive is now online, illuminating the American sculptor’s art and life in an unprecedented way.
Sam Houston State University’s New MFA in Art & Social Practice Emphasizes Community Engagement
Artists can generate awareness of social issues, unite communities, and become catalysts for change at this great name in education. Fall 2021 applications are due April 12.
Observing a Changing Wuhan Along the Banks of the Yangtze
Hyperallergic talks to Wuhan native Shengze Zhu about her new documentary A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces, which recently premiered at Berlinale.
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