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# Art Movements
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-286/
- Published: 2019-01-03T15:22:04.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:40:03.000Z
- Description: New York's American Medium gallery will close, a Polish art collector has opened an experimental art space in a 12th-century monastery in the Swiss Alps, and more.
- Author: Jasmine Weber
- Tags: News, Art Movements, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1)

![Installation view of E. Jane's Lavendra at American Medium (Jillian Steinhauer/Hyperallergic)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/12/best-of-brooklyn-2017-e-jane-american-medium.jpg)

Installation view of E. Jane’s Lavendra at American Medium (photo by Jillian Steinhauer/Hyperallergic)

Art Movements *is a weekly index of developments centering the people of the arts and culture sphere. Listen to our weekly* [*podcast of the same name on iTunes*](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-movements/id1112233641?mt=2&ref=hyperallergic.com)*.*

## Accolades:

The winning design of the **2018 Theodora Niemeijer prize** has been released. Swedish artist **Josefin Arnell**‘s THE TICK is on view in the Netherland’s Van Abbemuseum’s *The Eye* (Het Oog). The **Theodora Niemeijer** **prize** awards €10,000 (\~$11,000) annually to a female visual artist in the Netherlands. \[[Artdaily](http://artdaily.com/news/110247/Winner-of-the-Theodora-Niemeijer-prize-2018-shows-winning-design-?ref=hyperallergic.com#.XC2H4c9KjGJ)\]

The **Wythe Hotel** in Brooklyn has announced the line-up for its 2019 Artist Residency Program. The Wythe Hotel’s Artist Residency Program is a line-up of free one-night performances in the hotel. The first performance, hosted by artist **Katya Grokhovsky**, will take place on January 9\. \[[Wythe Hotel](https://wythehotel.com/calendar/wythe-artist-residency-katya-grokhovsky/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

## Transitions:

**American Medium** gallery has announced that it will close. The Chelsea gallery made the announcement with an email reading solely: “american medium has come to an end,” linking to Semisonic’s 1998 song “[Closing Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8&ref=hyperallergic.com).” \[via email announcement\]

Switzerland will open the **Andermatt Concert Hall**, a music center in the Swiss Alps, in 2019\. \[[Artdaily](http://artdaily.com/news/110238/Switzerland-s-new-concert-hall-in-Andermatt-to-open-in-Summer-2019?ref=hyperallergic.com#.XC2HSs9KjGJ)\]

**The Armory Show** has announced the 194 galleries that will participate in its 2019 edition. \[[Artdaily](http://artdaily.com/news/110255/The-Armory-Show-announces-194-premier-galleries-participating-in-the-25th-anniversary-edition?ref=hyperallergic.com#.XC2Ey89KjGJ)\]

**Frieze** has announced the artists participating in **Frieze Projects** at the inaugural edition of **Frieze Los Angeles**. Frieze Projects is a platform for artists to showcase experimental work outside of the fair tent. \[[Artdaily](http://artdaily.com/news/110233/The-inaugural-edition-of-Frieze-Los-Angeles-announces-Frieze-Projects?ref=hyperallergic.com#.XC2DlM9KjGJ)\]

Polish art collector **Grażyna Kulczyk** has opened an experimental art space and contemporary art museum in a 12th-century monastery and 19th-century brewery in a small town in the Swiss Alps with a population of 200\. \[[Swiss Info](https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/muzeum-susch%5Fmodern-art-museum-opens-in-swiss-mountain-village/44645720?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Russia’s State Hermitage Museum** will open outposts throughout Russia, as well as projects in Spain and China. \[[The Art Newspaper](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/hermitage-s-piotrovsky-is-an-old-master-of-diplomacy?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

## Opportunities:

The **NYC Department of Cultural Affairs** and **NYC Parks**, along with the **Committee to Empower Voices for Healing and Equity**, are seeking artists to design a new monument addressing the legacy of **J. Marion Sims**, a physician who violently experimented on women of color in his gynecological research. They have announced the project “**Beyond Sims**,” to commission a work to fill the space formerly occupied by a statue in Harlem of Sims, which was removed in April 2018 after protests by NYC activists. The call for artists will be open through January 31, 2019\. \[[DCLA](https://nyculture.submittable.com/submit/130653/beyond-sims-open-call-for-artists?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

## Obituaries:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/01/nicola7.jpg)

A performance of Nicola L.’s “The Cape of Blues” (2007) (photograph by Joseph Nechvatal for Hyperallergic)

Daryl Dragon (1942–2019), musician and songwriter known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille \[[CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/02/entertainment/captain-and-tennille-daryl-dragon-dead/index.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Bob Einstein (1942–2019), American actor, comedy writer, and producer known as “Super Dave” \[[Legacy](http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/notable-deaths/article/bob-einstein-1942-2019-super-dave-actor?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Larry Eisenberg (1919–2018), biomedical engineer and science fiction writer who wrote limericks \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/obituaries/larry-eisenberg-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Norman Gimbel (1927–2018), Grammy- and Oscar-winning lyricist \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/obituaries/norman-gimbel-dies-at-91.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

Ralph Koltai (1924–2018), German artist who designed sculptural and abstract conceptual designs for theatre, opera, and dance stage productions \[[Playbill](http://www.playbill.com/article/ralph-koltai-celebrated-designer-of-british-theatre-dies-at-94?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Nicola L. (1937–2018), interdisciplinary artist and feminist activist well known for her enthralling street performances \[[Joseph Nechvatal](https://josephnechvatal.wordpress.com/2019/01/03/on-the-passing-of-nicola-l-remembering-cape-of-blues-2007/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Jane Langton (1922–2018), illustrator and author of children’s literature and mystery novels \[[Locus](https://locusmag.com/2018/12/jane-langton-1922-2018/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

David M. O’Brien (1951–2018), scholar and author who researched the Supreme Court’s intricacies and ideological dynamics \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/obituaries/david-m-obrien-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

Sono Osato (1919–2018), star ballerina and actress \[[Playbill](http://www.playbill.com/article/sono-osato-dancer-who-broke-ground-in-on-the-town-dies-at-99?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Amos Oz (1939–2018), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist \[[Haaretz](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-my-father-amos-oz-left-us-with-world-changing-words-1.6805808?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Aldo Parisot (1918–2018), Brazilian cellist and cello teacher who was the longest-serving member in history at the Yale School of Music \[[Cello Bello](https://www.cellobello.com/cello-blog/news/remembering-aldo-parisot-september-30-1918-december-29-2018/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Liza Redfield (1924–2018), first female conductor to lead a Broadway show full-time \[[Playbill](http://www.playbill.com/article/liza-redfield-broadways-first-full-time-female-conductor-dies-at-94?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Judith Rich Harris (1938–2018), American psychology researcher and the author \[[National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/r-i-p-judith-rich-harris-the-woman-who-showed-us-how-little-parents-matter/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Ray Sawyer (1937–2018), vocalist for the 1970s rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46724288?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

June Whitfield (1925–2018), English radio, television and film actress \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/june-whitfield-dies-at-93.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]