Art
What Can Images of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Teach Us About COVID-19?
Images from the National Archives Catalog show striking parallels to today’s crisis, from masks to emergency hospitals.
Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is Hyperallergic's Editor-in-Chief. He is a recipient of the 2019 Andy Warhol Foundation and Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant, and he holds an MFA in Art Writing from the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Art
Learning to Draw From a Middle School Art Teacher’s YouTube Tutorials
After making YouTube art tutorials for five years, Jescia Hopper is now streaming live “Quarantine Editions” of her tutorials, making paintings with materials like instant coffee and ketchup.
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Museums Thank Healthcare Workers by Sharing Medical-themed Art
Using the hashtag #MuseumsThankHealthHeroes, institutions are sharing artworks related to medical workers.
Satire
Black Bears Reclaim Dia:Beacon During Closure
Their cubs were found frolicking around sculptures by Richard Serra and Donald Judd.
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A Guerrilla Projection Urges NYC to “Cancel the Rent” and “End Bail”
The activist collective the Illuminator projected its demands for COVID-19 relief on a Manhattan skyscraper.
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The Internet Is Restaging Famous Paintings While Museums Are Closed
The Getty, Metropolitan Museum, and Rijksmuseum have challenged their followers to creatively recreate famous works in their collections.
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As NY Negotiates COVID-19 Rent Freeze, Small Galleries Threatened by Landlords
While a NY Senate bill proposes a 90-day rent suspension, small NYC galleries say their landlords have ignored requests for negotiation during their closures.
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Art World Rallies to Gather Medical Supplies for COVID-19 Healthcare Workers
From individual artists to museums and fashion houses, art workers are stepping up to help out the US’s overwhelmed medical workers.
Art
COVID-19 Statistics in Instructive, Comforting Illustrations
Artist and data journalist Mona Chalabi creates engaging illustrations on Instagram about staying safe during the pandemic.
News
A New Bookselling Platform Challenges Amazon’s Monopoly
“Directing readers to buy their books from Amazon is harmful to the authors, and the publishers, whose work you are trying to support,” reads a letter encouraging independent media resources to use platforms like Bookshop.
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With Viral Petition, NYC Galleries Appeal for COVID-19 Aid From City
“If no action is taken, these businesses will not survive and many artists and art workers will be left without a system of support,” explains the petition spearheaded by New Dealers Alliance (NADA).
Art
Dozens of Museums and Libraries Offer Free Downloadable Coloring Books
Since 2016, the New York Academy of Medicine invited libraries, archives, and cultural institutions to provide free coloring pages based on their collections.