Film
The Industry and Leisure of the World's Largest Middle Class
Jessica Kingdon's new film Ascension documents the factories, etiquette centers, and other contemporary curiosities of China.
Hrag Vartanian
Art
Required Reading
This week, a drawing by Leonardo goes to auction, the art Napoleon stole, sites of POC history in the US, defining misogynoir, the tyranny of time, and more.
Art
Art Historian May Have Discovered Two Artemisia Gentileschi Paintings in Beirut
After Gregory Buchakjian’s discovery laid largely dormat for decades, his research has been renewed and well-received by scholars of the Baroque artist.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a giant mural by Nina Chanel Abney, taking down ALL statues, the Ivy League cartel, the trope of the old woman artist, artwashing and extractivism, and more.
Podcast
Collector Tim Kang Talks About His Love of NFTs
The founder of the Sevens Foundation, Kang calls himself a “NFT thought leader” who is advocating global and equal opportunities for artists.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the lack of Black board members at LA arts organizations, how a stolen Magritte painting may have funded terrorism, the NFT funhouse mirror, the Tulsa Race Massacre, and more.
Art
Plywood Obelisks Reflect on a Year of Racial Justice Protests
Michael Zelehoski’s sculpture “Miguelito” is crafted with plywood used to board up businesses during last summer’s racial justice protests.
Art
Required Reading
This week, artists who marry, the Torah on privilege, Alamo artifacts under scrutiny, universities as right-wing institutions, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, new photos from Jupiter, memes as journalism, dating the Cerne Abbas Giant, art cookbooks, the importance of the Attica prison rebellion, and more.
Film
The Raw DIY Documentaries Transforming Journalism
Jake Hanrahan of Popular Front is part of a new wave of war reporters making their own documentaries and podcasts to offer us a candid look at conflicts around the world.
Opportunities
Calling All Curators! Hyperallergic Is Offering Five Journalism Fellowships for Curators
With the support of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hyperallergic is offering five monthlong journalism fellowships for curators that each include a grant of $5,000.
Art
For All the Queer Habibis Out There
Curated by the Earl of Bushwick, Queer-y-ing the Arab focuses on the bedroom and private realm.