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2020 Turner Prize Is Canceled; Tate Will Instead Distribute £100,000 to 10 Artists
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers of the Turner Prize will forego this year's edition and award cash prizes to 10 British artists instead.
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China Imposes Ban on “Copycat” Architecture
The Chinese government will prohibit future public architecture that “plagiarizes, imitates, and copycats” existing designs, like the replica of the Eiffel Tower in Zhejiang province.
Art
What the Art World Is Cooking
This week, art critic Christopher Knight makes sweet pepper nachos, Hyperallergic editor Dessane Lopez Cassell shares her watermelon poke bowls, and more.
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Feel-Good Animations That Offer a Break From Reality
E-Motionø Support Group, an online group show curated by Lauren Powell, showcases animations by 39 artists “to help you feel better.”
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Art Workers Mobilize to Combat Anti-Asian Racism
StopDiscriminAsian and NYC’s Museum of Chinese in America are some of the arts organizations working to document and counter the rise of violence against Asians and Asian-Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Books
Gabriel Orozco’s Journals Invite Readers to Retrace His Steps
What makes Written Matter different from some artists’ journals is that one need not be familiar with Orozco — or even the legacy of Conceptualism to which his work is tethered — to enjoy it.
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Open Letter Condemns the "Artwashing" of Albanian Prime Minister's Politics
Despite protests, artist and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama demolished Tirana's historic National Theater this weekend, and has proposed to replace it with a €30 million renovation.
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2021 Venice Biennale Postponed to 2022
Meanwhile, the Venice Biennale of Architecture has been postponed for the second time.
Art
What the Art World Is Cooking
Every week, Hyperallergic is asking artists and art workers what they’re cooking. This week’s recipes include artist Lisa Blas's special Italian spaghetti, and artist Hakan Topal walks us through making pizza dough in a New York City kitchen (“absolutely no pineapple”).
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Hauser & Wirth's New Online Exhibition Celebrates the Artists Among Its Staff
All proceeds for Homegrown will go directly to the artists; an additional 10% of gross profits will benefit the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization.
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Transform the World Around You Into Famous Artworks With This App
In a new collaboration with the Getty, the Google Arts & Culture app lets you remake any photo as a work by van Gogh, Cézanne, Kahlo, Kusama, and other renowned artists.
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Frieze Online Brings New Price Transparency and AR Tools To Take the Art “Home”
Frieze is offering free browsing for the first time and an app that allows you to imagine artworks inside your home. The director of Frieze New York, Loring Randolph, elaborates on these features and more in an interview with Hyperallergic.