“Think of the planet,” said the vandal, who claimed to be a climate activist and was disguised as a woman in a wheelchair.
Required Reading
This week, another reason to leave Facebook, who really invented democracy, and what is “Skimpflation”?
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for July 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Pope.L, Beatriz Cortez, Mika Rottenberg, and more.
Raven Chacon, Loud and Clear
The acclaimed composer and noise artist talks to Hyperallergic about his Pultizer Prize-winning composition “Voiceless Mass.”
Woomin Kim Quilts the Nomadic Side of Global Capitalism
Her works, depicting objects from Korean markets, invite viewers to marvel at what can be achieved with fabric.
Anja Salonen’s Surrealist Paintings of Existential Unease
Salonen’s paintings point to a location in which reality is slippery, ill-defined — a dream or place of play.
Could This Be the First Recorded Gay Couple in History?
The Ancient Egyptian tomb of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, one of the most intricate in the Saqqara necropolis, shows the pair holding hands and embracing.
Climate Activists Glue Themselves to a Van Gogh at London Gallery
In another action yesterday, five members of the group were arrested after they glued themselves to a landscape painting in Scotland.
NYC’s Leslie-Lohman Museum Gets $3.6M for Major Expansion
The New Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance also received capital allocations in a “historic” round of funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Your Concise New York Art Guide for July 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Lee Lozano, Cindy Sherman, Tokuko Ushioda, Anas Albraehe, and more.
How Jean-Michel Basquiat Rose to Be King of the Art World
The art establishment was never quite sure what to do with a self-taught artist like Basquiat, who owed as much to bebop and William S. Burroughs’s cut-up technique as he did to African influences.
Reuben Kadish’s Enduring Portraits of Human Anguish
Kadish’s fossil-like heads, forms, and figures remind us that every civilization, including our own, eventually collapses.
Remembering Margaret Rose Vendryes, Creator of the African Diva Project
In every role she held, Vendryes advocated for marginalized people and celebrated the cultural contributions of the Black and queer communities.