Art
The Art World Emojis We Need
In honor of World Emoji Day, we’ve dreamed up a shortlist of emoji that the art world is missing, from tote bags to a Duchampian urinal.
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A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, for a special World Emoji Day edition, we’ve invited artists who work with emojis to reflect on quarantining from their studios.
Art
An Ode to the Raised Fist Emoji
The international gesture has almost always signified some variation of solidarity and power to the people.
Art
SF’s Asian Art Museum to Remove Bust of Racist and Anti-Semitic Founding Donor
“His bust does not belong in the entryway,” said the museum’s director in an event that launched a series of public programs around the legacy of Avery Brundage.
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Week in Review: Senior SFMOMA Curator Resigns; Smithsonian Workers Cite Racism at National Museum of African Art
Also, the French government drafted a law requiring that several high-profile objects be restituted to Benin and Senegal within a year, and more.
Podcast
Should Blue Chip Art Galleries Have Received Millions of Dollars of PPP Loans?
Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the recent release of the names of businesses and organizations that received over $150,000 in PPP loans.
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Former Staffers and Board Members Denounce Racism at Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
"In 2020, there are only five full-time Black employees on a staff of over 40. There are no Black curators in a museum solely dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa," the letter reads.
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Former SFMOMA Staffers Demand “Radical Reexamination” of Board of Trustees
Former workers published a letter asserting that the 75 museum trustees are responsible for “the continued development of a white supremacist exhibition and collecting program.”
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Statue of Black Lives Matter Activist Removed by Bristol Authorities
| A sculpture of activist Jen Reid in Bristol was removed by City Council only 24 hours after it was installed. Created by artist Marc Quinn, the statue had stood in place of a bronze of 17th-century enslaver Edward Colston that was toppled by demonstrators in June. Installed by Quinn and a team in
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Banksy Grafitti in London Underground Accidentally Removed by Cleaners
An employee of the London Tube noticed "some sort of ‘rat thing’" a few days ago and cleaned it off.
Announcement
SVA Presents 2020 MFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Online
On July 16, *We Interrupt This Program... goes live on the School of Visual Arts's website, with an opening reception taking place on July 18.
Art
Ree Morton’s Personal Work Asserts That Art Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum
While Morton’s career spanned less than a decade (1968–1977), her work remains vital to questioning what it means to be a woman in art history and society.