Art
The Coptic Museum, One of Toronto’s Best Kept Secrets
Nestled on the second floor of a Coptic Orthodox church, the museum’s small but mighty roots in its community have made waves despite its modest reputation.
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Art
How a Team of Curators Is Reorienting Western Expectations Around Chinese Art and Identity
For the Allure of Matter exhibition the curators propose "Material Art" as a useful, retroactive designation of art that has existed in China since the 1980s and continues today.
Film
A Portrait of Imelda Marcos, the Notorious Wife of a Filipino Dictator
Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield talks to Hyperallergic about her documentary The Kingmaker.
Books
A Kuwaiti Artist Photographs Women in the Intimate Sanctuary of Their Bedrooms
With her latest photography book, Maha Alasaker offers an authentic glimpse into the daily lives of Kuwaiti women, untainted by orientalist prejudice.
News
Week In Review: Thousands of Artists Endorse Bernie Sanders; Physical Abuse Allegations Emerge at Philadelphia Museum
Also, conservative donor Rebekah Mercer leaves the board of the American Museum of Natural History, Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite prompts housing reform in South Korea, and more.
News
An "Atlas of Hate" Maps Poland's Anti-LGBTQ Governments
The map responds to the more than 80 Polish municipal and local governments that announced themselves as “free from LGBT ideology.”
In Brief
Norway Will Demolish Building Famous for Its Picasso Murals
While the government promises to preserve the Picasso murals to be utilized in a new building, preservationists are unmoved.
Opinion
Bloomberg's Flailing Campaign Designs "Not a Socialist" Hats for Cap-italist Voters
Priced at $17.76, the pre-sale has already sold out.
Art
An Artist Paints Love and Life in Maputo, Mozambique
Drawn from archival photographs, memories, and imagination, Cassi Namoda's family portraits emanate warmth and comfort.
News
Yes, MAAM! Boston Is Excited to Meet Its Newest Contemporary Art Museum
A reporter visits the new MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) and speaks to some of the 2,600 visitors who passed through the front doors on opening day.
Art
The "Wrong Biennale" Seeks to Create the Right Conditions for Digital Art
Started as a way for digital and new media artists to circumvent the elitist infrastructure of art fairs, the Wrong hosts work online, for free. This year they've added a physical exhibition in Chicago.
News
Sotheby's Moves Hong Kong Art Sales to New York; First-edition Jane Austen Novels Go to Auction
Also, the collection of a former president of the Museum of Modern Art — valued at $450 million — will be sold, and more.