Art
The Wide Span of John Berger’s Career in a New Biography
In honor of the book's release, this Saturday, Artbook at Hauser & Wirth will host a book signing and discussion between author Joshua Sperling and Hyperallergic editor Elisa Wouk Almino.
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News
Ronald McDonald’s Crucifixion Triggers Protests at Israeli Museum
Freedom of speech advocates butt heads with institutions protecting the sanctity of religious imagery.
Art
Native Hawaiians Deconstruct the Misleading Narrative of Hawaii as Paradise
A mural by six Native Hawaiian contemporary artists serves as a counterpoint to the commercial imagery that has advertised the state as an exotic paradise.
Performance
Veterans of Both Sides of the Falklands War Put Together a Play
Performed by British and Argentinian veterans, Minefield excavates the unsettling violence and futility of the 1982 war.
News
Museum Advocacy Group Pens Open Letter Demanding Release of Imprisoned Turkish Philanthropist
Osman Kavala, a prominent cultural philanthropist and advocate for the country's Kurdish population, has been imprisoned since 2017 despite "no indictment against him.” CIMAM’s Museum Watch Committee calls this arrest a "violation of Turkey’s commitments to human rights."
In Brief
A Street Artist Hid Over $1,000 Worth of Bitcoin in Paris Mural, and Someone Found It
Who says looking at art doesn't pay? You just have to know where to look.
Books
The Trauma of War Reflected Inside the Cars of Veterans
In American Interiors, photographer M L Casteel examines the psychological repercussions of military service through the cars of veterans.
Announcement
Joan Jonas's They Come to Us without a Word at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
San Francisco's Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture will host the US Premiere of They Come to Us without a Word. On view through March 10, 2019.
News
Icons of Bronx History Are Honored in Rico Gatson's New York Subway Murals
Figures like Justice Sonia Sotomayor, James Baldwin, and Maya Angelou's take center stage in the artist's new MTA mosaics for the 167th Street station.
Art
In Jerusalem, a Museum's Ethics Go Astray
The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem recently unveiled a new exhibition, Finds Gone Astray, to great fanfare, but it has so many ethical and legal violations that it’s hard to know where to begin.
Art
Latinx Communities in SoCal Share Their Memories in a Collaborative Project
Guadalupe Rosales's project, which began with an Instagram account, presents images of Latinx communities that have been excluded from both popular and artistic media.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Hollywood's caravan problem, death of consensus, cooking ancient Hittite food, seniors and fake news, the High Line's problem, and more.