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A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Oregon, Massachusetts, California, Missouri, and the UK.
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Week in Review: Whitney Museum Cancels Controversial Exhibition; Ai Weiwei Drops COVID-19 Documentary
Also, MoMA Chairman Leon Black is expected to be subpoenaed in the Virgin Islands in connection to his business dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and more.
Art
Our Favorite MFA Work From Yale and RISD
For Hyperallergic’s final installment in a series dedicated to highlighting exciting MFA work, we looked to students from Yale University and the Rhode Island School of Design.
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Monument to Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth Unveiled in Central Park
A statue of three pioneers of women's rights joined the park's collection, which previously featured only fictional women.
News
Melania Trump’s Revamped Rose Garden Is Rough Around the Hedges
While Jackie O rose to the occasion, Melania’s redesign reinforced her reputation for severity in her style choices.
Podcast
Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition?
Within 24 hours, online critics pushed the New York museum to reconsider an exhibition that many saw as “predatory.” Why?
Film
This 1902 Footage of a Flying Train Is the Film of the Summer
The Museum of Modern Art has released a short film of a German elevated train from its archives, and it absolutely rules.
Art
Cao Fei’s Science Fiction Fever Dreams
In Blueprints, Cao works primarily as an anthropologist of sorts, creating a space where the past and the future are not so easily demarcated.
News
Germano Celant and Okwui Enwezor Among Recipients of Venice Biennale's Posthumous Golden Lion Awards
The Biennale's highest prize traditionally recognizes artists participating in the show; this year, on the occasion of the its 125th anniversary, it will honor the memory of four recently deceased artistic directors.
In Brief
Cycling to the Metropolitan Museum? Now, You Can Valet Your Bike
The unusual service will be available from the museum’s August 27 reopening through September 27.
Opinion
A Museum Director Asks: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?
As the world moves rapidly toward irreversible and necessary change, art museum directors are talking about adapting their institutions to the times. But what if adaptation is not enough?
Announcement
$100,000 in Prizes Available From ArtFields’s Call for Artists
The competition and exhibition for artists based in the Southeastern United States will open its Spring 2021 artist submission period on September 1, 2020.