Art
Marino Marini’s Scarred Monumentality
Marini’s membership in the Fascist Party is something that will cling to him, despite his self-exile to Switzerland and the anti-imperialist tone of his postwar work.
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Where Brenda Goodman’s Paintings Are Taking Us
From limbless bodies to gorging, ravenous figures to gouged surfaces, there has always been something broken and deeply damaged about Goodman’s art.
Art
The History Paintings of Jenny Snider
Snider’s interest in the relationship between popular culture, theater, dancing, innovative art, politics, and persecution, as seen through the lens of the Russian Revolution and Soviet art, addresses the present moment.
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Best of 2019: Our Top 15 Exhibitions Around the World
Our picks for the best exhibitions of 2019 outside the United States, and brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.
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Facing Delayed Wages, Non-Unionized Workers of Mexico City’s Institute of Fine Arts Stage Protest
A group of around 40 employees quietly entered the Palace of Fine Arts during an event. They silently held up their placards as many in the audience cheered and yelled "contrato digno" — a call for "dignified contracts."
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New York City Awards $51.3M in Grants to 985 Cultural Organizations
Funding was set aside for nonprofits that directly support individual artists, collectives, and smaller cultural organizations throughout the city.
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Stephen Ross, Businessman Lambasted for Trump Ties, Stepped Down From The Shed’s Board of Directors
The real-estate tycoon has quietly resigned from the institution “to focus on his other philanthropic activities.”
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Tragic Recreations of Artistic Masterpieces, Considered Through the Lens of Climate Change
In a joint project, Museo del Prado and the World Wildlife Fund altered four masterpieces from the Prado’s collection to warn about the rising sea levels, the extinction of species, extreme droughts, and climate refugees.
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Two Transnational Artists Connect Through Shared Experiences of Displacement
Betelhem Makonnen and Stephanie Concepcion Ramirez trace the influence of neo-colonialism on immigrants from the Global South, merging their personal journeys into a collective experience.
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A Tribute to Agnès Varda's Melding of the Personal and Political
To get the fullest picture of the artist requires traveling back through her filmography, a joyful opportunity provided by Film at Lincoln Center’s series Varda: A Retrospective, which opens today and runs through January 6.
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Week in Review: Hong Kongers Circulate Radical Christmas Cards; Mexico City Museum Workers Protest Wage Delays
Also, Hawai'i's Bishop Museum will eliminate single-use plastic on its campus, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver partnered with a glasses company that lets color-blind patients see in full color, and more.
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The Latest Hunter MFA Thesis Exhibition Highlights Collectivity
laissez faire et laissez passer, on view at 205 Hudson Gallery, mirrors the community of the program, demonstrating the ways in which students often act as their own advocates.