> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Week in Review: Afghan Artists in Danger; NYC Museums Now Require Vaccinations - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/week-in-review-afghan-artists-in-danger-nyc-museums-now-require-vaccinations/ - Published: 2021-08-19T19:55:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:38:29.000Z - Description: Also, a pro-Palestinian artwork was temporarily censored by the University of Manchester, and more. - Author: Jasmine Weber - Tags: News, Week in Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2021/08/amp_vac_nakul-talgeri_vaccines-for-victory_hi-res-credits-scaled-1.jpg) Nakul Talgeri, “Vaccines for Victory” (via Amplifier.org) W*eek in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.* [*Subscribe*](https://newsletters.hyperallergic.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) *to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter*. ### Afghanistan Afghan artists, filmmakers, and writers have amplified [calls for the US to keep its embassy open](https://hyperallergic.com/afghan-artists-and-writers-urge-us-to-keep-embassy-open/) “at all costs” to protect refugees. Two of PEN International's members were reportedly killed by the Taliban. The organization is [calling for urgent protections ](https://hyperallergic.com/pen-america-issues-dire-warning-after-members-reportedly-murdered-by-taliban/)to writers, journalists, and other creatives in Afghanistan. ### COVID-19 The CDC thinks the arts can help [encourage vaccinations across the country](https://hyperallergic.com/can-the-arts-help-drive-vaccinations-yes-according-to-the-cdc/). The agency has launched a comprehensive resource page for state and local health departments that want to partner with artists and arts organizations. Museums and galleries are now included in [NYC's "Key to NYC" vaccination mandate,](https://hyperallergic.com/youll-need-to-be-vaccinated-to-visit-nyc-museums-and-galleries/) which requires proof of COVID-19 inoculation to enter entertainment venues, restaurants, and other indoor spaces across the boroughs. ### Instagram Instagram [temporarily removed a Pedro Almodóvar film poster](https://hyperallergic.com/instagram-censored-a-pedro-almodovar-film-poster-and-then-apologized/), which features a lactating nipple. The social media giant later apologized. Despite Instagram's ostensibly art-friendly guidelines, these artists say their works have been [censored by the platform](https://hyperallergic.com/artworks-censored-by-instagram/). ### In Other News A pro-Palestinian [artwork by Forensic Architecture](https://hyperallergic.com/pro-palestinian-artwork-by-forensic-architecture-censored-by-university-of-manchester/) was censored, and subsequently reinstated, by the University of Manchester. Kansas City, the 20,000-square-foot Charlotte Street Foundation arts campus, [aims to bring together the city's artists](https://hyperallergic.com/charlotte-street-foundation-arts-center-kansas-city/). The [Federal Duck Stamp competition](https://hyperallergic.com/artists-flock-to-this-duck-stamp-contest/) raises millions of dollars annually for the preservation of wetlands and wildlife from sales of $25 waterfowl-themed stamps. Kira Fennell, a 22-year-old artist, brought newfound fame to the contest with her viral TikTok videos about her entry. Hayal Pozanti's new installation at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library is [inspired by the history of written communication](https://hyperallergic.com/ny-public-library-installation-inspired-by-history-of-writing/). A [gift of works by over 40 self-taught artists](https://hyperallergic.com/self-taught-artists-including-bill-traylor-enter-american-folk-art-museum-collection/), including Bill Traylor and Mary Frances Whitfield, entered the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, deepening its holdings of Black and Latinx artists from the US, Caribbean, and beyond. ## Awards & Accolades - **Shio Kusaka** and **Toshiko Mori** have been selected for the 2021 Isamu Noguchi Award. - **Jayla Patton** was named resident of the BOOM Universe Program from August through September. - **Bess Williamson** was awarded the 2020 Horowitz Book Prize for Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design. ## Transitions - **Elian Almeida** is now represented by Nara Roesler Gallery. - **Pamela Council** is now represented by Denny Dimin Gallery. - **Rashid Johnson** was named chair of the board of directors at Performa. - **Amy Lam** was appointed vice president of the music program at 92Y’s Tisch Center for the Arts. - **Sahana Ramakrishnan** is now represented by Fridman Gallery. ## In Memoriam - Chuck Close (1940-2021), artist | [*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/arts/chuck-close-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) - Nanci Griffith (1953–2021), singer-songwriter | [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027564725/nanci-griffith-died-texas-singer-songwriter-68?ref=hyperallergic.com) - Ellen Havre Weis (1957–2021), author and co-founder of the Museum of Modern Mythology | [Berkeleyside](https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/08/11/ellen-havre-weis-obituary-museum-of-modern-mythology?ref=hyperallergic.com) - Donald Kagan (1932–2021), classicist scholar of ancient Greece | [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/08/11/donald-kagan-death-classicist-free-speech-conservative-503846?ref=hyperallergic.com) - Janice Mirikitani (1941–2021), poet and activist | [*SF Chronicle*](https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Janice-Mirikitani-remembered-as-a-champion-for-16388815.php?ref=hyperallergic.com) - Pitaloosie Saila (1942-2021), artist known for stonecut prints | [Radio-Canada](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/1813318/artiste-inuite-pitaloosie-saila-nunavut-arts-visuels?ref=hyperallergic.com) - Chucky Thompson (1968–2021), R&B and hip-hop producer | [*Los Angeles Times*](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-08-15/chucky-thompson-producer-bad-boy-mary-j-blige-notorious-big?ref=hyperallergic.com) - Kaari Upson (1970-2021), artist | [The Focus](https://www.thefocus.news/culture/rip-kaari-upson-untimely-death-of-artist-rocks-art-world/?ref=hyperallergic.com)