Opinion Archives - Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/category/opinion/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:47:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Opinion Archives - Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/category/opinion/ 32 32 118955609 A Cleveland Museum’s Bad Bet on a Looted Roman Statue https://hyperallergic.com/862516/cleveland-museum-bad-bet-looted-roman-statue/ https://hyperallergic.com/862516/cleveland-museum-bad-bet-looted-roman-statue/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:41:36 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=862516 The Cleveland Museum of Art took a gamble in 1986 that none of its peers in the museum field had been willing to take. Now payment has come due.]]>

The Cleveland Museum of Art took a gamble in 1986 that none of its peers in the museum field had been willing to take. Now payment has come due.

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The Ruins Should Be Inhabited as Part of a Process of Repair https://hyperallergic.com/861590/the-ruins-should-be-inhabited-as-part-of-a-process-of-repair/ https://hyperallergic.com/861590/the-ruins-should-be-inhabited-as-part-of-a-process-of-repair/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:49:51 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=861590 The decolonization of Palestine is not only a Palestinian project, but also a Jewish one.]]>

The decolonization of Palestine is not only a Palestinian project, but also a Jewish one.

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Tigray’s Cultural Heritage Is in Danger, But Does the World Care? https://hyperallergic.com/858474/tigray-cultural-heritage-is-in-danger-but-does-the-world-care/ https://hyperallergic.com/858474/tigray-cultural-heritage-is-in-danger-but-does-the-world-care/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:54:42 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=858474 The fate of innumerable sacred lives, buildings, and artifacts destroyed mainly by Ethiopian and invading Eritrean troops are still being willfully ignored by Western governments and international organizations. ]]>

The fate of innumerable sacred lives, buildings, and artifacts destroyed mainly by Ethiopian and invading Eritrean troops are still being willfully ignored by Western governments and international organizations.

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Do Not Stand Idly By https://hyperallergic.com/855452/do-not-stand-idly-by/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:47:43 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=855452 It is because of my proximity to the memory of genocide in Nazi-occupied Poland that I am speaking out against the American-supported Israeli invasion of Gaza. ]]>

It is because of my proximity to the memory of genocide in Nazi-occupied Poland that I am speaking out against the American-supported Israeli invasion of Gaza.

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The Embargo on Empathy https://hyperallergic.com/854193/the-embargo-on-empathy/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:22:23 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=854193 If solidarity with the Palestinian struggle is the limit of Germany’s self-proclaimed pluralism, then it is also the pressure point from which to dismantle this racist status quo.]]>

If solidarity with the Palestinian struggle is the limit of Germany’s self-proclaimed pluralism, then it is also the pressure point from which to dismantle this racist status quo.

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What Freezing My Eggs Meant to Me as an Artist https://hyperallergic.com/853851/what-freezing-my-eggs-meant-to-me-as-an-artist/ https://hyperallergic.com/853851/what-freezing-my-eggs-meant-to-me-as-an-artist/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:05:08 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=853851 I re-evaluated all of the choices I had made in my life, including the decision to become an artist.]]>

I re-evaluated all of the choices I had made in my life, including the decision to become an artist.

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When Representation Alone Isn’t Enough https://hyperallergic.com/853275/when-representation-alone-isnt-enough-tribeca-film-festival-artist-award/ https://hyperallergic.com/853275/when-representation-alone-isnt-enough-tribeca-film-festival-artist-award/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=853275 Tribeca Film Festival’s decision not to award cash prizes to filmmakers this year led me to reflect on how institutions can genuinely embrace diversity.]]>

Tribeca Film Festival’s decision not to award cash prizes to filmmakers this year led me to reflect on how institutions can genuinely embrace diversity.

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Shall I Condemn Myself a Little for You? https://hyperallergic.com/851975/shall-i-condemn-myself-a-little-for-you/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:57:53 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=851975 Behind the endless demands to “condemn Hamas” is a strategy to silence and dehumanize Palestinians and their supporters. ]]>

Behind the endless demands to “condemn Hamas” is a strategy to silence and dehumanize Palestinians and their supporters.

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How Far Should a Gallerist-Artist Relationship Go? https://hyperallergic.com/846478/how-far-should-a-gallerist-artist-relationship-go/ https://hyperallergic.com/846478/how-far-should-a-gallerist-artist-relationship-go/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:25:35 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=846478 How well gallerists manage ties with artists determines how successful we are in making an artist happy (assuming there’s such a thing as a happy artist).]]>

How well gallerists manage ties with artists determines how successful we are in making an artist happy (assuming there’s such a thing as a happy artist).

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William Blake, Our Contemporary https://hyperallergic.com/847018/william-blake-our-contemporary-tate-britain/ https://hyperallergic.com/847018/william-blake-our-contemporary-tate-britain/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:15:27 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=847018 Tate Britain did wisely to rehang the British poet and painter closer to modernity.]]>

Tate Britain did wisely to rehang the British poet and painter closer to modernity.

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Relief Is Coming for Artists With Federal Student Loan Debt https://hyperallergic.com/846642/relief-is-coming-for-artists-with-federal-student-loan-debt/ https://hyperallergic.com/846642/relief-is-coming-for-artists-with-federal-student-loan-debt/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:39:20 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=846642 After the Supreme Court struck down loan forgiveness, the Biden administration came up with a robust plan B. Here’s how to prepare.]]>

After the Supreme Court struck down loan forgiveness, the Biden administration came up with a robust plan B. Here’s how to prepare.

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David Byrne’s Broadway Musical Celebrates a Monstrous Fascist https://hyperallergic.com/845782/david-byrne-broadway-musical-here-lies-love-celebrates-a-monstrous-fascist-imelda-marcos/ https://hyperallergic.com/845782/david-byrne-broadway-musical-here-lies-love-celebrates-a-monstrous-fascist-imelda-marcos/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:08:31 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=845782 Though its creators won’t admit it, Here Lies Love is a tribute to the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos, a human rights criminal and a relentless grifter. ]]>

Though its creators won’t admit it, Here Lies Love is a tribute to the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos, a human rights criminal and a relentless grifter.

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To Whom It May Concern: Abolish Recommendation Letters!  https://hyperallergic.com/843854/to-whom-it-may-concern-abolish-recommendation-letters/ https://hyperallergic.com/843854/to-whom-it-may-concern-abolish-recommendation-letters/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:53:55 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=843854 Several arts organizations have stopped requiring reference letters. More should follow suit.]]>

Several arts organizations have stopped requiring reference letters. More should follow suit.

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The Sun Is Setting on the British Museum https://hyperallergic.com/843150/the-sun-is-setting-on-the-british-museum/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:48:13 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=843150 There’s only one way for the museum to survive the 21st century, and it starts with advancing toward restorative justice. ]]>

There’s only one way for the museum to survive the 21st century, and it starts with advancing toward restorative justice.

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Portrait of a Frightened Boy-Man https://hyperallergic.com/841437/portrait-of-a-frightened-boy-man-donald-trump-mugshot/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:00:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=841437 If you look very closely at Donald Trump’s mug shot, you can see the fear in his bloodshot eyes. ]]>

If you look very closely at Donald Trump’s mug shot, you can see the fear in his bloodshot eyes.

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You Can Never Be Complicit Enough for the Turkish Art World https://hyperallergic.com/838873/you-can-never-be-complicit-enough-for-the-turkish-art-world/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:13:41 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=838873 As we consider the rejection of Defne Ayas as the curator of the next Istanbul Biennial, it's time to examine how genocide denial has long been a staple of the art world in Turkey.]]>

As we consider the rejection of Defne Ayas as the curator of the next Istanbul Biennial, it's time to examine how genocide denial has long been a staple of the art world in Turkey.

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Etel Adnan’s Mountain of Love https://hyperallergic.com/835006/etel-adnan-mountain-of-love/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:00:13 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=835006 “You left us with an invitation to love and live harder, to be one with nature and the cosmos, and to commit to the struggle holistically,” writes Shirine Saad in a letter to the late Lebanese-American painter and poet.]]>

“You left us with an invitation to love and live harder, to be one with nature and the cosmos, and to commit to the struggle holistically,” writes Shirine Saad in a letter to the late Lebanese-American painter and poet.

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Sudan’s Tale of Men, Gold, and Blood https://hyperallergic.com/835093/sudans-tale-of-men-gold-and-blood/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:52:55 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=835093 The fighters stormed into our house, assaulting my father and callously plundering his belongings. They spared only the books, mercilessly tearing through the rest.]]>

The fighters stormed into our house, assaulting my father and callously plundering his belongings. They spared only the books, mercilessly tearing through the rest.

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Brooklyn Public Library Has 99 Problems but Jay-Z Ain’t One https://hyperallergic.com/834305/brooklyn-public-library-has-99-problems-but-jay-z-aint-one/ https://hyperallergic.com/834305/brooklyn-public-library-has-99-problems-but-jay-z-aint-one/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:18:08 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=834305 Should a struggling public library be used as a shrine to a billionaire’s glamorous life?]]>

Should a struggling public library be used as a shrine to a billionaire’s glamorous life?

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How a Bill to Protect Children Online Threatens Artists https://hyperallergic.com/833262/how-a-bill-to-protect-children-online-threatens-artists/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:02:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=833262 Decried by human and digital rights groups, the EARN IT Act threatens to undermine privacy and freedom of expression online.]]>

Decried by human and digital rights groups, the EARN IT Act threatens to undermine privacy and freedom of expression online.

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Don’t Believe the Hype About Decolonizing Dutch Museums https://hyperallergic.com/832626/dont-believe-the-hype-around-decolonizing-dutch-museums/ https://hyperallergic.com/832626/dont-believe-the-hype-around-decolonizing-dutch-museums/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:33:05 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=832626 The violence of enslaver logic still lives on within the walls of Dutch cultural institutions, and has not even begun to disappear. ]]>

The violence of enslaver logic still lives on within the walls of Dutch cultural institutions, and has not even begun to disappear.

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Affirmative Action and the Art World’s White Elites https://hyperallergic.com/831773/affirmative-action-and-the-art-worlds-white-elites/ https://hyperallergic.com/831773/affirmative-action-and-the-art-worlds-white-elites/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:03:24 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=831773 The Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions is indicative of a larger problem that also plagues the art world.]]>

The Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions is indicative of a larger problem that also plagues the art world.

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Why You Should Go See Hannah Gadsby’s It’s Pablo-matic  https://hyperallergic.com/827222/why-you-should-go-see-hannah-gadsbys-its-pablo-matic/ https://hyperallergic.com/827222/why-you-should-go-see-hannah-gadsbys-its-pablo-matic/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:08:34 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=827222 The male-dominated art establishment has always used Pablo Picasso's "genius" to marginalize women. On the 50th anniversary of his death, this is the only show to challenge that. ]]>

The male-dominated art establishment has always used Pablo Picasso's "genius" to marginalize women. On the 50th anniversary of his death, this is the only show to challenge that.

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What the Art World Doesn’t Want You to Know About Yayoi Kusama https://hyperallergic.com/825428/what-the-art-world-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about-yayoi-kusama/ https://hyperallergic.com/825428/what-the-art-world-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about-yayoi-kusama/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:27:13 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=825428 A new publication tries hard to reinvent Kusama as a champion of racial equity despite her troubling record of anti-Black statements.]]>

A new publication tries hard to reinvent Kusama as a champion of racial equity despite her troubling record of anti-Black statements.

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Are We Asking Too Much of Public Art? https://hyperallergic.com/824569/are-we-asking-too-much-of-public-art/ https://hyperallergic.com/824569/are-we-asking-too-much-of-public-art/#comments Thu, 25 May 2023 23:50:37 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=824569 We want public art to interrogate social injustices, fill us with love and joy, and brush aside human flaws, but it rarely ever lives up to these expectations. ]]>

We want public art to interrogate social injustices, fill us with love and joy, and brush aside human flaws, but it rarely ever lives up to these expectations.

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It’s Time to Rewrite the Canon of Women Artists  https://hyperallergic.com/822615/its-time-to-rewrite-the-canon-of-women-artists/ Wed, 17 May 2023 20:40:53 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=822615 Katy Hessel’s new survey of women artists leaves out men, but also falls short of offering a new take on feminist art history.]]>

Katy Hessel’s new survey of women artists leaves out men, but also falls short of offering a new take on feminist art history.

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75 Years After the Palestinian Nakba https://hyperallergic.com/822252/75-years-after-the-palestinian-nakba/ https://hyperallergic.com/822252/75-years-after-the-palestinian-nakba/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 20:44:07 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=822252 P21 Gallery in London assembles an eclectic artist collective to commemorate and count the consequences of the Palestinian Catastrophe, 75 years later.]]>

P21 Gallery in London assembles an eclectic artist collective to commemorate and count the consequences of the Palestinian Catastrophe, 75 years later.

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How a Stolen Nepali Statue Found Its Way Home https://hyperallergic.com/821240/how-stolen-nepali-statue-found-its-way-home/ Wed, 10 May 2023 22:16:40 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=821240 A long-lost Vajradhara sculpture that resurfaced in a Hong Kong collection highlights scholars’ responsibility to mediate between communities and the art market.]]>

A long-lost Vajradhara sculpture that resurfaced in a Hong Kong collection highlights scholars’ responsibility to mediate between communities and the art market.

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The Dangerous Allure of the Royal Aesthetic https://hyperallergic.com/821070/the-dangerous-allure-of-the-royal-aesthetic/ Wed, 10 May 2023 22:12:13 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=821070 The pomp and pageantry of King Charles’s coronation follows the playbook of authoritarian theatrics.]]>

The pomp and pageantry of King Charles’s coronation follows the playbook of authoritarian theatrics.

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Why We Never Visited Michael Heizer’s City https://hyperallergic.com/820815/why-we-never-visited-michael-heizer-city/ Tue, 09 May 2023 16:04:27 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=820815 We counted down the minutes until we hit the stretch of highway closest to the installation, but we didn’t stop.]]>

We counted down the minutes until we hit the stretch of highway closest to the installation, but we didn’t stop.

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The Caste Bias of Tech Platforms https://hyperallergic.com/820237/the-caste-bias-of-tech-platforms/ Sun, 07 May 2023 22:25:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=820237 From Twitter and Instagram to matchmaking apps, tech companies have helped modernize the caste system instead of dismantling it.]]>

From Twitter and Instagram to matchmaking apps, tech companies have helped modernize the caste system instead of dismantling it.

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Why Is The Met Gala Honoring an Islamophobe With Nazi Roots? https://hyperallergic.com/819076/why-is-the-met-gala-honoring-an-islamophobe-with-nazi-roots/ Mon, 01 May 2023 21:22:23 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=819076 The Costume Institute is willfully ignoring Karl Lagerfeld’s bigoted views and his family’s concealed Nazi past. ]]>

The Costume Institute is willfully ignoring Karl Lagerfeld’s bigoted views and his family’s concealed Nazi past.

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Arts Grantmakers Must Change Their Ways https://hyperallergic.com/818645/arts-grantmakers-must-change-their-ways/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:52:56 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=818645 The nonprofit industrial complex in the US has failed artists. Rocío Aranda-Alvarado and Lane Harwell of the Ford Foundation’s Creativity and Free Expression team suggest nine ways to change that. ]]>

The nonprofit industrial complex in the US has failed artists. Rocío Aranda-Alvarado and Lane Harwell of the Ford Foundation’s Creativity and Free Expression team suggest nine ways to change that.

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Why Depressing Art Is Good for You https://hyperallergic.com/817581/why-depressing-art-is-good-for-you/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:15:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=817581 From Ilya Repin to Charlie Kaufman, artists who explore the darkest human impulses can give us hope and inspire us to be better.]]>

From Ilya Repin to Charlie Kaufman, artists who explore the darkest human impulses can give us hope and inspire us to be better.

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We Need More Nuance When Talking About Repatriation https://hyperallergic.com/816295/we-need-more-nuance-when-talking-about-repatriation/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:02:26 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=816295 Patricia Marroquin Norby, the Met Museum’s curator of Native American Art, reflects on the lesser-discussed everyday challenges of repatriation work. ]]>

Patricia Marroquin Norby, the Met Museum’s curator of Native American Art, reflects on the lesser-discussed everyday challenges of repatriation work.

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Why Charging Admission to Rome’s Pantheon Is a Bad Idea https://hyperallergic.com/815954/why-charging-admission-for-rome-pantheon-is-a-bad-idea/ https://hyperallergic.com/815954/why-charging-admission-for-rome-pantheon-is-a-bad-idea/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2023 21:52:06 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=815954 What is the excuse for charging people for something that was free for 1,900 years? ]]>

What is the excuse for charging people for something that was free for 1,900 years?

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Meet the Oligarch Who Wants to Build the World’s Tallest Jesus Statue  https://hyperallergic.com/815782/meet-the-oligarch-who-wants-to-build-the-worlds-tallest-jesus-statue/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:44:47 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=815782 Armenia’s Trump-like business tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan is determined to surpass Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer. ]]>

Armenia’s Trump-like business tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan is determined to surpass Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer.

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We Wanted a More “Punk” Exhibition; The Museum Said No https://hyperallergic.com/815362/we-wanted-a-more-punk-exhibition-the-museum-said-no/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 20:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=815362 Dereck Stafford Mangus reflects on Guarding the Art, an exhibition curated by security guards at the Baltimore Museum of Art.]]>

Dereck Stafford Mangus reflects on Guarding the Art, an exhibition curated by security guards at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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The People of New York v. Donald Trump https://hyperallergic.com/813686/the-people-of-new-york-v-donald-trump/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:01:41 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=813686 In the courtroom, he released an uncanny, sociopathic remorselessness, and I was convinced firsthand of his deep and genuinely pathological confidence.]]>

In the courtroom, he released an uncanny, sociopathic remorselessness, and I was convinced firsthand of his deep and genuinely pathological confidence.

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Nancy Yao Will Not Be Missed https://hyperallergic.com/813385/nancy-yao-will-not-be-missed/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:36:48 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=813385 As president of the Museum of Chinese in America, she patronized Chinatown residents and supported their displacement. She is not fit to lead the American Women's History Museum. ]]>

As president of the Museum of Chinese in America, she patronized Chinatown residents and supported their displacement. She is not fit to lead the American Women's History Museum.

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The Objectification of Yayoi Kusama https://hyperallergic.com/812472/the-objectification-of-yayoi-kusama-louis-vuitton/ https://hyperallergic.com/812472/the-objectification-of-yayoi-kusama-louis-vuitton/#comments Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=812472 Louis Vuitton's collaboration with the artist raises questions of autonomy, agency, and objecthood.]]>

Louis Vuitton's collaboration with the artist raises questions of autonomy, agency, and objecthood.

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New York’s BIPOC-Led Arts Orgs Are Grossly Underfunded https://hyperallergic.com/811216/new-yorks-bipoc-led-arts-orgs-are-grossly-underfunded/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:19:50 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=811216 Proposed cuts to arts funding across the state would hit entities of color the hardest. ]]>

Proposed cuts to arts funding across the state would hit entities of color the hardest.

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I’m a Florida Drag Queen and I’m Scared https://hyperallergic.com/810890/beneva-fruitville-im-a-florida-drag-queen-and-im-scared/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:25:43 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=810890 I’m truly at a loss for what to do for work and what kind of life I can expect to live.]]>

I’m truly at a loss for what to do for work and what kind of life I can expect to live.

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Met Museum Kicked Me Out for Praying to My Ancestral Gods https://hyperallergic.com/809442/met-museum-kicked-me-out-for-praying-to-my-ancestral-gods/ https://hyperallergic.com/809442/met-museum-kicked-me-out-for-praying-to-my-ancestral-gods/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:10:36 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=809442 My danced prayer to looted Cambodian antiquities was too much for the New York museum.]]>

My danced prayer to looted Cambodian antiquities was too much for the New York museum.

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How Not to Artwash Saudi Arabia’s Gruesome Human Rights Record https://hyperallergic.com/808064/how-to-not-artwash-saudi-arabias-gruesome-human-rights-record/ https://hyperallergic.com/808064/how-to-not-artwash-saudi-arabias-gruesome-human-rights-record/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:01:07 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=808064 Under which conditions should an art museum ethically and responsibly do business with a repressive authoritarian government?]]>

Under which conditions should an art museum ethically and responsibly do business with a repressive authoritarian government?

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Is the Destruction of Armenian Heritage Not Important Enough for the Getty? https://hyperallergic.com/804374/is-the-destruction-of-armenian-heritage-not-important-enough-for-the-getty/ https://hyperallergic.com/804374/is-the-destruction-of-armenian-heritage-not-important-enough-for-the-getty/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:15:10 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=804374 When asked why Azerbaijan’s ongoing assault on Armenian heritage was excluded from a major Getty publication, a co-editor responded with appalling condescension. ]]>

When asked why Azerbaijan’s ongoing assault on Armenian heritage was excluded from a major Getty publication, a co-editor responded with appalling condescension.

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TikTok’s “Corecore” Is Where Men Scream Their Anguish https://hyperallergic.com/802093/tiktok-corecore-is-where-men-scream-their-anguish/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:25:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=802093 The trend’s throwback to Dada offers a warning about the crisis of men’s mental health and the rise of the far right.]]>

The trend’s throwback to Dada offers a warning about the crisis of men’s mental health and the rise of the far right.

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The Met Shouldn’t Have Reclassified Ivan Aivazovsky as “Ukrainian” https://hyperallergic.com/802391/met-museum-shouldnt-have-reclassified-ivan-aivazovsky-as-ukrainian/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:10:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=802391 We should not replace the ignorance shown in the previous identification with a new type of ignorance. ]]>

We should not replace the ignorance shown in the previous identification with a new type of ignorance.

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What Is Happening in Tigray? https://hyperallergic.com/798000/what-is-happening-in-tigray-ethiopia/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:59:06 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=798000 Scores of cultural heritage sites are in ruins amid a fragile truce and an ongoing war of narratives.]]>

Scores of cultural heritage sites are in ruins amid a fragile truce and an ongoing war of narratives.

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Why I Won’t Be Visiting the Warhol Show in Saudi Arabia https://hyperallergic.com/795887/andy-warhol-show-in-saudi-arabia-carnegie-museum-fame-alula/ https://hyperallergic.com/795887/andy-warhol-show-in-saudi-arabia-carnegie-museum-fame-alula/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:34:23 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=795887 I couldn’t in good conscience accept an invitation to an exhibition hosted and sponsored by a brutal regime. ]]>

I couldn’t in good conscience accept an invitation to an exhibition hosted and sponsored by a brutal regime.

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