Anne Wallentine – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/anne-wallentine/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:49:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Anne Wallentine – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/anne-wallentine/ 32 32 118955609 LA’s Hammer Museum Wants to Be Seen https://hyperallergic.com/810734/los-angeles-hammer-museum-wants-to-be-seen/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:49:21 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=810734 After two decades of renovations, the museum that calls itself a "well-kept secret" reopens with a mission to be more visible.]]>

After two decades of renovations, the museum that calls itself a "well-kept secret" reopens with a mission to be more visible.

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On the Same Frequency as Milford Graves https://hyperallergic.com/804437/on-the-same-frequency-as-milford-graves/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:40:13 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=804437 The jazz drummer’s polymathic experimentation also spanned visual art, botany, and even an improvisational martial art he invented called Yara. ]]>

The jazz drummer’s polymathic experimentation also spanned visual art, botany, and even an improvisational martial art he invented called Yara.

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What Our Fantasies About the European “Middle Ages” Say About Us https://hyperallergic.com/753042/fantasy-of-the-middle-ages-getty-center/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:30:49 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=753042 An exhibition depicts how people have reimagined the medieval period in the centuries since, and how they have revealed their own interests and ideals with each new interpretation. ]]>

An exhibition depicts how people have reimagined the medieval period in the centuries since, and how they have revealed their own interests and ideals with each new interpretation.

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How Lee Alexander McQueen Spun History Into Fantasy https://hyperallergic.com/733488/how-lee-alexander-mcqueen-spun-history-into-fantasy/ Mon, 23 May 2022 21:25:27 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=733488 Drawing from a wide range of personal influences, McQueen deconstructed myths and facts and refashioned them into his desired story.]]>

Drawing from a wide range of personal influences, McQueen deconstructed myths and facts and refashioned them into his desired story.

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How Artists Have Explored and Understood the Human Body Through Time https://hyperallergic.com/716611/flesh-and-bones-getty-research-institute/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 21:07:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=716611 The Getty is exhibiting exquisite anatomical illustrations from the 16th century to the present.]]>

The Getty is exhibiting exquisite anatomical illustrations from the 16th century to the present.

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The California Dream in the Prints of Frances Gearhart https://hyperallergic.com/704183/the-california-dream-in-the-prints-of-frances-gearhart/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:37:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=704183 Gearhart founded a print gallery with her sisters and was at the center of the Arts and Crafts movement in southern California.]]>

Gearhart founded a print gallery with her sisters and was at the center of the Arts and Crafts movement in southern California.

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Art Classes Are Helping Transform Medical Education https://hyperallergic.com/705475/art-classes-are-helping-transform-medical-education/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=705475 Classes like Anne Willieme’s are part of the burgeoning field of medical humanities, which aims to tackle the disciplinary divide between art and science. ]]>

Classes like Anne Willieme’s are part of the burgeoning field of medical humanities, which aims to tackle the disciplinary divide between art and science.

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The Spiritual and Erotic Role of Touch in Early Modern Art https://hyperallergic.com/693909/the-spiritual-and-erotic-role-of-touch-in-early-modern-art/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 22:07:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=693909 In the early modern era, divine and erotic passions were not as polar as they may seem to us today.]]>

In the early modern era, divine and erotic passions were not as polar as they may seem to us today.

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Whimsy and Personality in Early American Photography https://hyperallergic.com/677437/whimsy-and-personality-in-early-american-photography/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 20:06:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=677437 An exhibition of cabinet cards at LACMA showcases marketing and personal panache. ]]>

An exhibition of cabinet cards at LACMA showcases marketing and personal panache.

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A History of Protest Photography That Plays It Too Safe https://hyperallergic.com/669594/a-history-of-protest-photography-that-plays-it-too-safe/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:14:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=669594 A photography exhibition at the Getty bears witness to activism but lacks the space to do it justice.]]>

A photography exhibition at the Getty bears witness to activism but lacks the space to do it justice.

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Catherine Opie on Her First Monograph, “a Map of My Mind” https://hyperallergic.com/664912/catherine-opie-on-her-first-monograph/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:15:14 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=664912 For Opie, photographing is about “understanding what it is to be inclusive.”]]>

For Opie, photographing is about “understanding what it is to be inclusive.”

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Eating Your Way Through Art History https://hyperallergic.com/645796/artbites-eating-your-way-through-art-history/ Sun, 16 May 2021 20:15:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=645796 Maite Gomez-Rejón founded Artbites in 2007, sharing her combination of food and art history, including recipes inspired by historical works.]]>

Maite Gomez-Rejón founded Artbites in 2007, sharing her combination of food and art history, including recipes inspired by historical works.

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“The World I Wish People Knew”: Photographer Cara Romero on Redefining Contemporary Native art https://hyperallergic.com/612795/cara-romero-ndn-radical-imagination-grant/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=612795 This year, Romero will be installing photographs of California’s Indigenous peoples on billboards and public places throughout Los Angeles. ]]>

This year, Romero will be installing photographs of California’s Indigenous peoples on billboards and public places throughout Los Angeles.

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Why Photographers Need Their Own Bill of Rights https://hyperallergic.com/595726/why-photographers-need-their-own-bill-of-rights/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:00:01 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=595726 Recently a group of photography collectives launched a Photo Bill of Rights to advocate for “lens-based workers,” to challenge the visual bias of white supremacy, and to increase transparency and inclusivity in the photo industry.]]>

Recently a group of photography collectives launched a Photo Bill of Rights to advocate for “lens-based workers,” to challenge the visual bias of white supremacy, and to increase transparency and inclusivity in the photo industry.

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“Emotion and Light Put Together”: An LA Photographer Captures Protests and Peace https://hyperallergic.com/581491/alexis-hunley-la-photographer-protests-and-peace/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:16:32 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=581491 “I needed to see Black people just being gentle and loving each other in front of me. Instead of another video of somebody being murdered,” says Alexis Hunley.]]>

“I needed to see Black people just being gentle and loving each other in front of me. Instead of another video of somebody being murdered,” says Alexis Hunley.

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