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The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: May 2024
Political cartoons abound, long-lost sculptures resurface, and strange monarchical monuments crop up in this month's puzzle.
Despite the Threat of Developers, the Ridgewood Art Scene Thrives
As seen at Ridgewood Open Studios, a wide array of art, galleries, and studio spaces nestle in the crevices of this Queens neighborhood.
The Shardlake Series
In honor of novelist C.J. Sansom’s passing , I wanted to recommend his marvelous Matthew Shardlake historical crime thrillers , for anyone who isn’t already familiar. I definitely learned and remembered more about Thomas Cromwell-era England from Dissolution than I did from any
Why Did Art History Marginalize Janet Sobel?
A new show at the Menil Collection in Houston raises important questions about the ways that we remember and historicize artists.
Larissa Araz Unearths Turkey’s Hidden Pasts
The artist’s exploration of counter-narratives in Turkey plays with the tension between representation and manipulation that is inherent in image creation.
In Venice, Art Bears Witness to Chaos
What role can art play in helping us understand a time of great chaos and what role can national pavilions play in a time when nation states are ever present?
Abstract Trailblazer Frank Stella Dies at 87
The painter and sculptor reoriented the North American arts landscape, defying any strict characterizations of his work as it evolved across concepts and media.
Hi, I am Needs to Read About A Rap Beef in the...
Hi, I am Needs to Read About A Rap Beef in the NY Times to Understand What’s Going On With Drake and Kendrick Lamar years old. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Zadie Smith: “To send the police in to arrest young people peacefully...
Zadie Smith : “To send the police in to arrest young people peacefully insisting upon a ceasefire represents a moral injury to us all. To do it with violence is a scandal. How could they do less than protest, in this moment?”
After Mass Arrests, UCLA Faculty Protest at Hammer Museum Gala
As black luxury SUVs dropped off guests, faculty demanded the resignation of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, a member of the Hammer’s board of directors.
Police Arrest Dozens Protesting for Gaza at Art Institute of Chicago
The demonstrators symbolically renamed the school “The People’s Art Institute.”
Squaring the Reality of What We See
Gareth Fearn writing for the London Review of Books about the student protests on US campuses: Liberalism without Accountability . This is a toxic combination: universities reliant on investment portfolios in a system where mega-profits are made by companies that threaten and
Hey everyone, it’s Hot Frank Summer! Aka we’re all reading Mary Shelley’s...
Hey everyone, it’s Hot Frank Summer! Aka we’re all reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein this summer . Just a few pages a day from May 15 to June 12 — check out the schedule and put it in your calendar. #HotFrankSummer 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Presents Entrusted Ground
A 40-minute dance performance, themed around the four elements of fire, air, earth, and water, takes center stage at NYUAD Art Gallery for a limited series of shows.
Booting up an Apple IIc to play Lode Runner. Oh maaaaaan, this...
Booting up an Apple IIc to play Lode Runner . Oh maaaaaan, this takes me back. I played so much Lode Runner as a kid. And made probably 50 of my own levels with the built-in level editor. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel Cultivate Connections Between Sculpture, Nature, and Craft
The term “spoke” has traditionally referred to a piece of split log, like those used as supports in a wagon wheel. Traditional basket-making techniques draw on that same concept by weaving flexible material through a stronger framework. For French artistic duo Daniel Dewar and
These folks wrote an autopilot in Javascript that can control planes in...
These folks wrote an autopilot in Javascript that can control planes in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (via the API). “To allay any concerns: this is not about running JavaScript software to control an actual aircraft. That would kill people.” 💬 Join the discussion on
Skating the Contours of Nature
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a skate video like this before: a group of riders skating the smooth, flowing rocks on the Maltese island of Gozo (site of Calypso’s cave in the Odyssey). Skateboarding has always been such an urban-coded sport — surfing on concrete, reliant on the
Oh cool, spiders can swim now. “The diving bell spider is the...
Oh cool, spiders can swim now . “The diving bell spider is the only one known to survive almost entirely underwater, using bubbles of air it brings down from the surface.” And have you met the underwater bees ? 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Althea Crome’s Miniature Sweaters Test the Limits of Traditional Knitting
Have you ever sent a knit sweater through a dryer cycle and returned to find it a fraction of the size it once was? Well, think even smaller. Althea Crome ’s incredibly detailed miniature sweaters didn’t shrink in a dryer but were instead created stitch by stitch with
Wondering why “people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real...
Wondering why “people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about”, George Monbiot interviews a conspiracy theorist . “Conspiracy fantasists may get the facts wrong, ‘but often get the feelings right.’” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Jason Polan: I Want to Know All of You
Recently, some of the items from the personal collection of the late artist Jason Polan were auctioned off . The NY Times wrote about the effort to preserve his legacy . Jen Bekman, the founder of the online gallery 20x200, reflected on Mr. Polan’s legacy while she sat beside
The trailer for Senna, a Netflix limited series about Brazilian F1 driver...
The trailer for Senna , a Netflix limited series about Brazilian F1 driver Ayrton Senna. Kinda skeptical about this, considering how great the documentary Senna (2010) is. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Puppy Dog Eyes and Playful Paws: Misato Sano’s Wooden Sculptures Capture Canine Attitude
From pudgy pugs to a precisely groomed poodle to a deliriously happy Shiba Inu, Misato Sano ’s waggish pups emerge from single blocks of wood. The artist ( previously ) chisels expectant eyes and goofy grins, revealing individual personalities that showcase each breed’s
A portrait of Arthur Erickson
Profile of the pioneering Canadian architect whose modernist designs disintegrated boundaries between structure and place - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Why make art in the dark?
New research transports us back to the shadowy firelight of ancient caves, imagining the minds and feelings of the artist - by Izzy Wisher Read at Aeon