January 7, 2022 • View in browser

Good morning. ❄️ Today, Debra Brehmer reviews the large Barbara Kruger retrospective in Chicago, how Venetian glass captured the imagination of American artists, and curator Tahnee Ahtone discusses important murals in the Kiowa community and how they came to be (stay tuned, because on Sunday her email exhibition regarding the murals will be sent to all subscribers).

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

A Barbara Kruger Retrospective Mixes Capitalism and its Critique

Kruger never seemed to mind that the very world she critiqued co-opted her style and spit it back into advertising. | Debra Brehmer

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Kiowa Murals Embody Kiowa Language, Culture, and Community

Born out of a request back in 1978 to preserve tribal culture, the murals demonstrate the important role of art for members of the Kiowa nation. | Tahnee Ahtone

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Stream What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? Exclusively on MUBI

Named one of the best films of the year by Film Comment, Hyperallergic, and Slant, Alexandre Koberidze's luminous portrait of young love reveals a modern-day fairy tale unlike any other. Now streaming exclusively on MUBI.

Watch this and much more with a free month of hand-picked cinema: mubi.com/hyperallergic.

Identity and Transformation in the Art of Raúl de Nieves

De Nieves suggests that we are not just one thing or another, but an amalgamation, transforming, always in a state of becoming. | Megan N. Liberty

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SVA’s Continuing Education Courses Begin January 24

The school offers over 230 online and on-campus courses in subjects like fine arts, design, animation, art & activism, writing, visual narrative, and more. Learn more.

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How Venetian Glass Seduced American Artists a Century Ago

A lavishly illustrated, fascinating book explores the resurgence of Venetian glass and the ways it influenced American ideas about taste and beauty. | Lauren Moya Ford

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Paintings by Bay Area Artist Mitchell Johnson on View Now in Menlo Park and NYC

Johnson’s paintings can be seen at Flea Street in Menlo Park, California, and in a group exhibition at Questroyal Fine Art in New York City. Learn more.

Required Reading

This week, a massive digital version of Rembrandt's "Night Watch," academics on Twitter, transgender and nonbinary methods of art history, the immorality of diet culture, and more. | Hrag Vartanian

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TRANSITIONS

Iwona Blazwick will step down as director of Whitechapel Gallery.

Francesca Esmay was appointed the Guggenheim’s director of engagement, conservation, and collections care.

James G. Leventhal was appointed executive director of the San José Institute of Contemporary Art.

Liz Nielsen is now represented by Miles McEnery Gallery.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

The fifth annual Queer|Art|Prize awards were bestowed to Lola Flash (Sustained Achievement) and Anaïs Duplan (Recent Work).

Pamela Sneed is the inaugural recipient of the Black Queer|Art|Mentorship Award, which will be renamed the Pamela Sneed Award for Black Queer|Art|Mentorship Artists & Organizers.

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