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April 8, 2022 • View in browserGood morning. ⛅ Today, Etsy sellers are organizing a boycott to protest rising seller fees on the platform, an exhibition in London looks at a century of artist studios, and writer Hans Baumann considers how arts communities can collaborate better with Indigenous communities. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief A Century of the Artist's Studio Is a Peek Into the Artist's MindThe studio is a place of self-mirroring, self-haunting, a space where the artist plays out the day-to-day reality of the fantasy of being an artist. | Michael Glover SPONSORED YBCA and Galería de la Raza Present Pedagogy of Hope: Uncage, Reunify, HealThis new exhibition at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts surveys a national campaign that demands the release of migrant children separated from their families at the US-Mexico border. Learn more. WHAT'S HAPPENING Thousands of boycotting Etsy sellers accuse the platform of “pandemic profiteering” after it announced a 30% transaction fee increase. Author Heather Ann Thompson is suing New York prisons for banning her book Blood in the Water about the Attica uprising. The Frankenthaler Foundation will give $2.5 million in grants to support artists at risk and conserve cultural heritage in Ukraine. Architect Kisho Kurokawa’s iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo will be demolished and disassembled one capsule at a time. SPONSORED The Anchorage Museum Asks: Can Pandemic Storytelling Help Heal Divided Communities?The Alaska museum is teaming up with a local writer and newspaper to help its community reconnect in a world changed by COVID. Learn more. LATEST REVIEWS Jaclyn Wright’s Blaze Orange Uses Photography to Question the “American West”An active shooting range prompts artwork about the environment. | Scotti Hill An Artist's Palette Reflects Community and AdversityPainter Jewel Ham's color choices critique a colorist interpretation of Blackness as being monolithic, lacking a multitude of colors therein. | Emann Odufu SPONSORED Experience Designs by Eva LeWitt at New York City Ballet’s Art SeriesThe artist has created 10 sculptures for a special one-night-only event on April 29, where attendees will be able to view her work both on and off the stage. Learn more. MORE FROM HYPERALLERGIC Seeking Better Ways for the Art Community to Collaborate with Indigenous CommunitiesAre ecological thinking and decolonial practice merely genres, or are they being used to transform all aspects of arts discourse? | Hans Baumann Required ReadingThis week, a mural in Belarus is a symbol of defiance, an excellent report about the 2020 election big lie, Chomsky and the dangers ahead, if you like Wordle, you might enjoy Heardle, and much more. | Hrag Vartanian Become a member today to support our independent journalism. TRANSITIONS Jessica Bell Brown was appointed curator and head of the Baltimore Museum of Art's contemporary art department. Evelyn C. Hankins was named head curator of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Veronica Roberts was appointed director of Stanford University’s Cantor Arts Center. David Huffman, Tucker Nichols, and Carrie Mae Weems were elected artist trustees at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. AWARDS & ACCOLADES Derrick Adams received a Mellon Foundation grant to fund his Black Baltimore Digital Database project. Cecilia Vicuña was selected to create the 2022 Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. MOST POPULAR Science Confirms That Life Flashes Before the Eyes Upon DeathWhy We Must Challenge the Typical Museum Narrative Regarding Ancient EgyptLondon's National Gallery Renames Degas’s "Russian Dancers" as "Ukrainian Dancers"How Warsaw's Museum of Modern Art Transformed Itself to Aid Ukrainian RefugeesArt Problems: How Do I Manage My Time?
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