October 13, 2021 • View in browser

New Yorkers can now see a Keith Haring mural that has never been publicly shown in the city. Also, a new photo book shares images by Ken Graves and Eva Lipman, taken in the 1990s, of competitive demolition derbies. They are fascinating and tender.

In baffling news, research shows that arts institutions continued laying off employees after receiving generous PPP loans — some museums, like MOCA Los Angeles, even ended the 2020 fiscal year with a surplus. Ugh.

— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

A Keith Haring Mural Is Unexpectedly Unveiled in Manhattan

Created as part of a site-specific performance in 1983, the piece is now on view at New York City Center for its 2021-2022 season. | Valentina Di Liscia

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A new report shows that 228 arts institutions laid off 28% of their workers after receiving loans via the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

A New York federal judge has ruled that the Anatolian marble statuette Guennol Stargazer will not be repatriated to Turkey.

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Maria Guzmán Capron’s Deliciously Tactile Fabric Figures, or “Hot Aliens”

Capron says her creations reflect herself and her immigrant, Latinx community. | Lauren Moya Ford

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Good Madam Is a South African Horror Film Haunted by Whiteness

Jenna Cato Bass’s film is a reckoning both for her and all the clueless white children who never thought about the Black women who served them. | Jourdain Searles

The Fascinating Contradictions of Paul Thek

Thek rebelled against his early virtuosity, and chafed against the aspects of religion that rejected his gayness, while remaining a devout Catholic. | Ilana Novick

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Immerse Yourself in the Promise and Perils of Neuroscience, AI, and the Human-Machine Collaboration at MAXlive 2021

MAX (Media Art Xploration) presents MAXlive 2021: The Neuroverse, a festival of art and technology in New York City, from November 5 through 7. Learn more.

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The Little-Seen World of Demolition Derbies

Ken Graves and Eva Lipman expose the surprisingly tender and at times erotically charged moments that happen before and after impact, when human and machine bodies come into close contact. | Lauren Moya Ford

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Gaika’s NFT Project for Voice Turns Viewers Into Participants

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Seattle Museums Are Artwashing Their Way Back to “Normal”

As long as museums make representational rather than structural changes, they cannot shake off their white supremacist origins. | Matthew Offenbacher

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