July 27, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning! Today, a typically eclectic mix of Hyperallergic stories: Arcmanoro Niles paints personal portraits with glitter and oil, Catherine Opie speaks with Hyperallergic about her first-ever monograph, a second look at the statue of Princess Diana, and bizarre AI-generated cats. Enjoy.

— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

In Gem-like Hues, Arcmanoro Niles Renders the Mundane Electric

From depictions of his mother to his closest friends, Niles’s canvases illustrate a willful vulnerability to ruminate on the profound relationships in his life. | Folasade Ologundudu

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A Towering Cosmic Sculpture by Tigre Mashaal-Lively Finds a New Home

On Friday, July 30, the artist will unveil their work outside form & concept and Zane Bennett Contemporary Art galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn more.

HAPPENING NOW

Forensic Architecture tracks the surveillance of activists and journalists though “Digital Violence,” a project designed to be used as evidence in future legal cases.

Catherine Opie on Her First Monograph, “a Map of My Mind”

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

Critics of the New Princess Diana Statue Are Missing the Point

The question we should be asking of the sculpture is not whether it is a great work of art but whether it’s effective at defining a legacy. | Letha Ch'ien

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Visiting Artists Drive the Intensives in UIndy’s Social Practice Art Program

Graduate students collaborate with Visiting Artists Rebecca Pappas, Jim Walker, and others on weekend practicums for concentrated work in social practice and placemaking. Learn more.

This Is Not a Cat

These feline beauties were created entirely by an algorithm. | Hakim Bishara

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Uffizi Is Suing Pornhub After It Turns Masterpieces Into Live Porn

A Dazzling Corrective to the White-washing of Ancient Rome

Over 100 Unpublished Hokusai Drawings Resurface in New Exhibition

What Art by Neanderthals Teaches Us About Our Own Gender Bias

The Stunning Scope of Carrie Mae Weems’s Vision

COMICS

When Your Bedroom Starts to Look Like an Art Gallery

In Los Angeles's Koreatown, a bedroom might be mistaken for an art gallery. | Patricia Luna

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