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April 15, 2023I haven't been able to stop laughing at the story of a woman who drove her Rolls-Royce through the backyard of a prominent Palm Beach collector. The most ironic (can we even call it that?) part is in the kicker by Rhea Nayyar, namely that the car only sustained $2,000 in damage. New developments in the case of Basquiat forgeries at the Orlando Museum of Art as a Los Angeles auctioneer confessed to concealing the provenance. Meanwhile, in Santa Fe, the closing of the Center for Contemporary Arts is causing waves of concern in the regional and Indigenous art communities. And finally, a 19th-century stained-glass window in Rhode Island is "said to be the only known stained-glass depiction of a Black Christ." Elaine Velie has the fascinating story behind this image that was, for many reasons, radical for its time. This is also a great week to learn about many artists whose work you may not know, including Mina Loy, Kenturah Davis, Kate Laster, and Rigo 23. I'd like to draw your attention to one extra special interview … Jordan Eddy talked to critic Lucy Lippard and Lisa Le Feuvre, the executive director of the Holt/Smithson Foundation, about the legacy of artist Nancy Holt. When Holt died in 2014, she still owned about 95% of her artworks. It's a fascinating conversation. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief In Celebration of UnlovelinessWe go to Raphael for idealized beauty. But what if a painting were the opposite of beautiful, and utterly arresting for that very reason? | Michael Glover SPONSORED Summer Intensives at Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional StudiesExpand your creative skills and build your portfolio with Summer Intensive courses, either online or in-person in NYC. Learn more. WHAT'S HAPPENING A rare stained-glass portrait of a Black Christ is linked to a group of wealthy White women with a complicated history. LA auctioneer confesses to concealing the provenance of and creating the Basquiat forgeries exhibited at the Orlando Museum of Art. A Florida woman drives a Rolls-Royce through the backyard of a prominent art collector, striking a $3M Damien Hirst sculpture. Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts, one of the few led by a Native American woman, has closed permanently. RISD students walk out in solidarity with striking custodians, demanding the school bargain fairly with workers seeking a livable wage. Support Hyperallergic's independent journalismWe rely on member support to publish quality arts journalism and criticism that is free and available to all. Become a MemberA CLOSER LOOK New York Has Something to Learn From San FranciscoThe city could use more political public murals like those of the artist known as Rigo 23. | John Yau Reclaiming the Story of Free Black Potter Thomas W. CommerawFor too long, the New York potter was mistakenly identified as White and of French descent. | Annabel Keenan The Never-Before-Seen Photographs of Barkley L. HendricksMost people know the artist for his paintings gracefully embodying the Black experience in America. In an upcoming exhibition, his photographs take center stage. | Briana Ellis-Gibbs The World Is Finally Ready for Mina LoyA new exhibition and forthcoming book honor the overlooked 20th-century female artist. | Lauren Moya Ford THE SACRED & ANCESTRAL Kate Laster Carves Ancestral Memory Into Paper“My art is about the people we carry with us,” she told Hyperallergic. | Isabella Segalovich On the Sacred Magic of WritingWith Dark Illumination, artist Kenturah Davis creates opportunities for us to see the sacred and meditative in the words we write. | AX Mina The Complex Spiritualities of Syncretic BeliefsWhile candles, images of saints, and other idols are common in households in Puerto Rico, the meanings owners ascribe to them can be unexpected. | Sebastián Meltz-Collazo SPONSORED MCA Chicago Presents On Stage: FrictionsWill Rawls, Shamel Pitts | TRIBE, and Barak adé Soleil explore Blackness, queerness, movement, and dance in performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Learn more. BRUTALISTS TO KNOW 10 Brutalist Architects You Probably Never Heard OfListed alphabetically by architect, but also broken down chronologically at the end of the book, The Brutalists is a definitive tome for fans of the form, as well as those looking to expand their understanding of Brutalism’s context, contradictions, and contributors. Sarah Rose Sharp has listed a few lesser-known Brutalist architects (according to Hopkins) — just a sampling among dozens of the book's entries. SPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENTS Visionary Art Collective Celebrates Six Contemporary Women Artists in First NYC ExhibitionNature, Crisis, Consequence at the New-York Historical SocietyStream Media Works by Artists in Asia, the Americas, and Oceania on Watch and Chill 3.0Enjoy Summer Marathons in Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture at New York Studio SchoolMandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership Announces New Cultural FellowshipBRIClab 2023/24 Residency Applications Open for NYC ArtistsBrooklyn Museum Presents A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great MigrationMORE ON HYPERALLERGIC The Celestial Alignments of Nancy HoltLucy Lippard and Lisa Le Feuvre discuss the legacy of the famed American artist. | Jordan Eddy Spinning a Web of Murakami’s StoriesBlind Willow, Sleeping Woman captures Haruki Murakami’s combination of low-key magical realism, sexual neurosis, and loneliness. | Dan Schindel An Artist’s Cardboard Shrine of MomentsDetroit’s Huckleberry Explorer’s Club, founded by Stefany Anne Golberg, monumentalizes the bits of existence that linger beneath the quotidian. | Sarah Rose Sharp 15 Art Shows to See in New York This MonthYour list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art exhibitions this April, including Shellyne Rodriguez, Susan Bee, Mandy Al-Sayegh, Corydon Cowansage, and more. | Hrag Vartanian, Hakim Bishara, and Valentina Di Liscia Required ReadingThis week, uncovering clues about the Benin Bronzes, the British Museum takes everything but a joke, Hollywood writers vote on a strike, and popcorn bags can do what? | Hrag Vartanian and Lakshmi Rivera Amin IN OUR STORE Printmaking PatchAdorn yourself with this cheeky nod to printmaking techniques that produce images where the copy is reversed from the image on the plate. 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