Legendary author and civil rights activist James Baldwin was born 100 years ago today. The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, honors his legacy withart, photography,and ephemera that shed light on his friendships with other luminaries and queer activists. Get a peek into the show in our report.
In the news, police arrest a suspect in the vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak’s home back in June.
Also today: shows to see this month in New York City, a tribute to teaching artists in Manhattan, Required Reading, A View From the Easel, and our popular Opportunities listings. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor | |
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| | | The exhibition This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance documents the writer and activist’s life through archival media, photographs, and artwork. | Maya Pontone |
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SPONSORED | | | | Streaming now on PAMMTV, the hybrid exhibition asks, “How can digital art address accelerating changes across climate, culture, and time?” Learn more |
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IN NEW YORK | | | | Make sure not to miss shows featuring Jenny Holzer, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Huong Dodinh, and others, plus a lot of dogs. | Natalie Haddad, Valentina Di Liscia, Hrag Vartanian, Hakim Bishara, Rhea Nayyar, and Zoë Hopkins |
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| | | | Airhead at PPOW Gallery explores alternative modes of learning within and beyond the classroom. | Rhea Nayyar |
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| | | | Anne Pasternak was one of four museum leaders whose homes were graffitied with anti-Zionist messages following a heavily policed pro-Palestine protest at the institution. | Valentina Di Liscia |
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ALSO ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | This week: Street art memorializes Sonya Massey, the history of women’s athletic clothing, an Olympic cheese sponsorship, women rule BookTok, plucky astronauts, and more. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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| | | | “My studio is between the fruit seller and the kiosk. When I leave the doors open on hot days, people walking by drop in to share their thoughts on my paintings.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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| | | | Residencies, grants, and open calls from Princeton University, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. |
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MORE JAMES BALDWIN | | | | In God Made My Face, artists and critics reflect on seeing themselves through the late metamorphic writer’s work. | Jasmine Weber |
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TRANSITIONS | Claude Lawrence is now represented by Venus Over Manhattan gallery.
Wilma Mishoe was named the president of the board of trustees at the Biggs Museum of American Art. Andre Swygert, Daniel Thompson, and Janell Upton have also joined the board.
Sam Moyer is now represented by BLUM gallery in collaboration with Sean Kelly Gallery.
Regina Palm was appointed senior curator of modern art at the Norton Museum of Art. Francine Walker and James “Chip” DiPaula were elected to the board of trustees.
Nina Sarin Arias was appointed to the board of trustees at the Parrish Art Museum.
Robert Wolterstorff was appointed executive director of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. |
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AWARDS & ACCOLADES | TheAkron Art Museum,theCalifornia College of the Arts, and theMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Ricoare among the grantees of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s Frankenthaler Climate Initiative. See the full list here.
Andrea Assaf, Marcus Elliot, and Terry Guest are among the recipients of the 2024 Joyce Awards. See the full list here.
Wanda Nanibush and Curtis Santiago received this year’s Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Awards. |
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