October 15, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌤️ Today, contemporary artists pay tribute to Bosch, the line between appropriation and inspiration, and reviews of a solo show by Lisa Yuskavage and an exhibition featuring work by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Contemporary Artists Pay Tribute to Bosch’s Powerful Imagination

These glowing, dynamic artworks reproduce something of Bosch’s chaotic energy, but on an immersive, multi-sensory scale. | Lauren Moya Ford

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Over 160 artworks, including rarely seen works on paper, illuminate Etta Cone’s vision and her role in creating the Baltimore Museum of Art’s mammoth Matisse collection. Learn more.

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The Inexorable Pull of Lisa Yuskavage’s Paintings

In one painting, the artist lets the viewer know where they can go with their gaze, curiosity, and sympathy, with not one, but two middle fingers. | Robert Becker

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Krzysztof Wodiczko: Portrait Is Now on View at the Harvard Art Museums

The newly commissioned projection-installation activates an iconic portrait of George Washington, inviting visitors to explore the state of democracy today. Learn more.

The Profound Soul of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

While hardly about the pandemic, or any of the other crises so afflicting us, all are invoked in this exhibition, which is also often tender and profoundly soulful. | Gregory Volk

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SVA’s MA Curatorial Practice Announces Fall 2021 Special Events

The program for professional curatorial training is hosting public talks on Zoom with the Queens Museum, the arts collective Not an Alternative, and art historian Terry Smith. Learn more.

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The Fuzzy Line Between Inspiration and Appropriation

A story about a kidney and the drawing of a knee bring up age-old arguments about plagiarism and appropriation. | Lise Ragbir

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UCLA MFA in Media Arts Is Accepting Applications for Fall 2022

The program provides a rigorous environment for bold experimentation in new modes of critical thinking and art making in the context of media and technology. Learn more.

Required Reading

This week, addressing a transphobic comedy special on Netflix, the story behind KKK hoods, cultural identity fraud, an anti-Semitic take on modern art, and more. | Hrag Vartanian

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