Lavinia Fontana may be a familiar name for fans of Renaissance Mannerism, but critic Ed Simon’s essay casts a refreshing light on the beguiling portraiture and work of the Italian painter, who is famously considered to be one of the first professional woman artists.
Good morning! Lavinia Fontana may be a familiar name for fans of Renaissance Mannerism, but critic Ed Simon’s essay casts a refreshing light on the beguiling portraiture and work of the Italian painter, who is famously considered to be one of the first professional woman artists. In New York, employees at the Noguchi Museum — whose namesake artist was a vocal anti-war advocate — walked out after the institution banned keffiyehs in the workplace. Read News Editor Valentina Di Liscia’s report about the suppression of the Palestinian garment and the workers’ response. Also today: queer art in Santa Fe, the Washington Post discontinues its longtime local arts column, and is there an ethical way for undergraduate art programs to bring AI into the classroom? — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor | |
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| | | The first woman to make her living from painting captured herself and other women in the ways they wished to be perceived. | Ed Simon |
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SPONSORED | | | | Platform has just launched Mel Bochner’s Kick Against the Pricks Hat, a new fundraising edition with the pioneering conceptual artist. The “Anti-MAGA Hat” is made in the USA and embroidered with Bochner’s text-based artwork. Ten percent of the hat’s sales will be distributed to five candidates running against MAGA extremists in the 2024 elections. Buy it here |
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IN THE NEWS | | | | Staff say the dress code policy, which prohibits “political statements,” is anti-Palestinian and goes against the values of the artist whose legacy the museum honors. | Valentina Di Liscia |
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| | | | Some say the decision to cut the In the Galleries series represents a blow to the paper’s regional arts coverage. | Isa Farfan |
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SPONSORED | | | | New York’s celebrated, medium-driven fair returns to downtown Manhattan’s Pier 36, featuring 75 galleries with top modern and contemporary paper-based art. Learn more |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | Hyperallergic speaks with Walter Cooper, who wrote the book on queer history in Santa Fe, and Christian Waguespack, who curated the show on it. | Jordan Eddy |
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| | | | New university programs are incorporating generative tools into studio art courses while attempting to address the murky ethics of the technology. | Isa Farfan |
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FROM THE ARCHIVE | | | | New research contests the myth that it was Christianity’s opposition to public nudity that led to the decline in large-scale bathing in the late Roman Empire. | Sarah E. Bond |
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IN MEMORIAM | Thomas Barrow (1938–2024)
Photographer and educator | Center for Creative Photography
Charles Biasiny-Rivera (1930–2024)
Photographer, curator, writer and who co-founded the En Foco nonprofit | En Foco
Betty Cooke (1924–2024)
Icon modernist jewelry maker | Baltimore Banner
Alain Delon (1935–2024)
French actor and art collector | Le Monde
Floyd Newsum (1950–2024)
Artist and co-founder of Project Row Houses in Houston | Houston Landing
Keiichi Tanaami (1936–2024)
Japanese Pop artist | ArtAsiaPacific
Jan Yager (1951–2024)
Artist who made mixed-media jewelry inspired by Philadelphia | National Jeweler |
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