Revisiting a 200-year-old Guide to Colors in the Natural World

Good morning. ☀️ Today, a 200-year-old guide to the color of the world, Israeli forces ransacked arti

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Good morning. ☀️Today, a 200-year-old guide to the color of the world, Israeli forces ransacked artist Emily Jacir’s arts center in Bethlehem, and a retrospective of Wong Kar-wai is finally happening at Lincoln Center.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

600+ Artists and Organizations Urge Boycott of Zabludowicz Art Trust Over Israel Ties Hundreds have signed a letter denouncing Poju Zabludowicz’s ties to a pro-Israel lobby and the Israeli Air Force. Valentina Di Liscia

What Else Is Happening? Workers at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City are moving to unionize, citing job insecurity, pandemic-related layoffs, and wage inequities among their major concerns. The restitution of a Franz Marc painting to the heirs of its original owner, who was persecuted by the Nazis, may set a precedent for future claims regarding cultural objects sold under duress Palestinian artist Emily Jacir’s arts center in Bethlehem was ransacked by Israeli army forces over the weekend.

SPONSORED The Courtauld Presents a Symposium on Artist Jay DeFeo On Friday, May 28, join The Courtauld Institute of Art for a free online conference on the expansive and unorthodox work of Jay DeFeo.

A Beautiful Guide to Colors in the Natural World, Revisited 200 Years Later Nature’s Palette reproduces the groundbreaking color systems and illustrates them with lush engravings. Lauren Moya Ford

SPONSORED The National Museum of the American Indian Presents The COVID-19 Outbreak in the Navajo Nation Photojournalist Donovan Quintero’s photo essay is the third installment in the online exhibition series Developing Stories: Native Photographers in the Field.

On View in NYC

The Poetic Grace of Maren Hassinger’s Vessels Lithe yet sturdy, Hassinger’s sheer organic forms belie their industrial materials. Alexandra M. Thomas

Wong Kar-wai's Classic Films, Newly Restored After a yearlong delay, Film at Lincoln Center is finally able to present its retrospective World of Wong Kar Wai in theaters. Dan Schindel

SPONSORED SVA Continuing Education Introduces New Global Arts Courses and Faculty Global Arts: Transcultural Practices in Art and Design, an evening of discussion with SVACE professors on centering language and culture in creative practice, will take place tonight at 6:30pm.

Opinion

Troubling Earnings Disparities in the Arts A new study examines earnings, debt, and financial support for entry-level arts administrators, finding troubling differences between BIPOC workers and their White counterparts. Cobi Krieger

SPONSORED SFMOMA Presents US Exclusive Retrospective of Visionary Artist Nam June Paik Immersive exhibition brings together over 200 works from Paik’s five-decade career combining art and technology.

Comics

Redefining Rest Don’t say I’m doing nothing. Guy Richards Smit

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