May 12, 2020
Letter from the editor:
If you're reading this, then I'm going to assume you know the value of Hyperallergic and all the reporting we do. Articles like yesterday's op-ed by art historian Michelle C. Wang help us understand how art has been used to reinforce negative stereotypes by a government that should know better, while others, like this article by Rachel Heindenry, describes how artists, who are also parents, are handling childcare needs as they shelter-in-place. We hope that these and many of the other articles we publish daily inform the way our community lives and functions during times of crisis.
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The CDC’s Misappropriation of a Chinese Textile, and Why It Matters
The cover of the May 2020 issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal stokes xenophobia against Asian-Americans by identifying COVID-19 as a Chinese disease.
Michelle C. Wang
Olivia Laing’s Essays Make a Case for Why Art Matters in Turbulent Times
As exterior life shuts temporarily down, Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency is a useful reminder that connection can be intellectual as well as physical.
Lily Meyer
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Pratt SCPS Hosts Online Floral Design Workshops
Join a different Floral Art for Interiors course every week in June 2020 to create beautiful designs with locally sourced flowers delivered right to your home.
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Visual AIDS Launches New Online Platform, “Not Over”
With its annual fundraiser canceled, the nonprofit encourages donations on a free online platform featuring rare videos and performances by multi-generational artists including the late Jack Smith.
Archive of Martha Graham’s Life Acquired by New York Public Library
Highlights from the collection include Isamu Noguchi’s set drawings for Seraphic Dialogue and an extensive photograph collection of Graham’s canon.
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“Impossible Sites,” a COVID-19 Artist Relief Award, Is Open for Submissions
The nomadic art museum Black Cube will select five sketch submissions from US-based artists, who will be included in an online zine and awarded $650 each. The deadline to apply is June 5.
A Museum Is Building an Archive of Your Recipes, Photos, and Face Masks
The Autry Museum of the American West wants to document history in real-time by collecting objects and experiences from this quarantine period.
Elisa Wouk Almino
Meet the Art Community of the US Southwest: Christina Beatty Wants Artists in Leadership Roles and Decision-Making Circles
An interview series spotlighting some of the creative community members in the US Southwest. Hear from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Ellie Duke
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