Good morning. There’s lots of important stories today, but let’s start with the good.
Good morning. There’s lots of important stories today, but let’s start with the good: In New York, Open Studios events in Brooklyn’s Gowanus and Sunset Park neighborhoods were a hit this weekend, drawing hundreds of visitors behind the scenes of artists’ creative processes. And in Oklahoma City, the first-ever convening of the Indigenous Puppetry Institute shone a light on “one of our most ancient art forms of storytelling,” writes Joelle E. Mendoza.
The bad news: Hudson Yard’s “Vessel,” closed for three years after a series of deaths by suicide, is open again (this time with protective netting).
Read more below, including UrbanGlass’s apology for excluding Palestinian-American artist Phil Garip’s work from a show earlier this year, Meeson Pae’s biologically curious paintings, Anya Gallacio’s memento mori art, and John Yau on Kibong Rhee. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | |
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| | | The inaugural Indigenous Puppetry Institute saw the convening of contemporary practitioners of a form practiced for centuries. | Joelle E. Mendoza (JEM) |
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SPONSORED | | | | The Boston school’s new MFA creates more cross-pollination across studio art disciplines while maintaining depth of expertise in chosen media concentrations. Learn more |
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IN THE NEWS | | | NYC’s despised “Vessel” reopens with suicide prevention nets. The fixture was closed for three years after four people died by suicide. UrbanGlass has issued a public statement apologizing and expressing regret over the removal of Palestinian-American artist Phil Garip’s artwork from a staff show. |
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FROM OUR CRITICS | | | | Rhee’s paintings change from pictorial presentations of a lush, dreamy world to a tangled web of different viscosities when we approach the surface. | John Yau |
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| | | The artist reminds us that decay is full of energy — not just an ending, but part of an endless circle of life. | Eliza Goodpasture |
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| | | | Meeson Pae’s work creates safe space to contend with the phenomenon of our biological inner-workings and the opulent worlds they create. | Nereya Otieno |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | This year’s theme, “Gowanus Under Construction,” invited participants to reflect on the gentrification of the historically industrial Brooklyn neighborhood. | Maya Pontone |
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| | | | Fluorescent ’90s vagina art, looped films, and tender papier-mâché sculptures were on display as part of the South Brooklyn neighborhood’s annual open studios. | Isa Farfan |
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| | | | Residencies, grants, open calls, and jobs from Amherst College, apexart, Tamarind Institute, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. |
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