Weekend: Jason Stopa, Barbara Hepworth, Nona Faustine

When Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said: "I want to understand White rage. And I'm White.

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When Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said: “I want to understand White rage. And I’m White. And I want to understand it,” he was staying true to the first of three Delphic maxims: “Know thyself.” It is those who shun that challenge that ought to worry the people who heard Milley’s response. — John Yau, Co-Editor, Hyperallergic Weekend

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Where Painting Can Live Jason Stopa’s desire to infuse his paintings with joy mixes sophistication and innocence without privileging either one. John Yau

Alix Le Méléder’s Rules of the Game The French artist’s decision to stop painting in 2011 grew out of her work’s internal logic. Gwenaël Kerlidou

Barbara Hepworth’s Monumental Elegance The exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life is both an examination of some of the best of her artworks and a spasmodic account of her life. Michael Glover

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Painting Abstractly in the Midst of Unending Crises Alyse Rosner is grappling with the question of how to make an abstract painting reflect both the personal and collective. John Yau

Nona Faustine's Family Album Faustine’s depiction of household shared by three generations of Black women presents matriarchy as a source of power. Julia Curl

Two Artists’ Lives, Lived Well John O’Reilly and Jim Tellin had their art, and they had each other. Jeff McMahon

Required Reading This week, Frank Gehry’s new van Gogh inspired building, Diana Ross releases a new track after 15 years, crafting save the US, LGBTQ-owned US bookshops, and more. Hrag Vartanian

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