Weekend: Steve DiBenedetto, Mary Mattingly, Tu Hongtao, and more

In his review of Mary Mattingly’s eco-conscious landscape photographs, Louis Bury commends the artist

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In his review of Mary Mattingly’s eco-conscious landscape photographs, Louis Bury commends the artist’s “faith in the capacity of both individuals and communities to confront [climate change’s] magnitude in the modest ways available to them.” The faith necessary to confront intractable problems has grown scarcer as the days grow shorter, but the bonds of community still carry the power to transform it into a renewable resource. As we finish out this impossible year, Hyperallergic remains committed to the faith and power of community more than ever. Please consider supporting our work and becoming a member today.— Thomas Micchelli, Co-Editor, Hyperallergic Weekend

Steve DiBenedetto’s Raw Nerves Whatever the impulse that initiated the paintings, DiBenedetto clearly works everything out on the surface. John Yau

Mary Mattingly Confronts Climate Change With Utopic Resourcefulness Mattingly’s landscape photographs evoke each site’s geologic timeline. Louis Bury

SPONSORED Tulsa Artist Fellowship Provides Extraordinary Support The award includes a $40,000 stipend, plus fully subsidized living and studio space for two years in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Painting “the Eternity of Time” Tu Hongtao’s paintings revisit the traditions of Chinese painting while evading the perils of oversimplification and stagnation. Mengyun Han

Two Sad Christmas Songs What if the season is not jolly? Lucas Fagen

SPONSORED Tyler’s Arts Management Track Nurtures Social and Cultural Leaders The Tyler School of Art and Architecture’s new track prepares students to become innovators and leaders across a range of arts roles in commercial and nonprofit sectors.

Artists Quarantine with Their Art Collections “Placing the symbolic weight of this mayhem into the palm of my hand brings me comfort and hope.” Stephen Maine

Required Reading This week, the best 2020 architecture in India, the lie of trickle-down economics, Armenian artists respond, an artist poses as a billionaire to photograph penthouses, and much more. Hrag Vartanian

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