January 31, 2020
Where Artists and Amazon Workers Align
I saw The Fulfillment Center months ago, but as time passed it wore on me and I became increasingly concerned about the workers — I mean artists — and more ambivalent about the commodities — I mean art.
Kealey Boyd
In Los Angeles, New Murals Crop Up to Commemorate Kobe Bryant
Bryant himself was the inspiration for a few murals even before his passing, but in the days since the crash, new ones have already popped up across the city, this time commemorating both Bryant and his daughter.
Carman Tse
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The 72-by-48-inch print is based on the artist’s recent site-specific installation at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Major Triennial in Beijing Is Postponed, Citing Coronavirus Outbreak
As institutions shutter in response to the epidemic and Art Basel Hong Kong weighs its options, the CAFA Museum’s Techne Triennial exhibition of media art has been postponed.
All 53 Republican Senators Received Cakes With a Message: “Let Bolton Testify”
Partnered with Brooklyn bakery Butter & Scotch, clean-energy advocacy group PACE raised funds to send cakes brandishing messages like “Don’t Dessert Democracy.”
After Fire, Museum of Chinese in America Optimistic as Some Archives Are Recovered for Restoration
Some 200 boxes have already been recovered and are “very much salvageable,” says museum president Nancy Yao Maasbach.
Sotheby’s Old Masters Painting Sale Garners $61M; Christie’s Cancels Annual Spring Auction in Dubai
Also, the Denver Art Museum received 44 works on paper, a stolen Marc Chagall painting sold for its low estimate of $130,000 in Tel Aviv, and more.
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Tyler School of Art and Architecture Announces 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
Student work will be on view at Tyler on Temple University’s Main Campus in Philadelphia from February 5 through April 11. The series of exhibitions will “push the boundaries of both technical and conceptual practice.”
Paying Tribute to Beloved TV Icon Walter Mercado
The documentary Mucho Mucho Amor, which just premiered at Sundance, feels like a celebration in a way few biographies do.
Monica Castillo
BoJack Horseman’s Flawed Final Season
As the acclaimed Netflix series has gone on, it appears in some ways to have bought into its own hype too much, and in doing so has weakened its critiques.
Dan Schindel
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