Dumbo Open Studios, an artist who says no to the American Biennale pavilion, turns ten and the Rijksmuseum takes over Ovidius’ magnum opus.
MoMA PS1’s massive survey of local artists, Greater New Yorkonly happens once every five years, so it’s only natural that the show evokes strong emotions… including ambivalence. Read all about the works Hyperallergic Loved It, Didn’t, and Couldn’t Decide, with contributions from Editor-in-Chief Hakim Bishara, Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian, Editor-in-Chief Lisa Yin Zhang, and Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar.
In the news, American-French sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud is speaking out about her decision to decline an invitation to represent the US at the Venice Biennale, as the pavilion – and its shady, Trump-friendly commissioning entity – comes under increased scrutiny. As a reminder, if you would like to send a confidential news tip, you can do so at tips@hyperallergic.com, or contact me or a reporter directly.
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What we liked (and didn’t) in “Greater New York”
Plus the works we’re unsure about in the massive MoMA PS1 survey. | Hrag Vartanian, Hakim Bishara, Lisa Yin Zhang, Rhea Nayyar
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News
- Artist Barbara Chase-Riboud spoke about her decision not to represent the US at the 61st Venice Biennale, noting that now is “not the time.”
- ArtPhilly plans to unveil next month a sprawling temporary monument honoring Ona Judge, who escaped slavery in 1796 by the United States’ first presidential family.
- Works on paper were a highlight of Dumbo Open Studios’ 10th anniversary event – not to mention the impromptu conversations and artistic community.
From our critics
A blockbuster version of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphosis’
The exhibition in the Rijksmuseum raises questions about gender, sexuality and transformation that she does not want to answer. | Zoe Guy
The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project is launched online
The first comprehensive catalog of works by acclaimed modernist painter Marsden Hartley is now available for free on the Internet.
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Adrian Rifkin on Naz Cuguoğlu’s “The Future of Museums is a Dance Floor”:
2 things. In the 1990s, when I was a professor of visual arts at Leeds, I had a good MA guy who wrote about this issue and organized raves as an artist. Reading Boulez in some of his reflections, you can see how the DJ becomes an artist as such, and perhaps the truest form of modern in the sense of Adorno in his critique of Moses un Aron.
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The long-lost Rembrandt is exhibited in the Rijksmuseum
The painting was previously wrongly attributed to a student of the Dutch Master and was hidden from the public in a private collection for more than sixty years. | Rhea Nayyar
