Hakim Bishara's Met Diary Sketches a Fractured Indigenous Peoples' Day
In his October diary, Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief of Hyperallergic, reflects on his visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he observes the absence of the Lenape people. He explores a major exhibition showcasing the works of Abstract Expressionists Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, emphasizing their artistic collaboration and marriage. Following a disagreement, he faces accusations of white privilege, which are later modified to male privilege. He listens to a Democracy Now segment discussing settler colonialism and notices a "primitive man" sticker on a Jeep Wrangler. At the Brooklyn Museum, he examines Indigenous Kachina dolls. His report also covers exhibition reviews, updates on the Gochman Collection, the cancellation of the Karachi Biennale, and forthcoming events. The Asian Cultural Council is set to commence its 2027 grant cycle from October 1 to November 10, 2026.
Key facts
- Hakim Bishara, Hyperallergic's editor-in-chief, wrote the diary dispatch set on Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan
- A blockbuster Met exhibition pairs Abstract Expressionists Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, framed around mutual influence and their marriage
- The Brooklyn Museum's Center for Feminist Art holds a display of Indigenous Kachina dolls given to Hopi girls and women in what is now Arizona
- John Yau reviewed Roy Lichtenstein: Like New at the Whitney Museum, the first major Lichtenstein survey in more than 30 years, featuring over 130 works
- The Karachi Biennale canceled its fifth edition, citing logistical constraints and "war conditions prevailing in the region"
- Tammy Nguyen presents the foreword to her debut opera Timaeus and The Teacher at the 61st Venice Biennale's closing program on November 13 and 14
- The Gochman Collection of Indigenous Art opens a new space in Katonah, New York, in November
- The Asian Cultural Council accepts applications for its 2027 global grant cycle from October 1 to November 10, 2026
Entities
Artists
- Hakim Bishara
- Lee Krasner
- Jackson Pollock
- Roy Lichtenstein
- John Yau
- Cannupa Hanska Luger
- Hrag Vartanian
- Deana Lawson
- Channelle Chevelle Russell
- Valerio Adami
- Tammy Nguyen
- Danh Vo
- Sandra Mujinga
- Raven Chacon
- Jonathan Nez
- Joan Kron
- Andy Warhol
- Sidney Janis
- Jazmine Hayes
- Sara Flores
- Jeremy Dennis
- Shelley Niro
- Sarah Sense
- Frida Kahlo
- Romare Bearden
- John Berger
- Tom Overton
- Megan O'Grady
- Earl Stendahl
- Armando Pulido
- Johannes Vermeer
- Ruth Bernard Yeazell
- Lauren Moya Ford
- Vilém Flusser
- Flor Khan
- Paddy Johnson
- Mia Lopez
- Isabella Segalovich
- Valentina Di Liscia
- Phillip Pyle
- Emma Cieslik
- Rhea Nayyar
- Eileen G'Sell
- Anna Lee
- Bernie Sanders
- Pete Hegseth
- Rembrandt
Institutions
- Hyperallergic
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Brooklyn Museum
- Whitney Museum
- Musée du Louvre
- Karachi Biennale
- Venice Biennale
- Gochman Collection of Indigenous Art
- Armenian Museum of America
- Asian Cultural Council
- Democracy Now
- MIT Press
- UCLA
- ArtFields Festival
- Centro de Artes
- Asia NOW
- DOC NYC
- Cornell University
- Navajo Nation
- Park Avenue Armory
- Center for Feminist Art
Locations
- Manhattan
- New York
- United States
- Fifth Avenue
- Katonah
- Karachi
- Pakistan
- Venice
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Arizona
- Brooklyn
- Brownsville
- Lake City
- South Carolina
- San Antonio
- Los Angeles