Hyperallergic Art News Roundup: Social Practice Critique, Artist Deaths, and Tracey Emin Retrospective Review

The art publication Hyperallergic features multiple articles in its latest issue. Ed Woodham, founder of Art in Odd Places, introduces Social Malpractice, a project examining how socially engaged art forms risk co-optation. Lebanese artist Ali Sbeity was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Kafra, Southern Lebanon. Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has threatened legal action against Ghanaian police following an alleged assault. A retrospective of Tracey Emin's work at Tate Modern is reviewed by Olivia McEwan, analyzing the artist's focus on self-examination and promotion. Additional content includes a comic about Frank O'Hara's curatorial work at MoMA, a feature on Anki King's paintings exploring isolation, and obituaries for Calvin Tomkins, Rhoda Roberts, and Agosto Machado.