Hyperallergic Editor's Week: Alfredo Jaar Lecture, New Pocket Reviews, and Fall Guides
In his diary covering September 7–11, Hyperallergic editor-in-chief Hakim Bishara recounts various art happenings in New York. On September 8, he engaged with Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar in Chelsea and attended Jaar's lecture at the CUNY Graduate Center. The launch of Hyperallergic's inaugural Pocket Review occurred on September 10, during which Bishara explored Chelsea openings, featuring Johanna Unzueta's drawings and Yvonne Jacquette's aerial artworks. The September 11 entry highlights Kaveh Akbar's Martyr and One World Trade Center. This issue commemorates the 25th anniversary of 9/11, showcasing artists' reflections on its significance. Additional news includes David Rubenstein acquiring Joel Shapiro's 'Blue', a strike at the V&A Museum, and Kathleen V. Jameson being appointed director of the Speed Museum. Community notes report the passing of artist Lucien Smith at age 37.
Key facts
- Hakim Bishara is editor-in-chief of Hyperallergic.
- Alfredo Jaar lectured at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan on September 8.
- Hyperallergic published its first Pocket Review on September 10; the format caps reviews at 300 words.
- Johanna Unzueta showed drawings at Casey Kaplan and Yvonne Jacquette had a posthumous aerial paintings show at Karma, both in Chelsea.
- David Rubenstein bought Joel Shapiro's 'Blue' (2019) days after the National Park Service removed it from the Kennedy Center grounds.
- Excavation for President Donald Trump's 'Great Triumphal Arch' is to begin within two weeks.
- Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch will step down by the end of the year.
- Two Renoir paintings worth millions were stolen from the Renoir Museum in southern France on September 8.
- Workers struck the Victoria and Albert Museum in London over 'Amazon-style' conditions at V&A East Storehouse.
- The Brooklyn Museum installed Michael Richard's 'Free F'All' (1997) for the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
- Tschabalala Self's 'Lady in Blue' was unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London.
- Kathleen V. Jameson was named director of the Speed Museum.
- Artist Lucien Smith died at 37.
- A virtual panel, 'Craft Archive Fellowship Program: Archives in Action,' is set for September 23, moderated by Lakshmi Rivera Amin.
Entities
Artists
- Alfredo Jaar
- Johanna Unzueta
- Yvonne Jacquette
- Katherine Bradford
- Kaveh Akbar
- Wafaa Bilal
- Joel Shapiro
- Michael Richard
- Damien Davis
- Tschabalala Self
- Alison Rossiter
- David Hockney
- Sophie Lewis
- Kacey Musgraves
- George Lucas
- Mellody Hobson
- Tony Cokes
- Grandma Moses
- Abbas Akhavan
- Guadalupe Rosales
- Christine Sun Kim
- Fady Joudah
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Lucien Smith
- Jean-François Leroy
- Jibby Beane
- Rujuta Rao
- Ernie Barnes
- Erin Barnes
- Hakim Bishara
- Lakshmi Rivera Amin
- Eileen G'Sell
- Lisa Yin Zhang
- Ed Simon
- Khatchig Mouradian
- Phillip Pyle
- Matt Stromberg
- Amalia Uribe Guardiola
- Rana Alsoufi
- Aaron Short
Institutions
- Hyperallergic
- CUNY Graduate Center
- Casey Kaplan
- Karma
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- National Park Service
- Smithsonian Institution
- Renoir Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- V&A East Storehouse
- Brooklyn Museum
- Speed Museum
- New Museum
- The Met
- Lucas Museum
- Columbia University School of the Arts
- Center for Craft
- Abstract Mag
- Rabkin Prize
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Chelsea
- Manhattan
- Brooklyn
- Queens
- Georgia
- Los Angeles
- London
- United Kingdom
- France
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Gaza
- Dhour El Choueir
- Lebanon
- Trafalgar Square
- One World Trade Center
- Empire State Building
- Park Avenue