Morgan Library Tarot Exhibition Traces 500 Years of the Cards

On the second day of autumn, AX Mina's review of a tarot exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum was highlighted by Hyperallergic, examining how designers of tarot decks have responded to changing power dynamics. The exhibition features some of the oldest tarot decks and illustrates the transformation of a Renaissance card game. In her Art Problems column, Paddy Johnson addresses artists' embarrassment regarding their day jobs, connecting it to classism within the art community. Key news includes protests at the Museum of Modern Art against Leon Black, the return of three sculptures to Nigeria by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago's restitution of a looted Cubist painting to Emanuel Lewenstein's family. Amit Noy reports on Sarah Michelson’s 25-day performance at MoMA. Fall guides recommend works by Camille Henrot, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, and Sara Genn, alongside Bay Area exhibitions. Hyper Links features Nitasha Tiku’s article on AI extinction and Matthew Rolfe’s piece on 19th-century Black life model Pierre Louis Alexandre. Mary Karmelek reviews Marin Kosut’s book about New York.