Hyperallergic Newsletter Covers LACMA's New Building, Greater New York Exhibition, and Art Industry News
The new structure of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art boasts a perplexing open layout. On display is a refurbished Alexander Calder fountain titled "Three Quintains (Hello Girls)" from 1964. MoMA PS1 has inaugurated its sixth "Greater New York" exhibition, showcasing more than 50 up-and-coming artists from NYC. The Whitney Museum now reaps the benefits of the Art Dealers Association of America art fair, concluding its collaboration with Henry Street Settlement. Rawya El Chab's "Crossing the Water" series reflects on Lebanon's civil war, while Winnie Wong's publication delves into the lives of unnamed portraitists from the Qing dynasty. The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project has commenced at Bates College Museum of Art, and Magazzino Italian Art is featuring "Tutto Boetti 1966–1993." Meanwhile, layoffs have been reported at Artnet and Artsy, and the Toronto Biennial of Art is on the horizon.
Key facts
- LACMA's new building has an open, unconventional layout that divides visitor opinion.
- Alexander Calder's 1964 fountain "Three Quintains (Hello Girls)" is newly restored at LACMA.
- The sixth "Greater New York" exhibition at MoMA PS1 features over 50 emerging NYC artists.
- The ADAA art fair now benefits the Whitney Museum, not the Henry Street Settlement.
- Rawya El Chab's performance series "Crossing the Water" addresses Lebanon's civil war history.
- Winnie Wong's book critiques the Western 'lone genius' myth via Canton trade portraitists.
- The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project is a free online catalogue from Bates College Museum of Art.
- Layoffs have been reported at Artnet and Artsy.
Entities
Artists
- Alexander Calder
- Rawya El Chab
- Winnie Wong
- Marsden Hartley
- Alighiero Boetti
- Marilyn Minter
- Tania Bruguera
- Molly Crabapple
- Wifredo Lam
- Ashaji
- Paddy Johnson
- Matt Stromberg
- Hrag Vartanian
- Lisa Yin Zhang
- Rhea Nayyar
- Nanase Shirokawa
- Anna Oakes
- Willa Lewis
- Monica Lewinsky
- Rachel Corrie
Institutions
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- MoMA PS1
- Whitney Museum
- Henry Street Settlement
- Art Dealers Association of America
- Bates College Museum of Art
- Magazzino Italian Art
- Denver Art Museum
- Toronto Biennial of Art
- Artnet
- Artsy
- Hispanic Society
- Hyperallergic
- Beowolff Capital
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Queens
- New York City
- New York
- Lebanon
- Canton
- Turin
- Italy
- Spain
- Cuenca
- Denver
- Colorado
- Toronto
- Canada