Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Misunderstood Legacy

November 3, 2022   Good morning. ☀️ Today in the news, an auction house in Philadelphia sells a disturbing self-portrait by a serial-killer clown, and it's not funny at all. I blame popular culture's twisted fascination with serial killers. We have all the details about this troubling sale. Also, Iranian artists seek international solidarity, an exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the legacy of Bernd and Hilla Becher's photography, the divisive story of a lost cave house in Mexico City, and more. Lastly, artist Denise Zubizarreta writes about the experience of living and working with chronic illness. Her moving words, and admirable resilience, will resonate with many. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor       Iranian Artists Plead for International Support  Activists are organizing a “call-in day” to remind politicians of the ongoing crisis with a protest-performance planned in New York this weekend.     SPONSORED       IN THE NEWS As the sinister clown painting fetches over $12K, what made an auction house in Philadelphia decide to sell the art of serial killer John Wayne Gacy? Joan Didion’s art collection is up for auction. The trove of artworks includes a photograph by Patti Smith, pieces by Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, and more.       SPONSORED Back in person! The Annual Art Sale at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University Discover works from students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Proceeds from this year’s sale will provide crucial support to financial aid assistance, making it possible for SMFA to truly support the next generation of artists. Learn More Image: Dinorá Justice, Brazilian-American. Portrait 32, after Matisse's Reclining Odalisque, oil and acrylic on canvas (© Dinorá Justice, courtesy the artist and Gallery NAGA, Boston)     LATEST REVIEWS Reclining Men Reading Radical Books Artist Pachi Muruchu merges his radical beliefs and resistance to colonialism with a complex sense of color and the moods it can conjure and inflect. | John Yau     SPONSORED Wrightwood 659’s Fall Exhibitions Highlight the Expansive Cosmos and Same-Sex Desire Discover works by Michiko Itatani in Celestial Stage and the history of queer identity in art in The First Homosexuals, now on view at the Chicago art space. Learn More     Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Misunderstood Oeuvre Critics who have deemed the photographer couple’s work outmoded and detached are simply wrong. | Julia Curl   The Many Faces of Ukrainian Photography Today In Ukrainian Photography Today the now and then come into intimate contact to reveal a story about one’s roots and uprootedness. | Lev Feigin     SPONSORED Washington University in St. Louis: MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture Learn more about the two-year residential program for illustrators, comic artists, and designers at a virtual open house this November. Learn More     ALSO  The Contentious History of a Lost Cave House in Mexico City The disappearance of “Casa Cueva,” a model of which is on view at the Noguchi Museum, pitted two great artists against each other in one of the most divisive episodes in Mexican contemporary art history. | Valentina Di Liscia   Finding Strength as an Artist With Chronic Illness When the profits from every sale are dumped right back into medical costs, what does the balance of surviving and creating even look like? | Denise Zubizarreta   OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities in November 2022 From residencies, fellowships, and workshops to grants, open calls, and commissions, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. View the full list     SPONSORED Applications Open for 2023 Gottlieb Foundation Grant Program The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation will award 20 visual artists Individual Support Grants of $25,000 each. Learn More     Queens Artists and Nonprofits Can Apply for This Cash Grant The Queens Art Fund awards grants between $1,000 and $5,000 to organizations and collectives and $3,000 to artists for the production of new work.     SPONSORED Miami’s Fountainhead Residency Announces 2023 Selected Artists This fully funded residency immerses contemporary artists in Miami’s cultural landscape, where they can forge connections to help their careers thrive. Learn More     IN MEMORIAM Harry Bates (1927-2022) Modernist architect | New York Times George Booth (1926-2022) New Yorker cartoonist | New York Times Jonathan Stedall (1938-2022) Documentary filmmaker | Guardian Laila Shawa (1940-2022) Palestinian artist and activist | Art Newspaper     Support Hyperallergic's independent journalism Become a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. 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