Who Holds the Power in Art?

November 7, 2022   Good morning. ☀️ Let's start the week right with a report that suggests art in the workplace improves employee well-being. You got that right. What do you have on your walls at work? Then there's the Heidi Klum worm costume, which I think hands down won Halloween this year. The supermodel's mind-numbingly wow outfit has even inspired memes, and we've gathered some of the best out there. And Lyndsay Knecht has put together a list of some of the newest up-and-coming art venues in Los Angeles that you might want to consider checking out if you make it to the City of Angels.   Now, let's keep our fingers crossed about US Election Day this week. If you haven't voted early, there's one more chance, and we encourage everyone who can to please vote!  The health of democracy depends on ALL our participation. — Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief       Kei Ito Traces Tragedy and Mourning Ito’s rubbings and multimedia works are traces of a global tragedy still imprinted in the memories of Americans more than two decades later. | Dereck Stafford Mangus     SPONSORED New works by Jonathan Ryan, Chrissy Angliker, and Masamitsu Shigeta on Platform Platform’s latest offering includes Angliker’s coveted lush florals, Ryan’s otherworldly textured canvases, and Shigeta’s seductive cityscapes in his signature artist-made frames. The three join a line-up of 16 sought-after international artists whose works are in limited supply on Platform through November 14 only. Buy them now.     WHAT'S HAPPENING Heidi Klum’s worm costume was good, but the memes are better. An American Alliance of Museums (AAM) volunteer committee voted unanimously to resign from the organization’s Museum Studies Professional Network (MSN) after its chair was asked to sign a code of ethics that mandated “loyalty” and limited public criticism of AAM. A Yemeni researcher alleges that dozens of unlabeled artifacts originating from Yemen are slated for sale at a British auction house later this month, reflecting the Saudi-led trafficking of “blood antiquities” to international markets. A new research study found that for 69% of participants, having "interesting and visually striking art" at the workplace contributes to their well-being.  The Art Show at Park Avenue Armory returned to a sparse audience. Virtually everyone remarked on how quiet the fair was, with some reveling in this fact and others casting it plainly as a failure.       SPONSORED Native Photojournalists Showcase Photo Essays at the National Museum of the American Indian Russel Albert Daniels, Tailyr Irvine, and Donovan Quintero provide insights into contemporary Native life in this New York City exhibition. Learn more     LATEST REVIEWS Istanbul Biennial Asks, Can We Talk? Spread across a dozen venues, with 500 contributors from almost 30 nations, the Biennial aims to draw in a public estranged by politics and two years of pandemic lockdowns. | Ayla Jean Yackley     SPONSORED This Year’s Singapore Biennale Is Named Natasha In taking a human name, the Singapore Biennale 2022 envisions itself as an intimate and collective journey with artists and audiences. On view through March 19, 2023. Learn more     Who Holds the Power in Art? If art is power, as Farah Nayeri's Takedown consistently shows, then how can galleries and museums successfully negotiate relationships of power?| David Carrier     SPONSORED School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s 2022 Art Auction and A Happening Auction Party Proceeds from the art auction and benefit party will provide critical support for student scholarships. Learn more     Two Artist-Physicians Address the Impacts of Uranium Mining Chip Thomas and Ken Ogawa are creating sight and sound installations to raise awareness about ecological devastation and injustice. | Lynn Trimble   NEW INDIE ART SPACES IN LA Seven Indie Art Spaces to Check Out in Los Angeles Your list of inventive, of-the-moment, and very Los Angeles art venues, including the LA River, The Elysian, No Moon LA, and more.     Support Hyperallergic's independent journalism Become a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a Member       View in browser | Forward to a friend   This email was sent to spaproductsavailable.bigglassofwine@blogger.com. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe   ​​Hyperallergic, 181 N 11th St, Suite 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Click below to stop receiving all Hyperallergic emails. Unsubscribe