 December 6, 2022Good morning. 🌧️ Today, Iranian activists stage a theatrical "die-in" at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, calling for regime change in their home country. Western media outlets might have been too quick to report that Iran is abolishing its so-called morality police, if you follow what the Iranian state media says. Meanwhile, adjunct professors at the New School in Manhattan are approaching their fourth week of strike. Pressure is mounting on the school to reach a resolution. The professors are escalating their protests, speakers are boycotting events at the school, and some parents are asking for their tuition money back. Also today, we take a deep dive into the real reasons behind the demise of Roman baths. You thought it was Christianity's opposition to public nudity? Think again. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor  Why Did Roman Baths Disappear?New research contests the myth that it was Christianity's opposition to nudity that led to the decline in large-scale bathing in the late Roman Empire. | Sarah E. Bond SPONSORED  National Museum of Singapore Presents The First Doraemon Exhibition Held Outside of JapanContemporary art, original sketches, and more explore how the Japanese character sprung from the pages of a manga and became a global cultural sensation. Learn more. WHAT'S HAPPENING  A "die-in" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in solidarity with Iranian protesters, organized by the group "Woman Life Freedom" (photo by innyworld, courtesy Women Life Freedom NYC)
SPONSORED  Eleven Contemporary Artists Explore the Meaning of Shelter at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary ArtArtists collaborate with nonprofit institutions and field experts to examine historical and contemporary determinants of housing and the feelings of safety and connection integral to places of living. Learn more. LATEST IN ART  The Typography of ChangeAn exhibition at San Francisco’s Letterform Archive highlights typography’s role in iconic social movements from the 1800s through the present. | Emily Wilson  Celebrating “Weird” Art in ChicagoRocks, ducks, and a self-organized survey of Gingham are some of the things to see right now in four Chicago art galleries. | Lori Waxman IN OUR STORE  Portrait of Félix SocksArt socks inspired by a painting of an anarchist art critic? Of course Hyperallergic’s editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian already has a pair of these beauties — Georges Seurat’s “Portrait of Félix Fénéon” is one of his favorite paintings.! Support Hyperallergic's independent journalismBecome a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. |
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