"Happy Lunar New Year and Ramadan to our readers who celebrate. May this be a year of peace, health, and prosperity for us all. May it also be a year when artists can make a living from their work, when autocrats are overthrown, when traffickers and their accomplices are brought to justice, when art ceases to be an investment tool, and when bad-faith art writing sponsored by billionaires vanishes from this world. Enjoy reading! -Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief"
"All along Mott Street yesterday, Manhattan's Chinatown rang in Lunar New Year with dragon dancers, confetti, and sparklers. Prancing above the crowd was artist Sarula Bao's embroidered puppet in honor of the Year of the Fire Horse, crafted as part of the annual Lantern Residency organized by nonprofit Think!Chinatown. "I wanted to include some traditional Chinese New Year motifs that are most associated with luck and prosperity, such as mandarins, fish, coins, and the yuanbao, which was historically used as currency," the artist said."
Labels at a major museum used 'Canaan' rather than 'Palestine', generating public controversy over naming and historical framing. Manhattan's Chinatown celebrated Lunar New Year with dragon dancers, confetti, sparklers, and an embroidered Fire Horse puppet by Sarula Bao featuring mandarins, fish, coins, and a yuanbao motif. Ocean Vuong presented photography that attracted strong attention and praise beyond expectations tied to his writing. The Chroma exhibition and related scholarship examined how white elites drained ancient art of its color and connected to memorials for Johann Winckelmann and debates about classical whiteness. A strand of criticism emphasizes art that offers an 'elsewhere to imagine' and aspires beyond the present.
#british-museum-labeling-controversy #lunar-new-year-nyc #ocean-vuong-photography #decolonizing-ancient-art
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