The seemingly boundless exhibition “Max Beckmann: The Formative Years, 1915–1925” at the Neue Galerie in New York City uncoils a tale of creative crisis, psychic dislocation, and scrambling ambition bracketed within the most transformative decade of the painter’s career. Read Thomas Micchelli’s insightful review through the link in bio. . . . “Max Beckmann: The Formative Years, 1915–1925” continues at Neue Galerie (1048 Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan) through January 15, 2024. Max Beckmann, “Christ and the Sinner” (1917), oil on canvas, Saint Louis Art Museum, Bequest of Curt Valentin (© 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York) #MaxBeckmann #Art #Painting #NeueGalerie #NewYork

Early attempts by researchers to physically unroll these incredibly fragile texts proved disastrous. But over the past two decades, professor Brent Seales and his team of computer programmers at the University of Kentucky have developed a way to digitally reconstruct and analyze the interiors of these unopened ancient scrolls without risking further damage. Read more about the scroll and the artificial intelligence software developed to decipher it through the link in bio. . . . #Art #ArtHistory #Archaeology #AncientRome #AI #ComputerProgramming

Looking for some exciting art to see in #NYC? Check out artist Shary Boyle's multisensory, theatrical exhibition "Outside the Palace of Me" at the Museum of Arts and Design (2 Columbus Circle)! 🌀 #SharyBoyle #Art #ArtShow #Ceramics #Painting #Drawing #VideoArt

At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike yesterday, October 19, on Gaza’s Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius, one of the oldest churches in the world. The Israeli military has taken responsibility for the hit, the Wall Street Journal and others reported.⁠ ⁠ Hundreds of Palestinians were sheltering in the church, according to local authorities. The bombing was part of a larger airstrike that destroyed a district in Gaza City where residents were reportedly given only 30 minutes to evacuate.⁠ ⁠ Since the October 7 Hamas attack that killed 1,400 Israelis and resulted in the capture of around 200 hostages, according to Israeli officials, more than 1 million Gaza residents have been forced to flee their homes and 3,785 Palestinians have been killed, including 1,524 children, as reported by the Gaza Health Ministry.

Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi puts a contemporary twist on traditional Persian art to show her distinct, feminist perspectives. Check out our Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian’s review of the artist's solo show at Brandeis University. #persian #iran #iranian #iranianartist

Hrag Vartanian @hragv reviews Arghavan Khosravi’s solo exhibition “Black Rain,” on view at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. ⁠ ⁠ Read the full review through the link in bio! The exhibition closes this Sunday, October, 22. �.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ Repost from @hragv⁠ ⁠ #ArghavanKhosravi #Art #Sculpture #Painting #Boston #RoseArtMuseum

Nan Goldin, Barbara Kruger, Tania Bruguera, and Cecilia Vicuña are among dozens of artists, writers, curators, and filmmakers who signed an open letter demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, allowing aid into the besieged city, and “the end of the complicity of our governing bodies in grave human rights violations and war crimes.”⁠ ⁠ The currently circulating letter, reproduced in full on Hyperallergic, implores organizations and institutions to break their silence around Israel’s human rights violations in the city.⁠ ⁠ “There is ample evidence that we are witnessing the unfolding of a genocide in which the already precarious lives of Palestinians are deemed unworthy of aid, let alone human rights and justice,” a portion of the letter reads, calling for unrestricted humanitarian aid for Palestinians.⁠ ⁠ Real the full letter through the link in bio.

Painfully, it is all too clear that echo of the Holocaust is not in the murder of Israelis, extreme as that tragedy was. Holocaust historians themselves are pointing out that the real similarities are to be found in the current attempted extermination of Palestinians. I and thousands of other Jews are demanding a ceasefire, that this violence NOT continue in our name. #JudyChicago

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, DC, on Oct. 16 to demand that President Joe Biden call for ceasefire in Gaza as Israel continues its deadly retaliation on the region after Hamas’s attack. ⁠ ⁠ Monday’s action, organized by If Not Now and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), centered the voices of American Jewish people. “We are rising up for Gaza in the way we would have wanted others to rise up for our ancestors,” JVP member Jay Saper told Hyperallergic.⁠ ⁠ JVP is leading another action in Washington, DC, today, Oct. 18, this time at the US Capitol building, in a bid to convince Congress to insist on an end to the violence.⁠ ⁠ Read more about Monday’s protest through the link in bio.

MCA Chicago presents a 21-year survey of painter Rebecca Morris, an artist best known for her large-scale paintings and inventive approach to composition, color, and gesture. The exhibition includes 27 paintings that showcase her progression of styles and rigorous commitment to experimentation and abstraction. “Rebecca Morris: 2001-2022,” which originated at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, marks the artist’s first major museum survey since 2005. Read more about the exhibition through the link in bio. . . . #RebeccaMorris #MCAChicago #Chicago #Art #Painting

Palestinian artist Heba Zagout was killed with her two young children in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on Friday, October 13. She amassed a large following on social media for her vibrant paintings of Palestinian landscapes and people, especially her depictions of scenes from Gaza and Jerusalem. At least 2,865 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis have been killed since Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on October 7. These figures are expected to rise as Israel prepares for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. Read more about the artist through the link in bio. . . . #Art #Artist #HebaZagout

On the eve of the opening of “Infinite Love” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama apologized for her past anti-Black comments.⁠ ⁠ “I deeply regret using hurtful and offensive language in my book,” Kusama said in a statement on Friday, October 13, provided by SFMOMA and published in the San Francisco Chronicle. “My message has always been one of love, hope, compassion, and respect for all people. My lifelong intention has been to lift up humanity through my art. I apologize for the pain I have caused.”⁠ ⁠ This past June, journalist and documentary filmmaker Dexter Thomas detailed the racist comments made in Kusama’s 2002 autobiography “Infinity Net” in a report for Hyperallergic.⁠ ⁠ Read the full article through the link in bio.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ #Art #ArtNews #YayoiKusama #SFMOMA