{"id":1833713,"date":"2026-03-17T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833713"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:00:45","slug":"gainsboroughs-pride-and-prejudice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833713","title":{"rendered":"Gainsborough\u2019s Pride and Prejudice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Gainsborough\u2019s Pride and Prejudice<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Meet a pioneer in museum accessibility, NY Academy of Art returns Epstein money, Seurat and the sea, the politics of the sari, and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-17\">March 17, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Lorena Bradford might not be a household name, but she really should be. The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, Bradford started monthly tours in American Sign Language, established a program for individuals with memory loss, and brought in medical students to learn soft skills to apply in their caregiving. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was a sub-department of one,&#8221; she joked to writer Emma Cieslik, who spoke with Bradford over Zoom and at the NGA\u00a0about her own circuitous path into the profession, and the future of the field of museum accessibility. The Trump administration, of course, has taken its toll, but she&#8217;s hopeful for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, we&#8217;ve got something of a mini fashion issue \u2014 Eileen Isagon Skyers walks us through the 18th-century stylings of Thomas Gainsborough (think: <em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>), and Associate Editor Lakshmi Rivera Amin proves that the sartorial is political in a feature on the history of the sari in New York City. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/IMG_1756-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Lorena Bradford at the National Gallery of Art in 2025 (photo Emma Cieslik\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"meet-the-woman-who-made-museums-more-accessible\">Meet the Woman Who Made Museums More Accessible<\/h3>\n<p>The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art tells us about her path and the future of museum accessibility. | Emma Cieslik<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Raven_Announcement_Hyperallergic_1200x628-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x628\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><i><b><strong class=\"italic\">Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers<\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>Ballroom Marfa presents the first major traveling exhibition by Raven Halfmoon, featuring colossal sculptures that honor the artist\u2019s Caddo Nation ancestors. On view May 1\u2013October 11, 2026. Join us opening weekend, May 1\u20132, for an artist talk, a community meal by Chef Nico Albert, and live music by Night Beats.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/NYAA_exterior_014-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Exterior view of New York Academy of Art (photo courtesy NYAA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Last week, the New York Academy of Art told its students and alumni that it will donate $65,900 in funds associated with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to an organization supporting survivors of sex trafficking.<\/li>\n<li>Traveling photographer Ryan Vizzions has decided to stay in Minneapolis to care for the hundreds of artworks, objects, and messages left in memory of\u00a0Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in January. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/2---National-Gallery-London-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Thomas Gainsborough, \u201cMr. and Mrs. Andrews\u201d (c. 1750), oil on canvas (\u00a9 The National Gallery, London; courtesy the Frick Collection)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"thomas-gainsborough%E2%80%99s-portraits-of-pride-and-prejudice\">Thomas Gainsborough\u2019s Portraits of Pride and Prejudice<\/h3>\n<p>The English artist\u2019s paintings work hard to make social hierarchy feel beautiful, even natural. | Eileen Isagon Skyers<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"seurat-and-the-sea-is-postcard-perfect\">Seurat and the Sea Is Postcard Perfect<\/h3>\n<p>Painted during summer trips to the Channel coast, Seurat intended his seascapes to \u201ccleanse one\u2019s eyes of the days spent in the studio.&#8221; | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/CA200040-2400x1350-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Olafur Eliasson: A symphony of disappearing sounds for the Great Salt Lake<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>As the lake\u2019s ecological crisis worsens, the artist\u2019s new site-specific installation in Salt Lake City renders audible what is increasingly at risk of vanishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"features\">Features<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/sarihistorical-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\"><figcaption><span>Installation view of <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">The New York Sari<\/em><\/i><span> at the New York Historical (photo Lakshmi Rivera Amin\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-sartorial-is-political-in-%E2%80%9Cthe-new-york-sari%E2%80%9D\">The Sartorial Is Political in \u201cThe New York Sari\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>At the New York Historical, an exhibition reminds us that the sari is a living art form, an heirloom, a document, and a political statement in one. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/epstein-letter-back-artworld-donor--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The culture that Jeffrey Epstein represents is deeply embedded in the art establishment power structures. (edit Shari Flores and Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"epstein-files-expose-the-depths-of-the-art-world%E2%80%99s-rot\">Epstein Files Expose the Depths of the Art World\u2019s Rot<\/h3>\n<p>How do we empower arts leaders to reject funding from corrupt individuals in favor of donors who have proven themselves to be civic leaders? | Hrag Vartanian<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Gainsborough\u2019s Pride and Prejudice<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Meet a pioneer in museum accessibility, NY Academy of Art returns Epstein money, Seurat and the sea, the politics of the sari, and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-17\">March 17, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Lorena Bradford might not be a household name, but she really should be. The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, Bradford started monthly tours in American Sign Language, established a program for individuals with memory loss, and brought in medical students to learn soft skills to apply in their caregiving. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was a sub-department of one,&#8221; she joked to writer Emma Cieslik, who spoke with Bradford over Zoom and at the NGA\u00a0about her own circuitous path into the profession, and the future of the field of museum accessibility. The Trump administration, of course, has taken its toll, but she&#8217;s hopeful for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, we&#8217;ve got something of a mini fashion issue \u2014 Eileen Isagon Skyers walks us through the 18th-century stylings of Thomas Gainsborough (think: <em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>), and Associate Editor Lakshmi Rivera Amin proves that the sartorial is political in a feature on the history of the sari in New York City. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/IMG_1756-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Lorena Bradford at the National Gallery of Art in 2025 (photo Emma Cieslik\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"meet-the-woman-who-made-museums-more-accessible\">Meet the Woman Who Made Museums More Accessible<\/h3>\n<p>The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art tells us about her path and the future of museum accessibility. | Emma Cieslik<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Raven_Announcement_Hyperallergic_1200x628-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x628\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><i><b><strong class=\"italic\">Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers<\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>Ballroom Marfa presents the first major traveling exhibition by Raven Halfmoon, featuring colossal sculptures that honor the artist\u2019s Caddo Nation ancestors. On view May 1\u2013October 11, 2026. Join us opening weekend, May 1\u20132, for an artist talk, a community meal by Chef Nico Albert, and live music by Night Beats.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/NYAA_exterior_014-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Exterior view of New York Academy of Art (photo courtesy NYAA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Last week, the New York Academy of Art told its students and alumni that it will donate $65,900 in funds associated with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to an organization supporting survivors of sex trafficking.<\/li>\n<li>Traveling photographer Ryan Vizzions has decided to stay in Minneapolis to care for the hundreds of artworks, objects, and messages left in memory of\u00a0Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in January. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/2---National-Gallery-London-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Thomas Gainsborough, \u201cMr. and Mrs. Andrews\u201d (c. 1750), oil on canvas (\u00a9 The National Gallery, London; courtesy the Frick Collection)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"thomas-gainsborough%E2%80%99s-portraits-of-pride-and-prejudice\">Thomas Gainsborough\u2019s Portraits of Pride and Prejudice<\/h3>\n<p>The English artist\u2019s paintings work hard to make social hierarchy feel beautiful, even natural. | Eileen Isagon Skyers<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"seurat-and-the-sea-is-postcard-perfect\">Seurat and the Sea Is Postcard Perfect<\/h3>\n<p>Painted during summer trips to the Channel coast, Seurat intended his seascapes to \u201ccleanse one\u2019s eyes of the days spent in the studio.&#8221; | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/CA200040-2400x1350-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Olafur Eliasson: A symphony of disappearing sounds for the Great Salt Lake<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>As the lake\u2019s ecological crisis worsens, the artist\u2019s new site-specific installation in Salt Lake City renders audible what is increasingly at risk of vanishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"features\">Features<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/sarihistorical-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\"><figcaption><span>Installation view of <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">The New York Sari<\/em><\/i><span> at the New York Historical (photo Lakshmi Rivera Amin\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-sartorial-is-political-in-%E2%80%9Cthe-new-york-sari%E2%80%9D\">The Sartorial Is Political in \u201cThe New York Sari\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>At the New York Historical, an exhibition reminds us that the sari is a living art form, an heirloom, a document, and a political statement in one. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/epstein-letter-back-artworld-donor--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The culture that Jeffrey Epstein represents is deeply embedded in the art establishment power structures. (edit Shari Flores and Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"epstein-files-expose-the-depths-of-the-art-world%E2%80%99s-rot\">Epstein Files Expose the Depths of the Art World\u2019s Rot<\/h3>\n<p>How do we empower arts leaders to reject funding from corrupt individuals in favor of donors who have proven themselves to be civic leaders? | Hrag Vartanian<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Lorena Bradford might not be a household name, but she really should be. The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, Bradford started monthly tours in American Sign Language, established a program for individuals with memory loss, and brought in medical students to learn soft skills to apply in their caregiving. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was a sub-department of one,&#8221; she joked to writer Emma Cieslik, who spoke with Bradford over Zoom and at the NGA\u00a0about her own circuitous path into the profession, and the future of the field of museum accessibility. The Trump administration, of course, has taken its toll, but she&#8217;s hopeful for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, we&#8217;ve got something of a mini fashion issue \u2014 Eileen Isagon Skyers walks us through the 18th-century stylings of Thomas Gainsborough (think: <em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>), and Associate Editor Lakshmi Rivera Amin proves that the sartorial is political in a feature on the history of the sari in New York City. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/IMG_1756-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Lorena Bradford at the National Gallery of Art in 2025 (photo Emma Cieslik\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"meet-the-woman-who-made-museums-more-accessible\">Meet the Woman Who Made Museums More Accessible<\/h3>\n<p>The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art tells us about her path and the future of museum accessibility. | Emma Cieslik<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Raven_Announcement_Hyperallergic_1200x628-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x628\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><i><b><strong class=\"italic\">Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers<\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>Ballroom Marfa presents the first major traveling exhibition by Raven Halfmoon, featuring colossal sculptures that honor the artist\u2019s Caddo Nation ancestors. On view May 1\u2013October 11, 2026. Join us opening weekend, May 1\u20132, for an artist talk, a community meal by Chef Nico Albert, and live music by Night Beats.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/NYAA_exterior_014-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Exterior view of New York Academy of Art (photo courtesy NYAA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Last week, the New York Academy of Art told its students and alumni that it will donate $65,900 in funds associated with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to an organization supporting survivors of sex trafficking.<\/li>\n<li>Traveling photographer Ryan Vizzions has decided to stay in Minneapolis to care for the hundreds of artworks, objects, and messages left in memory of\u00a0Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in January. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/2---National-Gallery-London-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Thomas Gainsborough, \u201cMr. and Mrs. Andrews\u201d (c. 1750), oil on canvas (\u00a9 The National Gallery, London; courtesy the Frick Collection)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"thomas-gainsborough%E2%80%99s-portraits-of-pride-and-prejudice\">Thomas Gainsborough\u2019s Portraits of Pride and Prejudice<\/h3>\n<p>The English artist\u2019s paintings work hard to make social hierarchy feel beautiful, even natural. | Eileen Isagon Skyers<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"seurat-and-the-sea-is-postcard-perfect\">Seurat and the Sea Is Postcard Perfect<\/h3>\n<p>Painted during summer trips to the Channel coast, Seurat intended his seascapes to \u201ccleanse one\u2019s eyes of the days spent in the studio.&#8221; | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/CA200040-2400x1350-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Olafur Eliasson: A symphony of disappearing sounds for the Great Salt Lake<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>As the lake\u2019s ecological crisis worsens, the artist\u2019s new site-specific installation in Salt Lake City renders audible what is increasingly at risk of vanishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"features\">Features<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/sarihistorical-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\"><figcaption><span>Installation view of <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">The New York Sari<\/em><\/i><span> at the New York Historical (photo Lakshmi Rivera Amin\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-sartorial-is-political-in-%E2%80%9Cthe-new-york-sari%E2%80%9D\">The Sartorial Is Political in \u201cThe New York Sari\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>At the New York Historical, an exhibition reminds us that the sari is a living art form, an heirloom, a document, and a political statement in one. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/epstein-letter-back-artworld-donor--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The culture that Jeffrey Epstein represents is deeply embedded in the art establishment power structures. (edit Shari Flores and Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"epstein-files-expose-the-depths-of-the-art-world%E2%80%99s-rot\">Epstein Files Expose the Depths of the Art World\u2019s Rot<\/h3>\n<p>How do we empower arts leaders to reject funding from corrupt individuals in favor of donors who have proven themselves to be civic leaders? | Hrag Vartanian<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/Rawald--K_MFA-Thesis-Spring-2025_cred.-Cary-Whittier.jpg\" alt=\"Pratt\u2019s 2026 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions, on View This Spring\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Pratt\u2019s 2026 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions, on View This Spring<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Pratt Fine Arts is delighted to invite visitors to a two-part show curated by Alessandra G\u00f3mez at Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Pratt Institute<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/Paat_Announcement-1.JPG\" alt=\"Meet the First Cohort of Haystack\u2019s Artist Grant Initiative\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Meet the First Cohort of Haystack\u2019s Artist Grant Initiative<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Eight artists pushing boundaries in design and materials find support through mentorship and an unrestricted grant award. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Haystack Mountain School of Crafts<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/1-Hofshi_Cade_Tompkins_Projects_Ephemeral-Passage-1.jpg\" alt=\"May You Live in Interesting Times \u2014 The IFPDA Print Fair Asks, Do Bad Times Really Inspire Great Art?\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">May You Live in Interesting Times \u2014 The IFPDA Print Fair Asks, Do Bad Times Really Inspire Great Art?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">This year\u2019s edition brings together over 80 exhibitors presenting works from Francisco Goya to Kara Walker. 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