{"id":1833715,"date":"2026-03-16T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833715"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:00:25","slug":"german-hypocrisy-and-egyptian-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833715","title":{"rendered":"German Hypocrisy and Egyptian Blue"},"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\">German Hypocrisy and Egyptian Blue<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">A Berlin journal\u2019s false leftism, Egyptian blue paint at Pompeii, looting at the Sudan National Museum, and how can artists get gallery representation?<\/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=\"2026-03-16\">March 16, 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>It&#8217;s no secret that German political hypocrisy runs deep, and the art world is no exception. Berlin-based platform and journal <em>OnCurating<\/em> published a special edition last fall that bears this pattern out \u2014 virtue-signaling and all. Scholars Angela Harutyunyan and Ana Teixeira Pinto read it so you don&#8217;t have to. Their opinion, on the other hand, is a sharp critique of antisemitism and liberal ideals weaponized against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Paddy Johnson returns with an Art Problems column addressing the question on so many artists&#8217; minds: How do I get gallery representation? That and more below, including a report on the looting of the Sudan National Museum amid the genocide and a story for fans of Egyptian blue.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, 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\/GettyImages-2238466173-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A \u201cFree Palestine\u201d sticker is stuck on a traffic light on September 29, 2025 in Berlin, Germany (photo Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"on-curating-carnage\">On Curating Carnage<\/h3>\n<p>By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a Berlin publication parrots liberal talking points that demonize the Palestinian cause. | Angela Harutyunyan and Ana Teixeira Pinto<\/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\/PNG-image-1-1.png\" 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>Deepen Your Creative Practice at Vermont Studio Center<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Sessions include resident presentations, open studios, and the acclaimed Visiting Artist &amp; Writer program. Applications are open for early 2027.<\/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\/stanza-celeste-1-1200x835-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The ancient blue shrine found in Pompeii (Regio IX, Insula 10) has a large amount of Egyptian Blue pigment on the walls of the sacred room. (photo courtesy Italy Ministry of Culture)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>How much <em>did<\/em> it cost to paint Pompeii\u2019s dazzling \u201cBlue Room\u201d? A new study has the estimates.<\/li>\n<li>According to a new report, over 60% of the Sudan National Museum\u2019s holdings had been looted in the two years that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had control over the capital city of Khartoum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/gallery_3--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Getting gallery representation is not as hard as it seems. (edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-how-do-i-get-gallery-representation\">Art Problems: How Do I Get Gallery Representation?<\/h3>\n<p>Dreaming of showing at your favorite gallery? Paddy Johnson has the masterplan. <\/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\/PortraitofAlikhanian-1.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>Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian\u2013Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.<\/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\/romare-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Romare Bearden\u2019s \u201cThe Dove\u201d (1964) on view at the New York Historical (photo Isa Farfan\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-visual-journey-through-150-years-of-the-legal-aid-society\">A Visual Journey Through 150 Years of the Legal Aid Society<\/h3>\n<p>A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-income individuals in the United States. | Isa Farfan<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"beverly-buchanan%E2%80%99s-architecture-of-care\">Beverly Buchanan\u2019s Architecture of Care<\/h3>\n<p>Her practice was one of embodied noticing \u2014 exploring, feeling out, or reaching longingly for a Southern architectural vernacular. | Megan Bickel<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opportunities-this-month\">Opportunities This Month<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/two_workmen_at_tables_recto_2014.2.1.a-2.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Giovanni Battista Piranesi, \u201cTwo Workmen at Tables\u201d (early 1770s) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art, The Ahmanson Foundation)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Vermont Studio Center, the Japanese American National Museum, and more in our March 2026 list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/egyptianblue02-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Painting from the Tomb of Nebamun (image via British Museum\/Wikimedia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"egyptian-blue-the-first-synthetic-pigment\">Egyptian Blue: The First Synthetic Pigment<\/h3>\n<p>The first human-made blue pigment emerged in ancient Egypt, then disappeared for centuries until it was rediscovered in Pompeii. | Allison Meier<\/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\">German Hypocrisy and Egyptian Blue<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">A Berlin journal\u2019s false leftism, Egyptian blue paint at Pompeii, looting at the Sudan National Museum, and how can artists get gallery representation?<\/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=\"2026-03-16\">March 16, 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>It&#8217;s no secret that German political hypocrisy runs deep, and the art world is no exception. Berlin-based platform and journal <em>OnCurating<\/em> published a special edition last fall that bears this pattern out \u2014 virtue-signaling and all. Scholars Angela Harutyunyan and Ana Teixeira Pinto read it so you don&#8217;t have to. Their opinion, on the other hand, is a sharp critique of antisemitism and liberal ideals weaponized against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Paddy Johnson returns with an Art Problems column addressing the question on so many artists&#8217; minds: How do I get gallery representation? That and more below, including a report on the looting of the Sudan National Museum amid the genocide and a story for fans of Egyptian blue.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, 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\/GettyImages-2238466173-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A \u201cFree Palestine\u201d sticker is stuck on a traffic light on September 29, 2025 in Berlin, Germany (photo Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"on-curating-carnage\">On Curating Carnage<\/h3>\n<p>By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a Berlin publication parrots liberal talking points that demonize the Palestinian cause. | Angela Harutyunyan and Ana Teixeira Pinto<\/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\/PNG-image-1-1.png\" 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>Deepen Your Creative Practice at Vermont Studio Center<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Sessions include resident presentations, open studios, and the acclaimed Visiting Artist &amp; Writer program. Applications are open for early 2027.<\/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\/stanza-celeste-1-1200x835-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The ancient blue shrine found in Pompeii (Regio IX, Insula 10) has a large amount of Egyptian Blue pigment on the walls of the sacred room. (photo courtesy Italy Ministry of Culture)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>How much <em>did<\/em> it cost to paint Pompeii\u2019s dazzling \u201cBlue Room\u201d? A new study has the estimates.<\/li>\n<li>According to a new report, over 60% of the Sudan National Museum\u2019s holdings had been looted in the two years that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had control over the capital city of Khartoum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/gallery_3--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Getting gallery representation is not as hard as it seems. (edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-how-do-i-get-gallery-representation\">Art Problems: How Do I Get Gallery Representation?<\/h3>\n<p>Dreaming of showing at your favorite gallery? Paddy Johnson has the masterplan. <\/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\/PortraitofAlikhanian-1.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>Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian\u2013Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.<\/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\/romare-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Romare Bearden\u2019s \u201cThe Dove\u201d (1964) on view at the New York Historical (photo Isa Farfan\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-visual-journey-through-150-years-of-the-legal-aid-society\">A Visual Journey Through 150 Years of the Legal Aid Society<\/h3>\n<p>A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-income individuals in the United States. | Isa Farfan<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"beverly-buchanan%E2%80%99s-architecture-of-care\">Beverly Buchanan\u2019s Architecture of Care<\/h3>\n<p>Her practice was one of embodied noticing \u2014 exploring, feeling out, or reaching longingly for a Southern architectural vernacular. | Megan Bickel<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opportunities-this-month\">Opportunities This Month<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/two_workmen_at_tables_recto_2014.2.1.a-2.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Giovanni Battista Piranesi, \u201cTwo Workmen at Tables\u201d (early 1770s) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art, The Ahmanson Foundation)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Vermont Studio Center, the Japanese American National Museum, and more in our March 2026 list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/egyptianblue02-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Painting from the Tomb of Nebamun (image via British Museum\/Wikimedia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"egyptian-blue-the-first-synthetic-pigment\">Egyptian Blue: The First Synthetic Pigment<\/h3>\n<p>The first human-made blue pigment emerged in ancient Egypt, then disappeared for centuries until it was rediscovered in Pompeii. | Allison Meier<\/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>It&#8217;s no secret that German political hypocrisy runs deep, and the art world is no exception. Berlin-based platform and journal <em>OnCurating<\/em> published a special edition last fall that bears this pattern out \u2014 virtue-signaling and all. Scholars Angela Harutyunyan and Ana Teixeira Pinto read it so you don&#8217;t have to. Their opinion, on the other hand, is a sharp critique of antisemitism and liberal ideals weaponized against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Paddy Johnson returns with an Art Problems column addressing the question on so many artists&#8217; minds: How do I get gallery representation? That and more below, including a report on the looting of the Sudan National Museum amid the genocide and a story for fans of Egyptian blue.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, 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\/GettyImages-2238466173-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A \u201cFree Palestine\u201d sticker is stuck on a traffic light on September 29, 2025 in Berlin, Germany (photo Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"on-curating-carnage\">On Curating Carnage<\/h3>\n<p>By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a Berlin publication parrots liberal talking points that demonize the Palestinian cause. | Angela Harutyunyan and Ana Teixeira Pinto<\/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\/PNG-image-1-1.png\" 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>Deepen Your Creative Practice at Vermont Studio Center<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Sessions include resident presentations, open studios, and the acclaimed Visiting Artist &amp; Writer program. Applications are open for early 2027.<\/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\/stanza-celeste-1-1200x835-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The ancient blue shrine found in Pompeii (Regio IX, Insula 10) has a large amount of Egyptian Blue pigment on the walls of the sacred room. (photo courtesy Italy Ministry of Culture)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>How much <em>did<\/em> it cost to paint Pompeii\u2019s dazzling \u201cBlue Room\u201d? A new study has the estimates.<\/li>\n<li>According to a new report, over 60% of the Sudan National Museum\u2019s holdings had been looted in the two years that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had control over the capital city of Khartoum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/gallery_3--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Getting gallery representation is not as hard as it seems. (edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-how-do-i-get-gallery-representation\">Art Problems: How Do I Get Gallery Representation?<\/h3>\n<p>Dreaming of showing at your favorite gallery? Paddy Johnson has the masterplan. <\/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\/PortraitofAlikhanian-1.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>Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian\u2013Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.<\/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\/romare-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Romare Bearden\u2019s \u201cThe Dove\u201d (1964) on view at the New York Historical (photo Isa Farfan\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-visual-journey-through-150-years-of-the-legal-aid-society\">A Visual Journey Through 150 Years of the Legal Aid Society<\/h3>\n<p>A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-income individuals in the United States. | Isa Farfan<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"beverly-buchanan%E2%80%99s-architecture-of-care\">Beverly Buchanan\u2019s Architecture of Care<\/h3>\n<p>Her practice was one of embodied noticing \u2014 exploring, feeling out, or reaching longingly for a Southern architectural vernacular. | Megan Bickel<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opportunities-this-month\">Opportunities This Month<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/two_workmen_at_tables_recto_2014.2.1.a-2.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Giovanni Battista Piranesi, \u201cTwo Workmen at Tables\u201d (early 1770s) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art, The Ahmanson Foundation)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Vermont Studio Center, the Japanese American National Museum, and more in our March 2026 list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/egyptianblue02-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Painting from the Tomb of Nebamun (image via British Museum\/Wikimedia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"egyptian-blue-the-first-synthetic-pigment\">Egyptian Blue: The First Synthetic Pigment<\/h3>\n<p>The first human-made blue pigment emerged in ancient Egypt, then disappeared for centuries until it was rediscovered in Pompeii. | Allison Meier<\/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. April 9\u201312 at Park Avenue Armory.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">IFPDA<\/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\/PortraitofAlikhanian.jpg\" alt=\"Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian\u2013Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Armenian Arts Council<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/german-hypocrisy-and-egyptian-blue\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter German Hypocrisy and Egyptian Blue A Berlin journal\u2019s false leftism, Egyptian blue paint at Pompeii, looting at the Sudan National Museum, and how can artists get gallery representation? 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