{"id":1851221,"date":"2026-03-27T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1851221"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:00:30","slug":"remembering-pat-steir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1851221","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Pat Steir"},"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\">Remembering Pat Steir<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">MoMA\u2019s show on Frida and Diego misses the mark, the New School plans major layoffs, and John Yau stumbles upon two artistic beacons at Alexander Berggruen.<\/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=\"2026-03-27\">March 27, 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>Something tells me that Frida Kahlo herself would strongly disapprove of the Museum of Modern Art\u2019s latest ad campaign \u2014 er, show. N\u00e9stor David Pastor L\u00f3pez critiques the \u201cclumsy interpolation\u201d of an exhibition, which draws on an opera about her relationship with Diego Rivera.<\/p>\n<p>In this edition, we also remember the luminous and gestural work of Pat Steir, who passed away at age 87 this week. Artist Claudia Hart also shares a touching remembrance of the late Asher Remy-Toledo, a champion of media art who supported her and many others in the New York City art scene.<\/p>\n<p>More news and reviews below, including the New School\u2019s plans to lay off 15% of its workforce, Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia\u2019s latest edition of Art Movements, and John Yau on two shows that remind us that \u201cthe miraculous can still happen if we retain a sense of wonderment and humor.\u201d<\/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\/new-school-3--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A protester holds a sign at a rally against staff cuts at the New School on December 10, 2025. (photo Aaron Short\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"new-school-faculty-react-to-plans-to-lay-off-15-of-workforce\">New School Faculty React to Plans to Lay Off 15% of Workforce<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an air of anxiety,\u201d Carrie Hawks, an assistant professor of illustration, told Hyperallergic of the newly announced cuts. | Cecily Parks<\/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\/2733_Hyperallergic_1920x1080_5-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1920x1080\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>At auction on April 2, Swann\u2019s spring offering of African American Art includes a selection of iconic modern, post-war, and contemporary artists, from Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, and Richard Mayhew to a special selection of 26 artworks from the estate of J. Eugene Grigsby Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/fridamoma-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Installation view of Frida Kahlo, \u201cFulang-Chang and I\u201d (1937\u201339), oil on board with painted mirror frame and mirror with painted mirror frame (photo Damaly Gonzalez\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"frida-mania-hits-moma\">Frida-Mania Hits MoMA<\/h3>\n<p>A collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera\u2019s costume designer, this exhibition is an irresistible marketing opportunity at best. | N\u00e9stor David Pastor L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"beacons-in-a-grim-world\">Beacons in a Grim World<\/h3>\n<p>In concurrent exhibitions by Kevin McNamee-Tweed and Tajh Rust, we find two artists who keep looking and discovering, despite dark circumstances. | John Yau <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"in-memoriam\">In Memoriam<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Roselli_PatSteirHiRes--1---1--1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Portrait of Pat Steir in 2018 by Grace Roselli, Pandora\u2019s BoxX Project (\u00a9 Pat Steir; image courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"pat-steir-painter-of-cascading-infinities-dies-at-87\">Pat Steir, Painter of Cascading Infinities, Dies at 87<\/h3>\n<p>Through works like her celebrated \u201cWaterfalls\u201d series, she leaves a legacy of artistic surrender and reverence for the gesture. | Greta Rainbow<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-asher-remy-toledo-media-art-luminary\">Remembering Asher Remy-Toledo, Media Art Luminary<\/h3>\n<p>The Colombian-born cultural producer, who died in February at age 62, cultivated community and experimentation for New York City artists, including me. | Claudia Hart<\/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\/roselynnsstudiohyperallergic-1-.jpeg\" 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>NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Part I: April 1\u201318, Part II: May 6\u201323. On view at 80WSE Gallery in New York\u2019s Greenwich Village.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/unnamed-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Gabrielle Goliath (\u00a9 Anthea Pokroy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-movements-a-canceled-biennale-show-finds-a-new-home\">Art Movements: A Canceled Biennale Show Finds a New Home<\/h3>\n<p>Gabrielle Goliath\u2019s performance series, axed by South Africa for its Venice pavilion, will shine on, pro-wrestling meets contemporary art, a new hire for New York\u2019s forthcoming Hip Hop Museum, and more art world news.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"required-reading\">Required Reading<\/h3>\n<p>What art conservators and novelists have in common, Toni Morrison and canonization, celebrating Eid in Gaza, the Lindy West drama, \u201cgirl games,\u201d and more from around the internet.<\/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\/pat-steir-rainbow-waterfall-hires.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Detail of Pat Steir, \u201cRainbow Waterfall #5\u201d (2022) (\u00a9 Pat Steir; photo Elisabeth Bernstein, image courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"pat-steir-accepts-time%E2%80%99s-passage-with-grace\">Pat Steir Accepts Time\u2019s Passage With Grace<\/h3>\n<p>Steir\u2019s work of the \u201990s was the result of physically demanding processes. What happens when you cannot do what you once did? | John Yau <\/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\">Remembering Pat Steir<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">MoMA\u2019s show on Frida and Diego misses the mark, the New School plans major layoffs, and John Yau stumbles upon two artistic beacons at Alexander Berggruen.<\/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=\"2026-03-27\">March 27, 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>Something tells me that Frida Kahlo herself would strongly disapprove of the Museum of Modern Art\u2019s latest ad campaign \u2014 er, show. N\u00e9stor David Pastor L\u00f3pez critiques the \u201cclumsy interpolation\u201d of an exhibition, which draws on an opera about her relationship with Diego Rivera.<\/p>\n<p>In this edition, we also remember the luminous and gestural work of Pat Steir, who passed away at age 87 this week. Artist Claudia Hart also shares a touching remembrance of the late Asher Remy-Toledo, a champion of media art who supported her and many others in the New York City art scene.<\/p>\n<p>More news and reviews below, including the New School\u2019s plans to lay off 15% of its workforce, Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia\u2019s latest edition of Art Movements, and John Yau on two shows that remind us that \u201cthe miraculous can still happen if we retain a sense of wonderment and humor.\u201d<\/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\/new-school-3--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A protester holds a sign at a rally against staff cuts at the New School on December 10, 2025. (photo Aaron Short\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"new-school-faculty-react-to-plans-to-lay-off-15-of-workforce\">New School Faculty React to Plans to Lay Off 15% of Workforce<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an air of anxiety,\u201d Carrie Hawks, an assistant professor of illustration, told Hyperallergic of the newly announced cuts. | Cecily Parks<\/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\/2733_Hyperallergic_1920x1080_5-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1920x1080\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>At auction on April 2, Swann\u2019s spring offering of African American Art includes a selection of iconic modern, post-war, and contemporary artists, from Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, and Richard Mayhew to a special selection of 26 artworks from the estate of J. Eugene Grigsby Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/fridamoma-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Installation view of Frida Kahlo, \u201cFulang-Chang and I\u201d (1937\u201339), oil on board with painted mirror frame and mirror with painted mirror frame (photo Damaly Gonzalez\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"frida-mania-hits-moma\">Frida-Mania Hits MoMA<\/h3>\n<p>A collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera\u2019s costume designer, this exhibition is an irresistible marketing opportunity at best. | N\u00e9stor David Pastor L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"beacons-in-a-grim-world\">Beacons in a Grim World<\/h3>\n<p>In concurrent exhibitions by Kevin McNamee-Tweed and Tajh Rust, we find two artists who keep looking and discovering, despite dark circumstances. | John Yau <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"in-memoriam\">In Memoriam<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Roselli_PatSteirHiRes--1---1--1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Portrait of Pat Steir in 2018 by Grace Roselli, Pandora\u2019s BoxX Project (\u00a9 Pat Steir; image courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"pat-steir-painter-of-cascading-infinities-dies-at-87\">Pat Steir, Painter of Cascading Infinities, Dies at 87<\/h3>\n<p>Through works like her celebrated \u201cWaterfalls\u201d series, she leaves a legacy of artistic surrender and reverence for the gesture. | Greta Rainbow<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-asher-remy-toledo-media-art-luminary\">Remembering Asher Remy-Toledo, Media Art Luminary<\/h3>\n<p>The Colombian-born cultural producer, who died in February at age 62, cultivated community and experimentation for New York City artists, including me. | Claudia Hart<\/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\/roselynnsstudiohyperallergic-1-.jpeg\" 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>NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Part I: April 1\u201318, Part II: May 6\u201323. On view at 80WSE Gallery in New York\u2019s Greenwich Village.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/unnamed-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Gabrielle Goliath (\u00a9 Anthea Pokroy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-movements-a-canceled-biennale-show-finds-a-new-home\">Art Movements: A Canceled Biennale Show Finds a New Home<\/h3>\n<p>Gabrielle Goliath\u2019s performance series, axed by South Africa for its Venice pavilion, will shine on, pro-wrestling meets contemporary art, a new hire for New York\u2019s forthcoming Hip Hop Museum, and more art world news.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"required-reading\">Required Reading<\/h3>\n<p>What art conservators and novelists have in common, Toni Morrison and canonization, celebrating Eid in Gaza, the Lindy West drama, \u201cgirl games,\u201d and more from around the internet.<\/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\/pat-steir-rainbow-waterfall-hires.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Detail of Pat Steir, \u201cRainbow Waterfall #5\u201d (2022) (\u00a9 Pat Steir; photo Elisabeth Bernstein, image courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"pat-steir-accepts-time%E2%80%99s-passage-with-grace\">Pat Steir Accepts Time\u2019s Passage With Grace<\/h3>\n<p>Steir\u2019s work of the \u201990s was the result of physically demanding processes. What happens when you cannot do what you once did? | John Yau <\/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>Something tells me that Frida Kahlo herself would strongly disapprove of the Museum of Modern Art\u2019s latest ad campaign \u2014 er, show. N\u00e9stor David Pastor L\u00f3pez critiques the \u201cclumsy interpolation\u201d of an exhibition, which draws on an opera about her relationship with Diego Rivera.<\/p>\n<p>In this edition, we also remember the luminous and gestural work of Pat Steir, who passed away at age 87 this week. Artist Claudia Hart also shares a touching remembrance of the late Asher Remy-Toledo, a champion of media art who supported her and many others in the New York City art scene.<\/p>\n<p>More news and reviews below, including the New School\u2019s plans to lay off 15% of its workforce, Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia\u2019s latest edition of Art Movements, and John Yau on two shows that remind us that \u201cthe miraculous can still happen if we retain a sense of wonderment and humor.\u201d<\/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\/new-school-3--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A protester holds a sign at a rally against staff cuts at the New School on December 10, 2025. (photo Aaron Short\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"new-school-faculty-react-to-plans-to-lay-off-15-of-workforce\">New School Faculty React to Plans to Lay Off 15% of Workforce<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an air of anxiety,\u201d Carrie Hawks, an assistant professor of illustration, told Hyperallergic of the newly announced cuts. | Cecily Parks<\/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\/2733_Hyperallergic_1920x1080_5-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1920x1080\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>At auction on April 2, Swann\u2019s spring offering of African American Art includes a selection of iconic modern, post-war, and contemporary artists, from Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, and Richard Mayhew to a special selection of 26 artworks from the estate of J. Eugene Grigsby Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/fridamoma-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Installation view of Frida Kahlo, \u201cFulang-Chang and I\u201d (1937\u201339), oil on board with painted mirror frame and mirror with painted mirror frame (photo Damaly Gonzalez\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"frida-mania-hits-moma\">Frida-Mania Hits MoMA<\/h3>\n<p>A collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera\u2019s costume designer, this exhibition is an irresistible marketing opportunity at best. | N\u00e9stor David Pastor L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"beacons-in-a-grim-world\">Beacons in a Grim World<\/h3>\n<p>In concurrent exhibitions by Kevin McNamee-Tweed and Tajh Rust, we find two artists who keep looking and discovering, despite dark circumstances. | John Yau <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"in-memoriam\">In Memoriam<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Roselli_PatSteirHiRes--1---1--1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Portrait of Pat Steir in 2018 by Grace Roselli, Pandora\u2019s BoxX Project (\u00a9 Pat Steir; image courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"pat-steir-painter-of-cascading-infinities-dies-at-87\">Pat Steir, Painter of Cascading Infinities, Dies at 87<\/h3>\n<p>Through works like her celebrated \u201cWaterfalls\u201d series, she leaves a legacy of artistic surrender and reverence for the gesture. | Greta Rainbow<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-asher-remy-toledo-media-art-luminary\">Remembering Asher Remy-Toledo, Media Art Luminary<\/h3>\n<p>The Colombian-born cultural producer, who died in February at age 62, cultivated community and experimentation for New York City artists, including me. | Claudia Hart<\/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\/roselynnsstudiohyperallergic-1-.jpeg\" 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>NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Part I: April 1\u201318, Part II: May 6\u201323. On view at 80WSE Gallery in New York\u2019s Greenwich Village.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/unnamed-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Gabrielle Goliath (\u00a9 Anthea Pokroy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-movements-a-canceled-biennale-show-finds-a-new-home\">Art Movements: A Canceled Biennale Show Finds a New Home<\/h3>\n<p>Gabrielle Goliath\u2019s performance series, axed by South Africa for its Venice pavilion, will shine on, pro-wrestling meets contemporary art, a new hire for New York\u2019s forthcoming Hip Hop Museum, and more art world news.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"required-reading\">Required Reading<\/h3>\n<p>What art conservators and novelists have in common, Toni Morrison and canonization, celebrating Eid in Gaza, the Lindy West drama, \u201cgirl games,\u201d and more from around the internet.<\/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\/pat-steir-rainbow-waterfall-hires.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Detail of Pat Steir, \u201cRainbow Waterfall #5\u201d (2022) (\u00a9 Pat Steir; photo Elisabeth Bernstein, image courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"pat-steir-accepts-time%E2%80%99s-passage-with-grace\">Pat Steir Accepts Time\u2019s Passage With Grace<\/h3>\n<p>Steir\u2019s work of the \u201990s was the result of physically demanding processes. What happens when you cannot do what you once did? | John Yau <\/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\/roselynnsstudiohyperallergic-1-.JPG\" alt=\"NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Part I: April 1\u201318, Part II: May 6\u201323. On view at 80WSE Gallery in New York\u2019s Greenwich Village. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">NYU Steinhardt<\/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\/RajniPereraandMarigoldSantosEfflorescenceTheWayWeWake2023.Courtesytheartists.PhotoMACLyon-3-.jpg\" alt=\"Take Your Practice Further in a Visual Arts Residency at Banff Centre\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Take Your Practice Further in a Visual Arts Residency at Banff Centre<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Engage with leading contemporary faculty, access exceptional studios, and develop your practice in Banff\u2019s inspiring mountain setting.  <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity<\/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\/5.png\" alt=\"Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Vilcek Foundation<\/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\/RS30297_20250415_BACON_Q2A2522.jpg\" alt=\"VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The two-part exhibition features the work of 28 MFA candidates across several disciplines in Fine Art and Design. 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