{"id":1902008,"date":"2026-04-24T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902008"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:00:07","slug":"gearing-up-for-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902008","title":{"rendered":"Gearing Up for Venice"},"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\">Gearing Up for Venice<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Get our guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale. <\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/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=\"2026-04-24\">April 24, 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>The art world Olympics \u2014 that is, the Venice Biennale \u2014\u00a0is just about two weeks away. Today, the awards jury announced it will not be consideringartists fromcountries that are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court: namely, Israel and Russia. Read Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar\u2019s report below. In the meantime, bookmark Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian\u2019s guide to the intricate and sprawling exhibition \u2014\u00a0he explains the ins and outs of the event more clearly than anywhere I\u2019ve seen, and this year\u2019s seems like a particularly promising edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In news, satellite imagery confirms that Azerbaijan has demolished a prominent church in Artsakh in a continuation of its attacks on Armenian cultural heritage \u2014 this, just days before the anniversary of the genocide. Also, the World Press Photo of the Year winners have been announced, with the top prize going to Carol Guzy\u2019s heartrending photo of ICE agents detaining the father of girls who tearfully cling to his shirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/DSC06175-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Sculptures by Manolo Vald\u00e9s in Piazza San Marco (2022) (photo Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic%E2%80%99s-guide-to-the-2026-venice-biennale\">Hyperallergic\u2019s Guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to see and do at this year\u2019s edition, including national pavilions, collateral exhibitions, and notable events. | Hrag Vartanian<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/01_Shawn-Brigman_Concrete-sturgeon-nose-canoe-2-V2.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>Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada\u2013US Border<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Works by five Indigenous artists respond to the legacy of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857\u201362) in this exhibition at The Reach. On view through May 30.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/001-World-Press-Photo-of-the-Year-Carol-Guzy-ZUMA-Press-iWitness-for-Miami-Herald-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>\u201cSeparated by ICE\u201d (2025) by Carol Guzy (photo courtesy World Press Photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A heart-wrenching image of a tearful family torn apart by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has won the 2026 World Press Photo Award\u2019s top prize.<\/li>\n<li>The awards jury for this year&#8217;s Venice Biennale has announced that they will omit Israel, Russia and other \u201ccountries whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by International Criminal Court.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Satellite imagery confirms that Azerbaijan destroyed the Armenian Holy Mother of God Church in Artsakh\u2019s former capital city of Stepanakert.<\/li>\n<li>Ides Kihlen, the beloved Argentinian abstract painter whose first solo exhibition came at age 85, died at age 108.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/LYNDA_HARTIGAN_1J9A0252_O5-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Lynda Roscoe Hartigan (photo Alex Paul, courtesy PEM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-movements-meet-the-smithsonian-american-art-museum%E2%80%99s-new-director\">Art Movements: Meet the Smithsonian American Art Museum\u2019s New Director<\/h3>\n<p>Plus: Turner Prize shortlist announced, Print Center New York\u2019s 2026 New Voices cohort, and a surprising acquisition backstory.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"required-reading\">Required Reading<\/h3>\n<p>This week, a museum as a site of motherhood, the amazing and terrible ways writers make their livings, Nara Smith as a performance artist? And more.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Butch Murphy on Ed Simon\u2019s \u201cHans Holbein Painted the Human\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">During these dark political times, we find relief each morning opening Hyperallergic finding another treasure, the likes of Ed Simon, elevating us to higher level of thinking and appreciation for the past and present world of creativity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-5.45.16---PM-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"arshile-gorky%E2%80%99s-gaze\">Arshile Gorky\u2019s Gaze<\/h3>\n<p>Across the street from the painter\u2019s former studio in Manhattan\u2019s Union Square, 20 trees had been planted to honor the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide. | Jesse Lambert<\/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\">Gearing Up for Venice<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Get our guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale. <\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/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=\"2026-04-24\">April 24, 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>The art world Olympics \u2014 that is, the Venice Biennale \u2014\u00a0is just about two weeks away. Today, the awards jury announced it will not be consideringartists fromcountries that are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court: namely, Israel and Russia. Read Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar\u2019s report below. In the meantime, bookmark Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian\u2019s guide to the intricate and sprawling exhibition \u2014\u00a0he explains the ins and outs of the event more clearly than anywhere I\u2019ve seen, and this year\u2019s seems like a particularly promising edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In news, satellite imagery confirms that Azerbaijan has demolished a prominent church in Artsakh in a continuation of its attacks on Armenian cultural heritage \u2014 this, just days before the anniversary of the genocide. Also, the World Press Photo of the Year winners have been announced, with the top prize going to Carol Guzy\u2019s heartrending photo of ICE agents detaining the father of girls who tearfully cling to his shirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/DSC06175-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Sculptures by Manolo Vald\u00e9s in Piazza San Marco (2022) (photo Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic%E2%80%99s-guide-to-the-2026-venice-biennale\">Hyperallergic\u2019s Guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to see and do at this year\u2019s edition, including national pavilions, collateral exhibitions, and notable events. | Hrag Vartanian<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/01_Shawn-Brigman_Concrete-sturgeon-nose-canoe-2-V2.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>Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada\u2013US Border<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Works by five Indigenous artists respond to the legacy of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857\u201362) in this exhibition at The Reach. On view through May 30.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/001-World-Press-Photo-of-the-Year-Carol-Guzy-ZUMA-Press-iWitness-for-Miami-Herald-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>\u201cSeparated by ICE\u201d (2025) by Carol Guzy (photo courtesy World Press Photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A heart-wrenching image of a tearful family torn apart by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has won the 2026 World Press Photo Award\u2019s top prize.<\/li>\n<li>The awards jury for this year&#8217;s Venice Biennale has announced that they will omit Israel, Russia and other \u201ccountries whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by International Criminal Court.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Satellite imagery confirms that Azerbaijan destroyed the Armenian Holy Mother of God Church in Artsakh\u2019s former capital city of Stepanakert.<\/li>\n<li>Ides Kihlen, the beloved Argentinian abstract painter whose first solo exhibition came at age 85, died at age 108.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/LYNDA_HARTIGAN_1J9A0252_O5-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Lynda Roscoe Hartigan (photo Alex Paul, courtesy PEM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-movements-meet-the-smithsonian-american-art-museum%E2%80%99s-new-director\">Art Movements: Meet the Smithsonian American Art Museum\u2019s New Director<\/h3>\n<p>Plus: Turner Prize shortlist announced, Print Center New York\u2019s 2026 New Voices cohort, and a surprising acquisition backstory.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"required-reading\">Required Reading<\/h3>\n<p>This week, a museum as a site of motherhood, the amazing and terrible ways writers make their livings, Nara Smith as a performance artist? And more.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Butch Murphy on Ed Simon\u2019s \u201cHans Holbein Painted the Human\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">During these dark political times, we find relief each morning opening Hyperallergic finding another treasure, the likes of Ed Simon, elevating us to higher level of thinking and appreciation for the past and present world of creativity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-5.45.16---PM-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"arshile-gorky%E2%80%99s-gaze\">Arshile Gorky\u2019s Gaze<\/h3>\n<p>Across the street from the painter\u2019s former studio in Manhattan\u2019s Union Square, 20 trees had been planted to honor the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide. | Jesse Lambert<\/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>The art world Olympics \u2014 that is, the Venice Biennale \u2014\u00a0is just about two weeks away. Today, the awards jury announced it will not be consideringartists fromcountries that are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court: namely, Israel and Russia. Read Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar\u2019s report below. In the meantime, bookmark Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian\u2019s guide to the intricate and sprawling exhibition \u2014\u00a0he explains the ins and outs of the event more clearly than anywhere I\u2019ve seen, and this year\u2019s seems like a particularly promising edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In news, satellite imagery confirms that Azerbaijan has demolished a prominent church in Artsakh in a continuation of its attacks on Armenian cultural heritage \u2014 this, just days before the anniversary of the genocide. Also, the World Press Photo of the Year winners have been announced, with the top prize going to Carol Guzy\u2019s heartrending photo of ICE agents detaining the father of girls who tearfully cling to his shirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/DSC06175-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Sculptures by Manolo Vald\u00e9s in Piazza San Marco (2022) (photo Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic%E2%80%99s-guide-to-the-2026-venice-biennale\">Hyperallergic\u2019s Guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to see and do at this year\u2019s edition, including national pavilions, collateral exhibitions, and notable events. | Hrag Vartanian<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/01_Shawn-Brigman_Concrete-sturgeon-nose-canoe-2-V2.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>Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada\u2013US Border<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Works by five Indigenous artists respond to the legacy of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857\u201362) in this exhibition at The Reach. On view through May 30.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/001-World-Press-Photo-of-the-Year-Carol-Guzy-ZUMA-Press-iWitness-for-Miami-Herald-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>\u201cSeparated by ICE\u201d (2025) by Carol Guzy (photo courtesy World Press Photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A heart-wrenching image of a tearful family torn apart by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has won the 2026 World Press Photo Award\u2019s top prize.<\/li>\n<li>The awards jury for this year&#8217;s Venice Biennale has announced that they will omit Israel, Russia and other \u201ccountries whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by International Criminal Court.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Satellite imagery confirms that Azerbaijan destroyed the Armenian Holy Mother of God Church in Artsakh\u2019s former capital city of Stepanakert.<\/li>\n<li>Ides Kihlen, the beloved Argentinian abstract painter whose first solo exhibition came at age 85, died at age 108.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/LYNDA_HARTIGAN_1J9A0252_O5-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Lynda Roscoe Hartigan (photo Alex Paul, courtesy PEM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-movements-meet-the-smithsonian-american-art-museum%E2%80%99s-new-director\">Art Movements: Meet the Smithsonian American Art Museum\u2019s New Director<\/h3>\n<p>Plus: Turner Prize shortlist announced, Print Center New York\u2019s 2026 New Voices cohort, and a surprising acquisition backstory.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"required-reading\">Required Reading<\/h3>\n<p>This week, a museum as a site of motherhood, the amazing and terrible ways writers make their livings, Nara Smith as a performance artist? And more.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Butch Murphy on Ed Simon\u2019s \u201cHans Holbein Painted the Human\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">During these dark political times, we find relief each morning opening Hyperallergic finding another treasure, the likes of Ed Simon, elevating us to higher level of thinking and appreciation for the past and present world of creativity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-5.45.16---PM-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"arshile-gorky%E2%80%99s-gaze\">Arshile Gorky\u2019s Gaze<\/h3>\n<p>Across the street from the painter\u2019s former studio in Manhattan\u2019s Union Square, 20 trees had been planted to honor the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide. | Jesse Lambert<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/VideoDrawings_Boxing_RisingUp_Hyperallergic_4.22.2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Featuring works from antiquity to today, the exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the Rocky statue and its impact on the city\u2019s culture, community, and public art.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Philadelphia Museum of Art<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/01_Shawn-Brigman_Concrete-sturgeon-nose-canoe-2.jpg\" alt=\"Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada\u2013US Border\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada\u2013US Border<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Works by five Indigenous artists respond to the legacy of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857\u201362) in this exhibition at The Reach. On view through May 30.   <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Reach Gallery Museum<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/DSCF2447--1-.jpg\" alt=\"The International Center of Photography Presents Photobook Fest\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">The International Center of Photography Presents Photobook Fest<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">This year\u2019s fest will feature over 80 publishers with a full weekend of workshops, panels, and book signings. May 8\u201310 in Manhattan\u2019s Lower East Side.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">International Center of Photography<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/BFPL_GraphicRewilding_HyperallergicAdImage.jpg\" alt=\"Art by Graphic Rewilding Blooms at Brookfield Place in New York City\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Art by Graphic Rewilding Blooms at Brookfield Place in New York City<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Bold and vibrant large-scale installations featuring blossoming flowers celebrate the natural world and bring the outside indoors. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Brookfield Place<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/daily\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Gearing Up for Venice Get our guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale. 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