{"id":1905006,"date":"2026-04-27T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905006"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:00:06","slug":"giant-buddha-lands-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905006","title":{"rendered":"Giant Buddha Lands in New York"},"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\">Giant Buddha Lands in New York<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">A nude performance, a photography fair turns to craft, and a review of Alice Tippit&#8217;s erotics<\/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=\"2026-04-27\">April 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>Last week, artist Xandra Ibarra, nearly nude, strode through the contemporary galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, laughing all the while. It was part of a piece appropriately named \u201cNude Laughing,\u201d which she\u2019s staged at various art venues for the last dozen years. Read Staff Reporter Rhea Nayyar\u2019s report on the performance, which rattled museum visitors, scandalized Instagram commentators, and shook Boston to its puritanical core.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of artworks that challenge the limits of the art world, tune in this Wednesday, 3\u20134pm (ET), for a conversation between Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian and Indigenous weaver and MacArthur fellow Jeremy Frey. The two will discuss the process of making baskets that blend craft, design, and contemporary art, from harvesting materials to museum installation. Become a member <u>here<\/u> \u2014\u00a0we\u2019d love to have you. <\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/AIPAD---s-photo-shoq.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Opening night at the Photography Show (photo Isa Farfan\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"refreshing-turn-to-craft-at-aipad%E2%80%99s-photography-show\">Refreshing Turn to Craft at AIPAD\u2019s Photography Show<\/h3>\n<p>In a year of AI image corruption, this year\u2019s fair, focused largely on Latin American and Latine artists, feels especially hopeful. | Isa Farfan<\/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\/rising-up-ad.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>Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>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.<\/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\/Copy-of-041626MFANudeLaughing_063-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A mid-performance shot of Xandra Ibarra\u2019s \u201cNude Laughing\u201d (2014), (photo Tim Correira, courtesy MFA Boston)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Artist Xandra Ibarra\u2019s nude performance at MFA Boston sparks conversations about consent, viewer etiquette, art history, and the human body.<\/li>\n<li>The High Line&#8217;s new 27-foot-tall Buddha is a resurrection of<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a critical piece of destroyed cultural heritage \u2014 the Bamiyan Buddhas.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/alice-tippit.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Alice Tippit, \u201cShare\u201d (2020), oil on canvas (courtesy Friendly Frames)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"alice-tippit%E2%80%99s-mischievous-erotics\">Alice Tippit\u2019s Mischievous Erotics<\/h3>\n<p>The artist\u2019s mixed messages suggest a deep skepticism about the ability of language to adequately express human experience. | Lori Waxman<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mark-milroy-sees-remembers-and-imagines-at-once\">Mark Milroy Sees, Remembers, and Imagines at Once<\/h3>\n<p>His deliberate gaze, which mixes personal memory and art historical insight, makes his work special. | John Yau<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jan-staller-photographs-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-manhattan%E2%80%99s-urban-symphony\">Jan Staller Photographs the Nuts and Bolts of Manhattan\u2019s Urban Symphony<\/h3>\n<p>His new photography book transforms the city\u2019s endless construction sites into otherworldly visions. | Mellissa Holbrook Pierson<\/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\/marsden-ad-1200x675.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>The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project Launches Online<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The first comprehensive catalogue of artworks by acclaimed modernist painter Marsden Hartley is now freely available on the internet.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/IMG_2643---Hadieh-Afshani-1.webp\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Photo of Hadieh Afshani&#8217;s studio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-view-from-the-easel-hadieh-afshani\">A View From the Easel: Hadieh Afshani<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cA certain level of distraction can help me see the work more clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-james-hayward-la%E2%80%99s-adored-cowboy-painter\">Remembering James Hayward, LA\u2019s Adored Cowboy Painter<\/h3>\n<p>A legendary artist, Jimmy was equally known for his magnetic personality, sense of ribald humor, and inspired storytelling.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Holly Wong on Randa Jumean\u2019s \u201cImage of Family Torn by ICE Wins World Press Photo of the Year\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Gosh &#8220;Separated by ICE&#8221; says it all. I am glad this important work is being elevated. It couldn&#8217;t be more important.<\/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\/esther-pressoir-self-portrait-bathing-c--1935-oil-on-canvas--photo-sal-mancini-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"esther-pressoir-is-the-coolest-artist-you%E2%80%99ve-never-heard-of\">Esther Pressoir Is the Coolest Artist You\u2019ve Never Heard Of<\/h3>\n<p>In 1927, Pressoir carried 30 pounds of art-making supplies on a bike ride from France to Italy. It was just the beginning of an inimitable artistic journey. | Bridget Quinn<\/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\">Giant Buddha Lands in New York<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">A nude performance, a photography fair turns to craft, and a review of Alice Tippit&#8217;s erotics<\/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=\"2026-04-27\">April 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>Last week, artist Xandra Ibarra, nearly nude, strode through the contemporary galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, laughing all the while. It was part of a piece appropriately named \u201cNude Laughing,\u201d which she\u2019s staged at various art venues for the last dozen years. Read Staff Reporter Rhea Nayyar\u2019s report on the performance, which rattled museum visitors, scandalized Instagram commentators, and shook Boston to its puritanical core.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of artworks that challenge the limits of the art world, tune in this Wednesday, 3\u20134pm (ET), for a conversation between Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian and Indigenous weaver and MacArthur fellow Jeremy Frey. The two will discuss the process of making baskets that blend craft, design, and contemporary art, from harvesting materials to museum installation. Become a member <u>here<\/u> \u2014\u00a0we\u2019d love to have you. <\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/AIPAD---s-photo-shoq.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Opening night at the Photography Show (photo Isa Farfan\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"refreshing-turn-to-craft-at-aipad%E2%80%99s-photography-show\">Refreshing Turn to Craft at AIPAD\u2019s Photography Show<\/h3>\n<p>In a year of AI image corruption, this year\u2019s fair, focused largely on Latin American and Latine artists, feels especially hopeful. | Isa Farfan<\/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\/rising-up-ad.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>Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>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.<\/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\/Copy-of-041626MFANudeLaughing_063-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A mid-performance shot of Xandra Ibarra\u2019s \u201cNude Laughing\u201d (2014), (photo Tim Correira, courtesy MFA Boston)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Artist Xandra Ibarra\u2019s nude performance at MFA Boston sparks conversations about consent, viewer etiquette, art history, and the human body.<\/li>\n<li>The High Line&#8217;s new 27-foot-tall Buddha is a resurrection of<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a critical piece of destroyed cultural heritage \u2014 the Bamiyan Buddhas.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/alice-tippit.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Alice Tippit, \u201cShare\u201d (2020), oil on canvas (courtesy Friendly Frames)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"alice-tippit%E2%80%99s-mischievous-erotics\">Alice Tippit\u2019s Mischievous Erotics<\/h3>\n<p>The artist\u2019s mixed messages suggest a deep skepticism about the ability of language to adequately express human experience. | Lori Waxman<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mark-milroy-sees-remembers-and-imagines-at-once\">Mark Milroy Sees, Remembers, and Imagines at Once<\/h3>\n<p>His deliberate gaze, which mixes personal memory and art historical insight, makes his work special. | John Yau<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jan-staller-photographs-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-manhattan%E2%80%99s-urban-symphony\">Jan Staller Photographs the Nuts and Bolts of Manhattan\u2019s Urban Symphony<\/h3>\n<p>His new photography book transforms the city\u2019s endless construction sites into otherworldly visions. | Mellissa Holbrook Pierson<\/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\/marsden-ad-1200x675.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>The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project Launches Online<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The first comprehensive catalogue of artworks by acclaimed modernist painter Marsden Hartley is now freely available on the internet.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/IMG_2643---Hadieh-Afshani-1.webp\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Photo of Hadieh Afshani&#8217;s studio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-view-from-the-easel-hadieh-afshani\">A View From the Easel: Hadieh Afshani<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cA certain level of distraction can help me see the work more clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-james-hayward-la%E2%80%99s-adored-cowboy-painter\">Remembering James Hayward, LA\u2019s Adored Cowboy Painter<\/h3>\n<p>A legendary artist, Jimmy was equally known for his magnetic personality, sense of ribald humor, and inspired storytelling.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Holly Wong on Randa Jumean\u2019s \u201cImage of Family Torn by ICE Wins World Press Photo of the Year\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Gosh &#8220;Separated by ICE&#8221; says it all. I am glad this important work is being elevated. It couldn&#8217;t be more important.<\/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\/esther-pressoir-self-portrait-bathing-c--1935-oil-on-canvas--photo-sal-mancini-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"esther-pressoir-is-the-coolest-artist-you%E2%80%99ve-never-heard-of\">Esther Pressoir Is the Coolest Artist You\u2019ve Never Heard Of<\/h3>\n<p>In 1927, Pressoir carried 30 pounds of art-making supplies on a bike ride from France to Italy. It was just the beginning of an inimitable artistic journey. | Bridget Quinn<\/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>Last week, artist Xandra Ibarra, nearly nude, strode through the contemporary galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, laughing all the while. It was part of a piece appropriately named \u201cNude Laughing,\u201d which she\u2019s staged at various art venues for the last dozen years. Read Staff Reporter Rhea Nayyar\u2019s report on the performance, which rattled museum visitors, scandalized Instagram commentators, and shook Boston to its puritanical core.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of artworks that challenge the limits of the art world, tune in this Wednesday, 3\u20134pm (ET), for a conversation between Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian and Indigenous weaver and MacArthur fellow Jeremy Frey. The two will discuss the process of making baskets that blend craft, design, and contemporary art, from harvesting materials to museum installation. Become a member <u>here<\/u> \u2014\u00a0we\u2019d love to have you. <\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/AIPAD---s-photo-shoq.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Opening night at the Photography Show (photo Isa Farfan\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"refreshing-turn-to-craft-at-aipad%E2%80%99s-photography-show\">Refreshing Turn to Craft at AIPAD\u2019s Photography Show<\/h3>\n<p>In a year of AI image corruption, this year\u2019s fair, focused largely on Latin American and Latine artists, feels especially hopeful. | Isa Farfan<\/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\/rising-up-ad.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>Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>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.<\/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\/Copy-of-041626MFANudeLaughing_063-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A mid-performance shot of Xandra Ibarra\u2019s \u201cNude Laughing\u201d (2014), (photo Tim Correira, courtesy MFA Boston)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Artist Xandra Ibarra\u2019s nude performance at MFA Boston sparks conversations about consent, viewer etiquette, art history, and the human body.<\/li>\n<li>The High Line&#8217;s new 27-foot-tall Buddha is a resurrection of<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a critical piece of destroyed cultural heritage \u2014 the Bamiyan Buddhas.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/alice-tippit.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Alice Tippit, \u201cShare\u201d (2020), oil on canvas (courtesy Friendly Frames)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"alice-tippit%E2%80%99s-mischievous-erotics\">Alice Tippit\u2019s Mischievous Erotics<\/h3>\n<p>The artist\u2019s mixed messages suggest a deep skepticism about the ability of language to adequately express human experience. | Lori Waxman<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mark-milroy-sees-remembers-and-imagines-at-once\">Mark Milroy Sees, Remembers, and Imagines at Once<\/h3>\n<p>His deliberate gaze, which mixes personal memory and art historical insight, makes his work special. | John Yau<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jan-staller-photographs-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-manhattan%E2%80%99s-urban-symphony\">Jan Staller Photographs the Nuts and Bolts of Manhattan\u2019s Urban Symphony<\/h3>\n<p>His new photography book transforms the city\u2019s endless construction sites into otherworldly visions. | Mellissa Holbrook Pierson<\/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\/marsden-ad-1200x675.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>The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project Launches Online<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The first comprehensive catalogue of artworks by acclaimed modernist painter Marsden Hartley is now freely available on the internet.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/IMG_2643---Hadieh-Afshani-1.webp\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Photo of Hadieh Afshani&#8217;s studio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-view-from-the-easel-hadieh-afshani\">A View From the Easel: Hadieh Afshani<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cA certain level of distraction can help me see the work more clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-james-hayward-la%E2%80%99s-adored-cowboy-painter\">Remembering James Hayward, LA\u2019s Adored Cowboy Painter<\/h3>\n<p>A legendary artist, Jimmy was equally known for his magnetic personality, sense of ribald humor, and inspired storytelling.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Holly Wong on Randa Jumean\u2019s \u201cImage of Family Torn by ICE Wins World Press Photo of the Year\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Gosh &#8220;Separated by ICE&#8221; says it all. I am glad this important work is being elevated. It couldn&#8217;t be more important.<\/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\/esther-pressoir-self-portrait-bathing-c--1935-oil-on-canvas--photo-sal-mancini-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"esther-pressoir-is-the-coolest-artist-you%E2%80%99ve-never-heard-of\">Esther Pressoir Is the Coolest Artist You\u2019ve Never Heard Of<\/h3>\n<p>In 1927, Pressoir carried 30 pounds of art-making supplies on a bike ride from France to Italy. It was just the beginning of an inimitable artistic journey. | Bridget Quinn<\/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. 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