{"id":1908976,"date":"2026-04-29T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1908976"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:00:05","slug":"the-us-pavilion-wants-your-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1908976","title":{"rendered":"The US Pavilion Wants Your Money"},"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\">The US Pavilion Wants Your Money<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">An unusual funding call for Alma Allen\u2019s Venice exhibition, a sculpture at LACMA creates controversy, and join Hyperallergic\u2019s event with Jeremy Frey.<\/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=\"2026-04-29\">April 29, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>In a twist that sounds straight out of our annual April Fools edition, the American Arts Conservancy \u2014 the nascent MAGA-studded nonprofit commissioning this year\u2019s US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale \u2014 is fundraising for the exhibition via a \u201cDonate\u201d button on its website. In fact, there\u2019s a lot that\u2019s curious about the financing for Alma Allen\u2019s pavilion. Staff Reporter Isa Farfan has the story.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I encourage you to skip the pavilion donation and get a <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> membership instead. For less than 10 bucks, you\u2019ll support our work and get access to exclusive members-only events, like today\u2019s virtual conversation with artist and MacArthur grant winner Jeremy Frey and Hyperallergic Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian. There\u2019s still time to sign up <strong><u>here<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a news-heavy day. At the newly unveiled LACMA building, a sculpture by Pedro Reyes that recalls his 2021 commission for Mexico City, ultimately rejected after protests from Indigenous and feminist activists, has rekindled questions about agency and representation. Also in LA, the experimental nonprofit The Box shutters after two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Read Eliana Perozo on artist and DACA recipient Arleene Correa Valencia, co-published by<em> Hyperallergic<\/em> and <em>Next City<\/em>; Aditya Iyer on Nigerian modernism at the Tate; and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Valentina Di Liscia, senior 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\/image--58--1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Photo Elisabetta Villa\/Getty Images, edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-us-pavilion-is-taking-online-donations\">The US Pavilion Is Taking Online Donations<\/h3>\n<p>The American Arts Conservancy, the nascent nonprofit executing Alma Allen\u2019s 2026 pavilion project, said it received no financial support from institutions. | 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\/Hyperallergicnewbooksannouncementheader-1--1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1125\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Early 2026 Art Books From Yale University Press<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Biographies of Anni Albers and Dorothea Tanning, The Met\u2019s blockbuster \u201cRaphael,\u201d Edward Steichen and his flowers, and more books for art lovers. Shop the annual sale this May.<\/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\/GettyImages-2271518189-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Pedro Reyes\u2019s \u201cTlali\u201d (photo Maya Dehlin Spach\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Mexican cultural workers denounce a sculpture by Pedro Reyes at LACMA, saying the museum ignored the contentious history of a similar artwork rejected by Mexico City in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>The Box LA, known for its fearless, playful programming and support of unconventional work and exhibitions, closes after 19 years. <\/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\/18.-Uche-Okeke--Fantasy-and-Masks-c.1960.-Research-and-Cultural-Collections--University-of-Birmingham-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Uche Okeke, \u201cFantasy and Masks\u201d (c. 1960) (\u00a9 The Prof Uche Okeke Legacy Limited and Asele Institute Ltd; photo courtesy Research and Cultural Collections University of Birmingham)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-revolutionary-tapestry-of-nigerian-modernism\">The Revolutionary Tapestry of Nigerian Modernism<\/h3>\n<p>The first show on the subject in the UK offers an ambitious, if uneven, look at how artists forged a postcolonial identity. | Aditya Iyer<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-mysterious-life-of-fluxus-dame-alison-knowles\">The Mysterious Life of Fluxus Dame Alison Knowles<\/h3>\n<p>Even a book by a leading expert on the avant-garde artist can\u2019t tell us much about her personal life. | Lauren Moya Ford<\/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\/nyu-mfa-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>NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>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=\"feature\">Feature<\/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\/20251122-ArleeneCorrea-Artwork-3-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Arleene Correa Valencia, \u201cIt\u2019s Easier To Leave Before The Sun Rise: It Hurts Less If We Don\u2019t Say Goodbye \/ Es M\u00e1s Facil Salir De Madrugada: Sin Despedida Duele Menos\u201d (2025) (image courtesy Fridman Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"daca-artist-uses-thread-to-weave-immigration-stories\">DACA Artist Uses Thread to Weave Immigration Stories<\/h3>\n<p>Arleene Correa Valencia transforms bark paper and embroidery into a tender reckoning with the reality of being undocumented in the United States. | Eliana Perozo<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Gail Weddington on Julie Schneider\u2019s \u201cThe Kaleidoscopic World of Amish Women\u2019s Quilts\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Far too many people and institutions treat two dimensional paintings as the be all and end all of &#8220;art.&#8221; Art shows often demand that everything be framed and able to be hung on a wall, automatically rejecting anything in the way of fabric or needle arts, basketry, woodworking, ceramics, stone carving, and glasswork. They also reject interactive art or four dimensional works. Sculptures that move, make sound or manipulate light and shadow are rejected outright and close minds. Now, more than ever the world of art should open and broaden minds and allow us to expand and question our points of view.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/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\/va5-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The new V&amp;A East building with outdoor sculpture by Thomas J Price<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"can-the-va%E2%80%99s-new-museum-fulfill-its-democratic-promise\">Can the V&amp;A\u2019s New Museum Fulfill Its Democratic Promise?<\/h3>\n<p>In contrast with the institution\u2019s behemoth architecture, its recently unveiled East London branches seem built on a human scale. | Naomi Polonsky<\/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\">The US Pavilion Wants Your Money<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">An unusual funding call for Alma Allen\u2019s Venice exhibition, a sculpture at LACMA creates controversy, and join Hyperallergic\u2019s event with Jeremy Frey.<\/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=\"2026-04-29\">April 29, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>In a twist that sounds straight out of our annual April Fools edition, the American Arts Conservancy \u2014 the nascent MAGA-studded nonprofit commissioning this year\u2019s US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale \u2014 is fundraising for the exhibition via a \u201cDonate\u201d button on its website. In fact, there\u2019s a lot that\u2019s curious about the financing for Alma Allen\u2019s pavilion. Staff Reporter Isa Farfan has the story.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I encourage you to skip the pavilion donation and get a <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> membership instead. For less than 10 bucks, you\u2019ll support our work and get access to exclusive members-only events, like today\u2019s virtual conversation with artist and MacArthur grant winner Jeremy Frey and Hyperallergic Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian. There\u2019s still time to sign up <strong><u>here<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a news-heavy day. At the newly unveiled LACMA building, a sculpture by Pedro Reyes that recalls his 2021 commission for Mexico City, ultimately rejected after protests from Indigenous and feminist activists, has rekindled questions about agency and representation. Also in LA, the experimental nonprofit The Box shutters after two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Read Eliana Perozo on artist and DACA recipient Arleene Correa Valencia, co-published by<em> Hyperallergic<\/em> and <em>Next City<\/em>; Aditya Iyer on Nigerian modernism at the Tate; and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Valentina Di Liscia, senior 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\/image--58--1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Photo Elisabetta Villa\/Getty Images, edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-us-pavilion-is-taking-online-donations\">The US Pavilion Is Taking Online Donations<\/h3>\n<p>The American Arts Conservancy, the nascent nonprofit executing Alma Allen\u2019s 2026 pavilion project, said it received no financial support from institutions. | 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\/Hyperallergicnewbooksannouncementheader-1--1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1125\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Early 2026 Art Books From Yale University Press<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Biographies of Anni Albers and Dorothea Tanning, The Met\u2019s blockbuster \u201cRaphael,\u201d Edward Steichen and his flowers, and more books for art lovers. Shop the annual sale this May.<\/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\/GettyImages-2271518189-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Pedro Reyes\u2019s \u201cTlali\u201d (photo Maya Dehlin Spach\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Mexican cultural workers denounce a sculpture by Pedro Reyes at LACMA, saying the museum ignored the contentious history of a similar artwork rejected by Mexico City in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>The Box LA, known for its fearless, playful programming and support of unconventional work and exhibitions, closes after 19 years. <\/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\/18.-Uche-Okeke--Fantasy-and-Masks-c.1960.-Research-and-Cultural-Collections--University-of-Birmingham-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Uche Okeke, \u201cFantasy and Masks\u201d (c. 1960) (\u00a9 The Prof Uche Okeke Legacy Limited and Asele Institute Ltd; photo courtesy Research and Cultural Collections University of Birmingham)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-revolutionary-tapestry-of-nigerian-modernism\">The Revolutionary Tapestry of Nigerian Modernism<\/h3>\n<p>The first show on the subject in the UK offers an ambitious, if uneven, look at how artists forged a postcolonial identity. | Aditya Iyer<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-mysterious-life-of-fluxus-dame-alison-knowles\">The Mysterious Life of Fluxus Dame Alison Knowles<\/h3>\n<p>Even a book by a leading expert on the avant-garde artist can\u2019t tell us much about her personal life. | Lauren Moya Ford<\/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\/nyu-mfa-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>NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>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=\"feature\">Feature<\/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\/20251122-ArleeneCorrea-Artwork-3-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Arleene Correa Valencia, \u201cIt\u2019s Easier To Leave Before The Sun Rise: It Hurts Less If We Don\u2019t Say Goodbye \/ Es M\u00e1s Facil Salir De Madrugada: Sin Despedida Duele Menos\u201d (2025) (image courtesy Fridman Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"daca-artist-uses-thread-to-weave-immigration-stories\">DACA Artist Uses Thread to Weave Immigration Stories<\/h3>\n<p>Arleene Correa Valencia transforms bark paper and embroidery into a tender reckoning with the reality of being undocumented in the United States. | Eliana Perozo<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Gail Weddington on Julie Schneider\u2019s \u201cThe Kaleidoscopic World of Amish Women\u2019s Quilts\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Far too many people and institutions treat two dimensional paintings as the be all and end all of &#8220;art.&#8221; Art shows often demand that everything be framed and able to be hung on a wall, automatically rejecting anything in the way of fabric or needle arts, basketry, woodworking, ceramics, stone carving, and glasswork. They also reject interactive art or four dimensional works. Sculptures that move, make sound or manipulate light and shadow are rejected outright and close minds. Now, more than ever the world of art should open and broaden minds and allow us to expand and question our points of view.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/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\/va5-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The new V&amp;A East building with outdoor sculpture by Thomas J Price<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"can-the-va%E2%80%99s-new-museum-fulfill-its-democratic-promise\">Can the V&amp;A\u2019s New Museum Fulfill Its Democratic Promise?<\/h3>\n<p>In contrast with the institution\u2019s behemoth architecture, its recently unveiled East London branches seem built on a human scale. | Naomi Polonsky<\/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>In a twist that sounds straight out of our annual April Fools edition, the American Arts Conservancy \u2014 the nascent MAGA-studded nonprofit commissioning this year\u2019s US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale \u2014 is fundraising for the exhibition via a \u201cDonate\u201d button on its website. In fact, there\u2019s a lot that\u2019s curious about the financing for Alma Allen\u2019s pavilion. Staff Reporter Isa Farfan has the story.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I encourage you to skip the pavilion donation and get a <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> membership instead. For less than 10 bucks, you\u2019ll support our work and get access to exclusive members-only events, like today\u2019s virtual conversation with artist and MacArthur grant winner Jeremy Frey and Hyperallergic Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian. There\u2019s still time to sign up <strong><u>here<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a news-heavy day. At the newly unveiled LACMA building, a sculpture by Pedro Reyes that recalls his 2021 commission for Mexico City, ultimately rejected after protests from Indigenous and feminist activists, has rekindled questions about agency and representation. Also in LA, the experimental nonprofit The Box shutters after two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Read Eliana Perozo on artist and DACA recipient Arleene Correa Valencia, co-published by<em> Hyperallergic<\/em> and <em>Next City<\/em>; Aditya Iyer on Nigerian modernism at the Tate; and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Valentina Di Liscia, senior 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\/image--58--1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Photo Elisabetta Villa\/Getty Images, edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-us-pavilion-is-taking-online-donations\">The US Pavilion Is Taking Online Donations<\/h3>\n<p>The American Arts Conservancy, the nascent nonprofit executing Alma Allen\u2019s 2026 pavilion project, said it received no financial support from institutions. | 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\/Hyperallergicnewbooksannouncementheader-1--1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1125\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Early 2026 Art Books From Yale University Press<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Biographies of Anni Albers and Dorothea Tanning, The Met\u2019s blockbuster \u201cRaphael,\u201d Edward Steichen and his flowers, and more books for art lovers. Shop the annual sale this May.<\/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\/GettyImages-2271518189-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Pedro Reyes\u2019s \u201cTlali\u201d (photo Maya Dehlin Spach\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Mexican cultural workers denounce a sculpture by Pedro Reyes at LACMA, saying the museum ignored the contentious history of a similar artwork rejected by Mexico City in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>The Box LA, known for its fearless, playful programming and support of unconventional work and exhibitions, closes after 19 years. <\/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\/18.-Uche-Okeke--Fantasy-and-Masks-c.1960.-Research-and-Cultural-Collections--University-of-Birmingham-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Uche Okeke, \u201cFantasy and Masks\u201d (c. 1960) (\u00a9 The Prof Uche Okeke Legacy Limited and Asele Institute Ltd; photo courtesy Research and Cultural Collections University of Birmingham)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-revolutionary-tapestry-of-nigerian-modernism\">The Revolutionary Tapestry of Nigerian Modernism<\/h3>\n<p>The first show on the subject in the UK offers an ambitious, if uneven, look at how artists forged a postcolonial identity. | Aditya Iyer<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-mysterious-life-of-fluxus-dame-alison-knowles\">The Mysterious Life of Fluxus Dame Alison Knowles<\/h3>\n<p>Even a book by a leading expert on the avant-garde artist can\u2019t tell us much about her personal life. | Lauren Moya Ford<\/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\/nyu-mfa-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>NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>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=\"feature\">Feature<\/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\/20251122-ArleeneCorrea-Artwork-3-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Arleene Correa Valencia, \u201cIt\u2019s Easier To Leave Before The Sun Rise: It Hurts Less If We Don\u2019t Say Goodbye \/ Es M\u00e1s Facil Salir De Madrugada: Sin Despedida Duele Menos\u201d (2025) (image courtesy Fridman Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"daca-artist-uses-thread-to-weave-immigration-stories\">DACA Artist Uses Thread to Weave Immigration Stories<\/h3>\n<p>Arleene Correa Valencia transforms bark paper and embroidery into a tender reckoning with the reality of being undocumented in the United States. | Eliana Perozo<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Gail Weddington on Julie Schneider\u2019s \u201cThe Kaleidoscopic World of Amish Women\u2019s Quilts\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Far too many people and institutions treat two dimensional paintings as the be all and end all of &#8220;art.&#8221; Art shows often demand that everything be framed and able to be hung on a wall, automatically rejecting anything in the way of fabric or needle arts, basketry, woodworking, ceramics, stone carving, and glasswork. They also reject interactive art or four dimensional works. Sculptures that move, make sound or manipulate light and shadow are rejected outright and close minds. Now, more than ever the world of art should open and broaden minds and allow us to expand and question our points of view.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/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\/va5-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The new V&amp;A East building with outdoor sculpture by Thomas J Price<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"can-the-va%E2%80%99s-new-museum-fulfill-its-democratic-promise\">Can the V&amp;A\u2019s New Museum Fulfill Its Democratic Promise?<\/h3>\n<p>In contrast with the institution\u2019s behemoth architecture, its recently unveiled East London branches seem built on a human scale. | Naomi Polonsky<\/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\/Appel.jpg\" alt=\"Reclaiming the Self-Taught Artist\u2019s Creative Identity\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Reclaiming the Self-Taught Artist\u2019s Creative Identity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">\u201cSelf-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists\u201d at the American Folk Art Museum offers rare first-time views, and always-free access, to over 90 works shifting art historical narratives.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The American Folk Art 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\/Hyperallergicnewbooksannouncementheader-1-.jpg\" alt=\"Early 2026 Art Books From Yale University Press\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Early 2026 Art Books From Yale University Press<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Biographies of Anni Albers and Dorothea Tanning, The Met&#8217;s blockbuster \u201cRaphael,\u201d Edward Steichen and his flowers, and more books for art lovers. Shop the annual sale this May.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Yale University Press<\/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\/50-20250517_Printed-Matter_LAABF-241--1-.jpg\" alt=\"Printed Matter\u2019s LA Art Book Fair Returns May 7\u201310\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Printed Matter\u2019s LA Art Book Fair Returns May 7\u201310<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Connect with 250 international artists, publishers, and booksellers and celebrate the art publishing community at ArtCenter South Campus in Pasadena, California.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Printed Matter, Inc.<\/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\/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<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/the-us-pavilion-is-taking-online-donations-2\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter The US Pavilion Wants Your Money An unusual funding call for Alma Allen\u2019s Venice exhibition, a sculpture at LACMA creates controversy, and join Hyperallergic\u2019s event with Jeremy Frey. 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