{"id":2012590,"date":"2026-06-25T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012590"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:00:49","slug":"victory-for-claire-valdez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012590","title":{"rendered":"Victory for Claire Valdez"},"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\">Victory for Claire Valdez<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The artist and union organizer sweeps the NYC primary, and what makes an antiquities looter loot? <\/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:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4963dd3ebbdb72fe2da00ddb341aa1ecb4f3a13e44b8c588a159ec58503ad619?s=500&amp;d=blank&amp;r=g\" 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=\"2026-06-25\">June 25, 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>She did it! Artist, union organizer, and Congressional hopeful Claire Valdez won New York&#8217;s 7th District Democratic primary by a landslide. She&#8217;s poised to represent the city\u2019s progressive \u201cCommie Corridor\u201d after November\u2019s midterm election. Valdez, whom I interviewed earlier this month, is part of a slate of Mamdani-endorsed Democratic Socialist candidates who clinched impressive victories on Tuesday. They represent the true face of New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also today: What makes a looter loot? Art crime professor Erin L. Thompson speaks with Matthew Campbell, author of the new book <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods<\/em>, about the obsession that fueled the violent theft of Cambodia&#8217;s cultural patrimony. Shows to see in Chicago this summer, a World Cup poster project, and more below. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\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\/06\/matthew-campbell-newsletter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tInside the Mind of an Antiquities Looter<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tMatthew Campbell, a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, spent years digging into sources to write <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy<\/em>. His book reads like a thriller while laying out the entwined histories of the Cambodian genocide and the rapacious hunger of Western collectors for the images of Hindu and Buddhist deities created by the sculptors of the Khmer Empire during the 9th to 15th centuries CE in what is now Cambodia.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n      As an art crime researcher, I\u2019ve long followed Cambodia\u2019s fight to reclaim its sacred heritage from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the museum\u2019s determined resistance (including kicking out a Cambodian dancer trying to honor her gods.) After I tore through my advance copy of <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods<\/em>, Campbell agreed to an interview via Zoom. | Erin L. Thompson\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\/06\/pratt-manhattan-gallery.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>Pratt Manhattan Gallery Moves \u201cBeyond Digital\u201d in New Exhibition<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Exhibition of Pratt Digital Arts alumni explores technology, ecology, and emerging forms of intelligence.<\/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\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/claire-valdez-newsletter-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez, an artist and New York State Assemblywoman, clinches the Democratic nomination to represent New York\u2019s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives in a landslide victory.<\/li>\n<li>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bringing soccer fever to the Whitney Museum of American Art. Those who complete a poster art activity from artist Rich Tu \u2014 creating a poster inspired by the World Cup \u2014 will will get into the museum for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"queer-elders\">Queer Elders<\/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\/06\/lari-pittman.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tDon\u2019t Ask Lari Pittman What His Work Is \u201cAbout\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe Colombian-American painter discusses his new body of work, the complexity of queerness, and the reprieve of the analog. | Matt Stromberg\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"guide\">Guide<\/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\/06\/chicago-art-guide.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t10 Art Shows to See in Chicago This Summer<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>Blessedly, despite the corn sweat, the city\u2019s gallery and museum scene is eager to provide fresh work for the Midwestern mind.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/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\/06\/in-memoriam-6.24.26.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tRemembering Frayda Feldman, James Wagner, and Melodee Strong<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThis week, we honor an Andy Warhol print expert, a tireless art collector, and a beloved Minneapolis muralist.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive    \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>featured opportunity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Bennett Prize \u2013 2026\/2027 Award Cycle<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>For women figurative realist painters. The grand prize winner receives $75,000 and a solo exhibition. The first runner-up receives $10,000. A five-person jury will select 10 finalists to be featured in a group exhibition that will travel the US. The application fee is $50. Read more on\u00a0<\/span><u><i><em class=\"italic underline\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><\/u><span>. Deadline: September 19, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>thebennettprize.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s\u00a0list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/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\/06\/claire-valdez-interview-newsletter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tClaire Valdez Wants to Be Your Artist in Congress<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe New York State assemblywoman, who is running for a seat in the House of Representatives, spoke with Hyperallergic about her life as a painter, political origin story, and big plans for Washington. | Hakim Bishara\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\">Victory for Claire Valdez<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The artist and union organizer sweeps the NYC primary, and what makes an antiquities looter loot? <\/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:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4963dd3ebbdb72fe2da00ddb341aa1ecb4f3a13e44b8c588a159ec58503ad619?s=500&amp;d=blank&amp;r=g\" 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=\"2026-06-25\">June 25, 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>She did it! Artist, union organizer, and Congressional hopeful Claire Valdez won New York&#8217;s 7th District Democratic primary by a landslide. She&#8217;s poised to represent the city\u2019s progressive \u201cCommie Corridor\u201d after November\u2019s midterm election. Valdez, whom I interviewed earlier this month, is part of a slate of Mamdani-endorsed Democratic Socialist candidates who clinched impressive victories on Tuesday. They represent the true face of New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also today: What makes a looter loot? Art crime professor Erin L. Thompson speaks with Matthew Campbell, author of the new book <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods<\/em>, about the obsession that fueled the violent theft of Cambodia&#8217;s cultural patrimony. Shows to see in Chicago this summer, a World Cup poster project, and more below. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\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\/06\/matthew-campbell-newsletter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tInside the Mind of an Antiquities Looter<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tMatthew Campbell, a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, spent years digging into sources to write <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy<\/em>. His book reads like a thriller while laying out the entwined histories of the Cambodian genocide and the rapacious hunger of Western collectors for the images of Hindu and Buddhist deities created by the sculptors of the Khmer Empire during the 9th to 15th centuries CE in what is now Cambodia.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n      As an art crime researcher, I\u2019ve long followed Cambodia\u2019s fight to reclaim its sacred heritage from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the museum\u2019s determined resistance (including kicking out a Cambodian dancer trying to honor her gods.) After I tore through my advance copy of <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods<\/em>, Campbell agreed to an interview via Zoom. | Erin L. Thompson\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\/06\/pratt-manhattan-gallery.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>Pratt Manhattan Gallery Moves \u201cBeyond Digital\u201d in New Exhibition<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Exhibition of Pratt Digital Arts alumni explores technology, ecology, and emerging forms of intelligence.<\/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\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/claire-valdez-newsletter-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez, an artist and New York State Assemblywoman, clinches the Democratic nomination to represent New York\u2019s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives in a landslide victory.<\/li>\n<li>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bringing soccer fever to the Whitney Museum of American Art. Those who complete a poster art activity from artist Rich Tu \u2014 creating a poster inspired by the World Cup \u2014 will will get into the museum for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"queer-elders\">Queer Elders<\/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\/06\/lari-pittman.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tDon\u2019t Ask Lari Pittman What His Work Is \u201cAbout\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe Colombian-American painter discusses his new body of work, the complexity of queerness, and the reprieve of the analog. | Matt Stromberg\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"guide\">Guide<\/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\/06\/chicago-art-guide.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t10 Art Shows to See in Chicago This Summer<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>Blessedly, despite the corn sweat, the city\u2019s gallery and museum scene is eager to provide fresh work for the Midwestern mind.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/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\/06\/in-memoriam-6.24.26.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tRemembering Frayda Feldman, James Wagner, and Melodee Strong<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThis week, we honor an Andy Warhol print expert, a tireless art collector, and a beloved Minneapolis muralist.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive    \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>featured opportunity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Bennett Prize \u2013 2026\/2027 Award Cycle<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>For women figurative realist painters. The grand prize winner receives $75,000 and a solo exhibition. The first runner-up receives $10,000. A five-person jury will select 10 finalists to be featured in a group exhibition that will travel the US. The application fee is $50. Read more on\u00a0<\/span><u><i><em class=\"italic underline\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><\/u><span>. Deadline: September 19, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>thebennettprize.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s\u00a0list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/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\/06\/claire-valdez-interview-newsletter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tClaire Valdez Wants to Be Your Artist in Congress<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe New York State assemblywoman, who is running for a seat in the House of Representatives, spoke with Hyperallergic about her life as a painter, political origin story, and big plans for Washington. | Hakim Bishara\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>She did it! Artist, union organizer, and Congressional hopeful Claire Valdez won New York&#8217;s 7th District Democratic primary by a landslide. She&#8217;s poised to represent the city\u2019s progressive \u201cCommie Corridor\u201d after November\u2019s midterm election. Valdez, whom I interviewed earlier this month, is part of a slate of Mamdani-endorsed Democratic Socialist candidates who clinched impressive victories on Tuesday. They represent the true face of New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also today: What makes a looter loot? Art crime professor Erin L. Thompson speaks with Matthew Campbell, author of the new book <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods<\/em>, about the obsession that fueled the violent theft of Cambodia&#8217;s cultural patrimony. Shows to see in Chicago this summer, a World Cup poster project, and more below. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\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\/06\/matthew-campbell-newsletter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tInside the Mind of an Antiquities Looter<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tMatthew Campbell, a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, spent years digging into sources to write <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy<\/em>. His book reads like a thriller while laying out the entwined histories of the Cambodian genocide and the rapacious hunger of Western collectors for the images of Hindu and Buddhist deities created by the sculptors of the Khmer Empire during the 9th to 15th centuries CE in what is now Cambodia.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n      As an art crime researcher, I\u2019ve long followed Cambodia\u2019s fight to reclaim its sacred heritage from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the museum\u2019s determined resistance (including kicking out a Cambodian dancer trying to honor her gods.) After I tore through my advance copy of <em>The Man Who Stole the Gods<\/em>, Campbell agreed to an interview via Zoom. | Erin L. Thompson\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\/06\/pratt-manhattan-gallery.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>Pratt Manhattan Gallery Moves \u201cBeyond Digital\u201d in New Exhibition<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Exhibition of Pratt Digital Arts alumni explores technology, ecology, and emerging forms of intelligence.<\/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\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/claire-valdez-newsletter-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez, an artist and New York State Assemblywoman, clinches the Democratic nomination to represent New York\u2019s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives in a landslide victory.<\/li>\n<li>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bringing soccer fever to the Whitney Museum of American Art. Those who complete a poster art activity from artist Rich Tu \u2014 creating a poster inspired by the World Cup \u2014 will will get into the museum for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"queer-elders\">Queer Elders<\/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\/06\/lari-pittman.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tDon\u2019t Ask Lari Pittman What His Work Is \u201cAbout\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe Colombian-American painter discusses his new body of work, the complexity of queerness, and the reprieve of the analog. | Matt Stromberg\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"guide\">Guide<\/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\/06\/chicago-art-guide.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t10 Art Shows to See in Chicago This Summer<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>Blessedly, despite the corn sweat, the city\u2019s gallery and museum scene is eager to provide fresh work for the Midwestern mind.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community<\/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\/06\/in-memoriam-6.24.26.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tRemembering Frayda Feldman, James Wagner, and Melodee Strong<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThis week, we honor an Andy Warhol print expert, a tireless art collector, and a beloved Minneapolis muralist.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive    \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>featured opportunity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Bennett Prize \u2013 2026\/2027 Award Cycle<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>For women figurative realist painters. The grand prize winner receives $75,000 and a solo exhibition. The first runner-up receives $10,000. A five-person jury will select 10 finalists to be featured in a group exhibition that will travel the US. The application fee is $50. Read more on\u00a0<\/span><u><i><em class=\"italic underline\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><\/u><span>. Deadline: September 19, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>thebennettprize.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s\u00a0list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/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\/06\/claire-valdez-interview-newsletter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tClaire Valdez Wants to Be Your Artist in Congress<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe New York State assemblywoman, who is running for a seat in the House of Representatives, spoke with Hyperallergic about her life as a painter, political origin story, and big plans for Washington. | Hakim Bishara\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\/06\/20251023_pdsoros_art_gallery-2.jpg\" alt=\"A $90,000 Graduate Fellowship for Immigrants &amp; Children of Immigrants in the Visual Arts\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">A $90,000 Graduate Fellowship for Immigrants &amp; Children of Immigrants in the Visual Arts<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The Paul &amp; Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports immigrants &amp; children of immigrants in MFA, MA, PhD &amp; other graduate programs.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Paul &amp; Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans<\/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\/06\/2023_04-24_Rebirth-II-21.jpg\" alt=\"Pratt Manhattan Gallery Moves \u201cBeyond Digital\u201d in New Exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Pratt Manhattan Gallery Moves \u201cBeyond Digital\u201d in New Exhibition<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Exhibition of Pratt Digital Arts alumni explores technology, ecology, and emerging forms of intelligence.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Pratt Manhattan Gallery<\/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\/06\/Irene-Perez-by-PD-Rearick.jpg\" alt=\"Cranbrook Academy of Art Reopens Applications for Fall 2026\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Cranbrook Academy of Art Reopens Applications for Fall 2026<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The art institution is accepting applications from June 22 through August 15 for artists and designers considering graduate study.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Cranbrook Academy 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\/06\/CorcIXD-HCDClass-Output-4.JPG\" alt=\"How the GW Corcoran Is Rethinking Interaction Design Education\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">How the GW Corcoran Is Rethinking Interaction Design Education<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The Interaction Design program at the George Washington University Corcoran School of Arts and Design is utilizing partnerships across DC to encourage its students to develop more inclusive design practices.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">George Washington University<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/victory-for-claire-valdez\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Victory for Claire Valdez The artist and union organizer sweeps the NYC primary, and what makes an antiquities looter loot? 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