{"id":2027447,"date":"2026-07-03T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027447"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:00:05","slug":"artists-reclaim-lady-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027447","title":{"rendered":"Artists Reclaim Lady Liberty"},"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\">Artists Reclaim Lady Liberty<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Aruna D\u2019Souza on the iconic monument as a tool of political expression and Ed Simon on the allure and anxiety of the Hudson River School.<\/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=\"2026-07-03\">July 3, 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>This Fourth of July weekend, we\u2019re sticking to the essentials: water, sunscreen, and art. Amid an avalanche of propaganda on the United States&#8217;s 250th anniversary, critic Aruna D\u2019Souza offers an illuminating art history of the Statue of Liberty. Artists from Faith Ringgold to Claes Oldenburg, she explains, have long wielded the monument as a tool of protest and creative expression \u2014 a particularly potent reminder as Trump strives to stifle them completely.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, Ed Simon revisits the mythologies and ideals baked into the work of the Hudson River School painters, regarded as quintessential American artists. Two centuries later, what can we learn from their scenes of both settler colonial fantasies and marvels of the natural world?<\/p>\n<p>Plus, a glimpse at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston\u2019s newly reinstalled Art of the Americas galleries,art fundraisers to support Venezuela, and our beloved community columns.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/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\/07\/amy-sherald-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWhat Does the Statue of Liberty Stand For?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tLast July, Amy Sherald announced that she was canceling the National Portrait Gallery stop of her solo exhibition American Sublime because of concerns that the Smithsonian Institution had attempted to censor her painting of a Black trans woman, Arew\u00e0 Basit, posing as the Statue of Liberty. <\/p>\n<p>\n      As artists like Sherald, Marta Minuj\u00edn, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values. | Aruna D&#8217;Souza\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\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\/07\/MFA_5_washington2-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A Mohawk artist\u2019s bust of George Washington, a matrilineal home altar, and a Dunkin\u2019 cup are among the 400 objects in a new major reinstallation in the Art of the Americas Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Art Movements: NYC&#8217;s Swiss Institute heads to the Bowery, Raymond Pettibon and Abdelkader Benchamma team up on a massive mural, Seattle Art Museum&#8217;s new chief curator, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Art sales featuring everything from paintings and prints to photographs, artist books, and zines are benefiting urgently needed aid efforts in Venezuela.<\/li>\n<li>After 11<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>years in business, the contemporary art gallery Lyles &amp; King announced its closure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-purple kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\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-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Support Independent Art Reporting\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent, critical reporting is increasingly hard to come by. But you can ensure it doesn\u2019t disappear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By becoming a paid member of the <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span> community, you not only help keep our lights on, but ensure our hands (and pens) remain untied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With your support (as little as $6.67\/month!), you are joining a community of people who value and advocate for independent journalism and greater transparency in the arts. The perks aren\u2019t bad either\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We hope you\u2019ll join us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Sign up today<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"opinion\">Opinion<\/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\/07\/Our_Banner_in_the_Sky_by_Frederic_Edwin_Church-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Hudson River School\u2019s American Apocalypse<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tOne of the United States\u2019s first major art movements registered anxieties about industrialization, empire, and environmental ruin. | Ed Simon<\/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\/07\/as-seen-below-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Required Reading: James Turrell in Denmark, a new album by Raven Chacon, a Black radical history of the Declaration of Independence, World Cup songs across time, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I am new to Steve DiBenedetto\u2019s work and it is very impressive. I like what Mr. Yau says about \u201cindecipherable, mystical diagrams, maps of forgotten kingdoms.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u2014Charles Pompilius on \u201c<\/em><em>Steve DiBenedetto\u2019s Cosmic Sense of the Absurd<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\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\/07\/6-Pulling-Down-the-Statue-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tIn 2026, Democracy Needs Museums<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tAs the United States marks its 250th, institutions must resist the pull to simply commemorate and instead communicate the relevance of history. | Ken Weine\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opportunities-this-month\">Opportunities This Month<\/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\/07\/1914.57---The-Fountain--Villa-Torlonia--Frascati--Italy-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<p>Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Paul &amp; Daisy Soros Foundation, Ucross, AICA International, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/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\">Artists Reclaim Lady Liberty<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Aruna D\u2019Souza on the iconic monument as a tool of political expression and Ed Simon on the allure and anxiety of the Hudson River School.<\/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=\"2026-07-03\">July 3, 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>This Fourth of July weekend, we\u2019re sticking to the essentials: water, sunscreen, and art. Amid an avalanche of propaganda on the United States&#8217;s 250th anniversary, critic Aruna D\u2019Souza offers an illuminating art history of the Statue of Liberty. Artists from Faith Ringgold to Claes Oldenburg, she explains, have long wielded the monument as a tool of protest and creative expression \u2014 a particularly potent reminder as Trump strives to stifle them completely.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, Ed Simon revisits the mythologies and ideals baked into the work of the Hudson River School painters, regarded as quintessential American artists. Two centuries later, what can we learn from their scenes of both settler colonial fantasies and marvels of the natural world?<\/p>\n<p>Plus, a glimpse at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston\u2019s newly reinstalled Art of the Americas galleries,art fundraisers to support Venezuela, and our beloved community columns.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/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\/07\/amy-sherald-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWhat Does the Statue of Liberty Stand For?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tLast July, Amy Sherald announced that she was canceling the National Portrait Gallery stop of her solo exhibition American Sublime because of concerns that the Smithsonian Institution had attempted to censor her painting of a Black trans woman, Arew\u00e0 Basit, posing as the Statue of Liberty. <\/p>\n<p>\n      As artists like Sherald, Marta Minuj\u00edn, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values. | Aruna D&#8217;Souza\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\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\/07\/MFA_5_washington2-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A Mohawk artist\u2019s bust of George Washington, a matrilineal home altar, and a Dunkin\u2019 cup are among the 400 objects in a new major reinstallation in the Art of the Americas Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Art Movements: NYC&#8217;s Swiss Institute heads to the Bowery, Raymond Pettibon and Abdelkader Benchamma team up on a massive mural, Seattle Art Museum&#8217;s new chief curator, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Art sales featuring everything from paintings and prints to photographs, artist books, and zines are benefiting urgently needed aid efforts in Venezuela.<\/li>\n<li>After 11<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>years in business, the contemporary art gallery Lyles &amp; King announced its closure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-purple kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\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-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Support Independent Art Reporting\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent, critical reporting is increasingly hard to come by. But you can ensure it doesn\u2019t disappear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By becoming a paid member of the <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span> community, you not only help keep our lights on, but ensure our hands (and pens) remain untied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With your support (as little as $6.67\/month!), you are joining a community of people who value and advocate for independent journalism and greater transparency in the arts. The perks aren\u2019t bad either\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We hope you\u2019ll join us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Sign up today<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"opinion\">Opinion<\/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\/07\/Our_Banner_in_the_Sky_by_Frederic_Edwin_Church-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Hudson River School\u2019s American Apocalypse<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tOne of the United States\u2019s first major art movements registered anxieties about industrialization, empire, and environmental ruin. | Ed Simon<\/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\/07\/as-seen-below-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Required Reading: James Turrell in Denmark, a new album by Raven Chacon, a Black radical history of the Declaration of Independence, World Cup songs across time, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I am new to Steve DiBenedetto\u2019s work and it is very impressive. I like what Mr. Yau says about \u201cindecipherable, mystical diagrams, maps of forgotten kingdoms.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u2014Charles Pompilius on \u201c<\/em><em>Steve DiBenedetto\u2019s Cosmic Sense of the Absurd<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\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\/07\/6-Pulling-Down-the-Statue-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tIn 2026, Democracy Needs Museums<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tAs the United States marks its 250th, institutions must resist the pull to simply commemorate and instead communicate the relevance of history. | Ken Weine\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opportunities-this-month\">Opportunities This Month<\/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\/07\/1914.57---The-Fountain--Villa-Torlonia--Frascati--Italy-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<p>Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Paul &amp; Daisy Soros Foundation, Ucross, AICA International, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/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>This Fourth of July weekend, we\u2019re sticking to the essentials: water, sunscreen, and art. Amid an avalanche of propaganda on the United States&#8217;s 250th anniversary, critic Aruna D\u2019Souza offers an illuminating art history of the Statue of Liberty. Artists from Faith Ringgold to Claes Oldenburg, she explains, have long wielded the monument as a tool of protest and creative expression \u2014 a particularly potent reminder as Trump strives to stifle them completely.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, Ed Simon revisits the mythologies and ideals baked into the work of the Hudson River School painters, regarded as quintessential American artists. Two centuries later, what can we learn from their scenes of both settler colonial fantasies and marvels of the natural world?<\/p>\n<p>Plus, a glimpse at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston\u2019s newly reinstalled Art of the Americas galleries,art fundraisers to support Venezuela, and our beloved community columns.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/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\/07\/amy-sherald-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWhat Does the Statue of Liberty Stand For?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tLast July, Amy Sherald announced that she was canceling the National Portrait Gallery stop of her solo exhibition American Sublime because of concerns that the Smithsonian Institution had attempted to censor her painting of a Black trans woman, Arew\u00e0 Basit, posing as the Statue of Liberty. <\/p>\n<p>\n      As artists like Sherald, Marta Minuj\u00edn, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values. | Aruna D&#8217;Souza\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\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\/07\/MFA_5_washington2-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A Mohawk artist\u2019s bust of George Washington, a matrilineal home altar, and a Dunkin\u2019 cup are among the 400 objects in a new major reinstallation in the Art of the Americas Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Art Movements: NYC&#8217;s Swiss Institute heads to the Bowery, Raymond Pettibon and Abdelkader Benchamma team up on a massive mural, Seattle Art Museum&#8217;s new chief curator, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Art sales featuring everything from paintings and prints to photographs, artist books, and zines are benefiting urgently needed aid efforts in Venezuela.<\/li>\n<li>After 11<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>years in business, the contemporary art gallery Lyles &amp; King announced its closure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-purple kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\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-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Support Independent Art Reporting\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent, critical reporting is increasingly hard to come by. But you can ensure it doesn\u2019t disappear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By becoming a paid member of the <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span> community, you not only help keep our lights on, but ensure our hands (and pens) remain untied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With your support (as little as $6.67\/month!), you are joining a community of people who value and advocate for independent journalism and greater transparency in the arts. The perks aren\u2019t bad either\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We hope you\u2019ll join us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Sign up today<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"opinion\">Opinion<\/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\/07\/Our_Banner_in_the_Sky_by_Frederic_Edwin_Church-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Hudson River School\u2019s American Apocalypse<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tOne of the United States\u2019s first major art movements registered anxieties about industrialization, empire, and environmental ruin. | Ed Simon<\/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\/07\/as-seen-below-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Required Reading: James Turrell in Denmark, a new album by Raven Chacon, a Black radical history of the Declaration of Independence, World Cup songs across time, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I am new to Steve DiBenedetto\u2019s work and it is very impressive. I like what Mr. Yau says about \u201cindecipherable, mystical diagrams, maps of forgotten kingdoms.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u2014Charles Pompilius on \u201c<\/em><em>Steve DiBenedetto\u2019s Cosmic Sense of the Absurd<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\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\/07\/6-Pulling-Down-the-Statue-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tIn 2026, Democracy Needs Museums<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tAs the United States marks its 250th, institutions must resist the pull to simply commemorate and instead communicate the relevance of history. | Ken Weine\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opportunities-this-month\">Opportunities This Month<\/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\/07\/1914.57---The-Fountain--Villa-Torlonia--Frascati--Italy-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<p>Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Paul &amp; Daisy Soros Foundation, Ucross, AICA International, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/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\/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\/artists-reclaim-lady-liberty\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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