{"id":2129629,"date":"2026-09-04T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2129629"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:00:05","slug":"ann-patchett-and-crying-at-the-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2129629","title":{"rendered":"Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w1200\/2026\/09\/canary-islands.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Art and grief in the author\u2019s new novel, \u201cWhistler,\u201d plus shows to see in Upstate New York this month.<\/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\/12\/lakshmi-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lakshmi Rivera Amin\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Lakshmi Rivera Amin<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-04\">September 4, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-feature-image\">\n<figure class=\"gh-article-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w1200\/2026\/09\/canary-islands.png\" alt=\"Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met\"><figcaption><span>Betty Parsons, \u201cCanary Islands\u201d (1932), graphite and gouache on paper (\u00a9 2025 Betty Parsons and William P. Rayner Foundation; photo courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Ever shed a tear in a museum? You\u2019re not alone, my friend. There\u2019s something cathartic about that rare moment, when you find yourself in front of a work of art that seems tailor-made for the very grief or joy or uncertainty you\u2019re experiencing. Critic Lavinia Liang tries to locate this emotional connection with art \u2014 or a lack thereof \u2014 in Ann Patchett\u2019s new novel, <em>Whistler<\/em>, which follows a single family\u2019s unraveling and reunion bookended by the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n<p>Our reports on ICE\u2019s seizure of 22,000 smuggled artifacts in Florida, coverage of the Chinese Pavilion\u2019s withdrawal from the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea in protest of the Taiwan Pavilion, guide to Upstate New York art shows this month, and more in this edition.<\/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\/09\/upstate-fall-shows.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This September<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tSeptember welcomes the rituals of renewal \u2014 back to school! \u2014 and recognition, as the end of the year approaches. While the seasonal light and shadows cast dramatic beauty across the Hudson Valley, galleries and museums match the mood with robust exhibitions. | Taliesin Thomas\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\/09\/moody-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>\u201cRadiant Geometries\u201d Opens at Rice University\u2019s Moody Center for the Arts<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists illuminate the convergence of math, metaphysics, and art in this new exhibition opening September 4.<\/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\/09\/Image--21--1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>ICE seizes over 22,000 ancient artifacts in Florida as part of a trafficking probe as the agency and Trump administration face criticism for escalating violence and threats to cultural heritage.<\/li>\n<li>China withdraws from South Korea\u2019s Gwangju Biennale just nine days after event organizers restored the title of \u201cTaiwan Pavilion\u201d to a group show featuring Taiwanese artists.<\/li>\n<li>Art Movements: Mildred Howard wins the Artists&#8217; Legacy Foundation Award, artists receive funding from the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants, Art Gallery of Ontario director steps down, Alex Katz on <em>PBS<\/em>, and more.<\/li>\n<li>The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will mark its centennial this October with nearly 200 acquisitions and reinstallations of its American and African collections, including a section dedicated to 20th-century Nigerian art. [<em>Atlanta Voice<\/em>]<\/li>\n<li>Christie\u2019s and Bonhams both hiked their premiums \u2014 the fees buyers pay on top of a work\u2019s hammer price. [<em>Artnews<\/em>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/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\/09\/whistler-nl.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\tIn \u201cWhistler,\u201d Ann Patchett Tackles Loss and Art<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe beloved author\u2019s new novel tells a story of familial loss and reconnection, beginning with a chance encounter at The Met. But why does it seem to imply that grief and art are at odds? | Lavinia Liang\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\">Wow! Absolutely fascinating information. Thank you for the extraordinary history. There&#8217;s so much to know and appreciate here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Willa Lewis on &#8220;The Missing Colors of Black American Pigment-Making&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"hyper-links\">Hyper Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Researcher and cultural theorist Flavia Dzodan writes about the need for art institutions to center \u201cduration and longevity\u201d in their conception of care, noting that she is \u201cincreasingly intolerant of \u2018care\u2019 as cultural programming\u201d without tangible support.<\/li>\n<li>Nerd out with this riveting <u>anatomy of a somewhat cloudy Edgar Degas self-portrait<\/u> by the Getty Museum\u2019s conservation team.<\/li>\n<li>In a tender new review of Dolly Parton&#8217;s &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221; for <em>Pitchfork<\/em>, Lily Goldberg writes, &#8220;I hear a simple yet radical answer to this question in Dolly\u2019s version of &#8216;I Will Always Love You&#8217;: Loving people, even flawed people, can be its own self-rewarding, freeing act, a choice that need not be at odds with cultivating self-respect or demanding respect from others.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Inconvenient truths: <u>Is printmaking better than painting<\/u>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/09\/leo-lionni-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Children\u2019s Book Author Who Was Also an Artist<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tLeo Lionni\u2019s wide-ranging practice was kaleidoscopic and rooted in a strong sense of justice. | Lauren Moya Ford\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\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>2027 Erie Canal Artists in Residence \u2014 Erie Canal Museum &amp; New York State Canal Corporation<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>Seeking projects that reflect on the Erie Canal\u2019s past, contemplate its present, and consider its future. All visual mediums welcome. Local and Indigenous\u00a0artists preferred. Two selected artists will each receive a $10,000 stipend.<\/span><br \/><span>Deadline: September 6, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>eriecanalmuseum.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaily Newsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNewsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Art and grief in the author\u2019s new novel, \u201cWhistler,\u201d plus shows to see in Upstate New York this month.<\/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\/12\/lakshmi-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lakshmi Rivera Amin\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Lakshmi Rivera Amin<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-04\">September 4, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-feature-image\">\n<figure class=\"gh-article-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w1200\/2026\/09\/canary-islands.png\" alt=\"Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met\"><figcaption><span>Betty Parsons, \u201cCanary Islands\u201d (1932), graphite and gouache on paper (\u00a9 2025 Betty Parsons and William P. Rayner Foundation; photo courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Ever shed a tear in a museum? You\u2019re not alone, my friend. There\u2019s something cathartic about that rare moment, when you find yourself in front of a work of art that seems tailor-made for the very grief or joy or uncertainty you\u2019re experiencing. Critic Lavinia Liang tries to locate this emotional connection with art \u2014 or a lack thereof \u2014 in Ann Patchett\u2019s new novel, <em>Whistler<\/em>, which follows a single family\u2019s unraveling and reunion bookended by the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n<p>Our reports on ICE\u2019s seizure of 22,000 smuggled artifacts in Florida, coverage of the Chinese Pavilion\u2019s withdrawal from the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea in protest of the Taiwan Pavilion, guide to Upstate New York art shows this month, and more in this edition.<\/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\/09\/upstate-fall-shows.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This September<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tSeptember welcomes the rituals of renewal \u2014 back to school! \u2014 and recognition, as the end of the year approaches. While the seasonal light and shadows cast dramatic beauty across the Hudson Valley, galleries and museums match the mood with robust exhibitions. | Taliesin Thomas\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\/09\/moody-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>\u201cRadiant Geometries\u201d Opens at Rice University\u2019s Moody Center for the Arts<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists illuminate the convergence of math, metaphysics, and art in this new exhibition opening September 4.<\/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\/09\/Image--21--1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>ICE seizes over 22,000 ancient artifacts in Florida as part of a trafficking probe as the agency and Trump administration face criticism for escalating violence and threats to cultural heritage.<\/li>\n<li>China withdraws from South Korea\u2019s Gwangju Biennale just nine days after event organizers restored the title of \u201cTaiwan Pavilion\u201d to a group show featuring Taiwanese artists.<\/li>\n<li>Art Movements: Mildred Howard wins the Artists&#8217; Legacy Foundation Award, artists receive funding from the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants, Art Gallery of Ontario director steps down, Alex Katz on <em>PBS<\/em>, and more.<\/li>\n<li>The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will mark its centennial this October with nearly 200 acquisitions and reinstallations of its American and African collections, including a section dedicated to 20th-century Nigerian art. [<em>Atlanta Voice<\/em>]<\/li>\n<li>Christie\u2019s and Bonhams both hiked their premiums \u2014 the fees buyers pay on top of a work\u2019s hammer price. [<em>Artnews<\/em>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/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\/09\/whistler-nl.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\tIn \u201cWhistler,\u201d Ann Patchett Tackles Loss and Art<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe beloved author\u2019s new novel tells a story of familial loss and reconnection, beginning with a chance encounter at The Met. But why does it seem to imply that grief and art are at odds? | Lavinia Liang\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\">Wow! Absolutely fascinating information. Thank you for the extraordinary history. There&#8217;s so much to know and appreciate here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Willa Lewis on &#8220;The Missing Colors of Black American Pigment-Making&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"hyper-links\">Hyper Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Researcher and cultural theorist Flavia Dzodan writes about the need for art institutions to center \u201cduration and longevity\u201d in their conception of care, noting that she is \u201cincreasingly intolerant of \u2018care\u2019 as cultural programming\u201d without tangible support.<\/li>\n<li>Nerd out with this riveting <u>anatomy of a somewhat cloudy Edgar Degas self-portrait<\/u> by the Getty Museum\u2019s conservation team.<\/li>\n<li>In a tender new review of Dolly Parton&#8217;s &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221; for <em>Pitchfork<\/em>, Lily Goldberg writes, &#8220;I hear a simple yet radical answer to this question in Dolly\u2019s version of &#8216;I Will Always Love You&#8217;: Loving people, even flawed people, can be its own self-rewarding, freeing act, a choice that need not be at odds with cultivating self-respect or demanding respect from others.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Inconvenient truths: <u>Is printmaking better than painting<\/u>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/09\/leo-lionni-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Children\u2019s Book Author Who Was Also an Artist<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tLeo Lionni\u2019s wide-ranging practice was kaleidoscopic and rooted in a strong sense of justice. | Lauren Moya Ford\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\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>2027 Erie Canal Artists in Residence \u2014 Erie Canal Museum &amp; New York State Canal Corporation<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>Seeking projects that reflect on the Erie Canal\u2019s past, contemplate its present, and consider its future. All visual mediums welcome. Local and Indigenous\u00a0artists preferred. Two selected artists will each receive a $10,000 stipend.<\/span><br \/><span>Deadline: September 6, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>eriecanalmuseum.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaily Newsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNewsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Ever shed a tear in a museum? You\u2019re not alone, my friend. There\u2019s something cathartic about that rare moment, when you find yourself in front of a work of art that seems tailor-made for the very grief or joy or uncertainty you\u2019re experiencing. Critic Lavinia Liang tries to locate this emotional connection with art \u2014 or a lack thereof \u2014 in Ann Patchett\u2019s new novel, <em>Whistler<\/em>, which follows a single family\u2019s unraveling and reunion bookended by the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n<p>Our reports on ICE\u2019s seizure of 22,000 smuggled artifacts in Florida, coverage of the Chinese Pavilion\u2019s withdrawal from the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea in protest of the Taiwan Pavilion, guide to Upstate New York art shows this month, and more in this edition.<\/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\/09\/upstate-fall-shows.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This September<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tSeptember welcomes the rituals of renewal \u2014 back to school! \u2014 and recognition, as the end of the year approaches. While the seasonal light and shadows cast dramatic beauty across the Hudson Valley, galleries and museums match the mood with robust exhibitions. | Taliesin Thomas\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\/09\/moody-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>\u201cRadiant Geometries\u201d Opens at Rice University\u2019s Moody Center for the Arts<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists illuminate the convergence of math, metaphysics, and art in this new exhibition opening September 4.<\/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\/09\/Image--21--1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>ICE seizes over 22,000 ancient artifacts in Florida as part of a trafficking probe as the agency and Trump administration face criticism for escalating violence and threats to cultural heritage.<\/li>\n<li>China withdraws from South Korea\u2019s Gwangju Biennale just nine days after event organizers restored the title of \u201cTaiwan Pavilion\u201d to a group show featuring Taiwanese artists.<\/li>\n<li>Art Movements: Mildred Howard wins the Artists&#8217; Legacy Foundation Award, artists receive funding from the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants, Art Gallery of Ontario director steps down, Alex Katz on <em>PBS<\/em>, and more.<\/li>\n<li>The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will mark its centennial this October with nearly 200 acquisitions and reinstallations of its American and African collections, including a section dedicated to 20th-century Nigerian art. [<em>Atlanta Voice<\/em>]<\/li>\n<li>Christie\u2019s and Bonhams both hiked their premiums \u2014 the fees buyers pay on top of a work\u2019s hammer price. [<em>Artnews<\/em>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/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\/09\/whistler-nl.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\tIn \u201cWhistler,\u201d Ann Patchett Tackles Loss and Art<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tThe beloved author\u2019s new novel tells a story of familial loss and reconnection, beginning with a chance encounter at The Met. But why does it seem to imply that grief and art are at odds? | Lavinia Liang\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\">Wow! Absolutely fascinating information. Thank you for the extraordinary history. There&#8217;s so much to know and appreciate here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Willa Lewis on &#8220;The Missing Colors of Black American Pigment-Making&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"hyper-links\">Hyper Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Researcher and cultural theorist Flavia Dzodan writes about the need for art institutions to center \u201cduration and longevity\u201d in their conception of care, noting that she is \u201cincreasingly intolerant of \u2018care\u2019 as cultural programming\u201d without tangible support.<\/li>\n<li>Nerd out with this riveting <u>anatomy of a somewhat cloudy Edgar Degas self-portrait<\/u> by the Getty Museum\u2019s conservation team.<\/li>\n<li>In a tender new review of Dolly Parton&#8217;s &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221; for <em>Pitchfork<\/em>, Lily Goldberg writes, &#8220;I hear a simple yet radical answer to this question in Dolly\u2019s version of &#8216;I Will Always Love You&#8217;: Loving people, even flawed people, can be its own self-rewarding, freeing act, a choice that need not be at odds with cultivating self-respect or demanding respect from others.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Inconvenient truths: <u>Is printmaking better than painting<\/u>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/09\/leo-lionni-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Children\u2019s Book Author Who Was Also an Artist<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tLeo Lionni\u2019s wide-ranging practice was kaleidoscopic and rooted in a strong sense of justice. | Lauren Moya Ford\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\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>2027 Erie Canal Artists in Residence \u2014 Erie Canal Museum &amp; New York State Canal Corporation<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>Seeking projects that reflect on the Erie Canal\u2019s past, contemplate its present, and consider its future. All visual mediums welcome. Local and Indigenous\u00a0artists preferred. Two selected artists will each receive a $10,000 stipend.<\/span><br \/><span>Deadline: September 6, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>eriecanalmuseum.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaily Newsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNewsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/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\/09\/EllenDynebrinkmaybe_front_flash_2026_Hyperallergic.jpg\" alt=\"Nordic Textile Takeover: The Cold Stitch\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Nordic Textile Takeover: The Cold Stitch<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Opening September 4 at Scandinavia House, this exhibition, workshop series, and symposium program returns in its third iteration alongside New York Textile Month.\n<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">American-Scandinavian Foundation<\/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\/08\/MOR-113788-026343-Hujar-HyperallergicBanners-Sep2026-1920x1080-1.jpg\" alt=\"An Unprecedented Look at Renowned Photographer Peter Hujar\u2019s New York in \u201cHujar:Contact\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">An Unprecedented Look at Renowned Photographer Peter Hujar\u2019s New York in \u201cHujar:Contact\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The Morgan Library &amp; Museum presents \u201cHujar:Contact,\u201d currently on view through October 25.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Morgan Library &amp; 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\/08\/ThreeChairs-RacePOint-18x33.jpeg\" alt=\"Mitchell Johnson: &quot;Twenty-One Years in Truro (Selected Paintings 1988\u20132026)&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Mitchell Johnson: &#8220;Twenty-One Years in Truro (Selected Paintings 1988\u20132026)&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The artist&#8217;s sixth solo exhibition at Castle Hill will open to the public on September 8, 2026. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Mitchell Johnson<\/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\/08\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"Meet with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Admissions Events Across the US and Online\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Meet with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Admissions Events Across the US and Online<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Learn more about the graduate degrees offered at SAIC and get all of your questions answered.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/ann-patchett-and-crying-at-the-met\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w1200\/2026\/09\/canary-islands.png&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met Art and grief in the author\u2019s new novel, \u201cWhistler,\u201d plus shows to see in Upstate New York this month. 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