This n' That: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Adrian Wilson and Heidi Hankaniemi, Wear a Mask at the New Museum's Jordan Casteel show. Photo by Tudor Vasilescu.
Adrian Wilson and Heidi Hankaniemi turn PPE into fashion and showcases it around the city.
As businesses begin to open back up in the state of New York, Adrian Wilson and Heidi Hankaniemi decided to experiment with PPE and couture in order to make a statement. Their outfits, which include either a suit or gown made up of face masks, serve as a reminder to those who go out to be careful and wear protection.
While being photographed by Tudor Vasilescu, Wilson and Hankaniemi showcased their outfits throughout the city. Together, they seek to push back on the anti-face mask propaganda.
Ben Enwonwu, Christine, 1971
Nigerian artist, Ben Enwonwu, makes a comeback in 2020.
Ben Enwonwu, a well-known Nigerian artist in the 1960s, is also known as "the father of African Modernism.” It is important to know that Enwonwu was a proponent of an intellectual movement that propelled Nigerian culture. Today, his work makes a scene outside of Africa.
Enwonwu’s work is on display in the Lagos-based Kó art gallery, which was founded by Indian-born collector Kavita Chellaram. Enwonwu’s showcase is in the “Spotlight Section,” where you’ll find 12 of his works, including oils, works in gouache and on wood, and bronze sculptures.
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A bump in the road in the rebuilding of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral.
In April 2019, a fire took down the 850-year-old structure, leaving the world in utter shock.
Since leaders of the art world, such as Francois Pinault and Bernard Arnault, have called for the restoration of the structure. Donations have been made to help rebuild the site— so far the pledged funds total $967 million.
However, French authorities are calling for a more transparent accounting of the use of the donated funds due to the recent revelation that $5.8 million have been misused. Jean-Louis Georgelin, the leader running the project and a retired military general, was found using the money to pay for the finances of the project (40-person salary, rent of the building in use, communication costs, etc.)
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Piotr Bernatowicz purchases several homophobic art works under a Polish national program that help museums to buy contemporary art.
Piotr Bernatowicz, the director of one of the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle (CCA) in Warsaw, is in the spotlight for the promotion of homophobic art.
Several of the works were not listed in the funding application. Under the CCA’s previous leadership, listing all works in the funding application was the protocol. The homophobic art by Jacek Adamas was not listed in the application, on this same token was the homophobic art that drew attention to this discrepancy.
This is not the first time Bernatowicz attempted to spread homophobic sentiment. During his time as director of the municipal gallery Arsenal in Poznań, Bernatowicz organized an anti-LGBTQ group show featuring posters with slogans that say, “Gay, don’t faggot the minors.”
Many in the art world as well as the general public of Poland are concerned that Bernatowicz is paving the way for the normalization and perpetuation of homophobic art and sentiment.
