Today in the news, an artist announces his plan to install a monument to Charlie Kirk in Times Square this fall. Let’s just say the renderings don’t bode well. Meanwhile, the Trump administration cuts the size of two national monuments in Utah — rich with rock art and sacred land — by a staggering 90% while also pushing for “energy development” in the area.
Also: A docudrama attempts to shed new light on Caravaggio’s life, Required Reading, Art Movements, and lots more.
—Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief
Artist’s Planned Monument to Charlie Kirk Gets Trolled Online
New York City sculptor Sergio Furnari is being raked over the coals online over his plan to unveil a memorial sculpture of slain right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk in Times Square.
Thousands have flocked to Furnari’s Instagram comments to troll and threaten the forthcoming memorial, which will reportedly be unveiled on September 10 in recognition of the first anniversary of Kirk’s assassination.
The ICA at VCU Brings Immersive Installation “Deo Vindice” to Richmond
The gallery-sized installation at the Institute for Contemporary Art combines Greek mythology with Civil War history to examine white supremacy and hegemonic power.
News
- The Trump administration has significantly diminished the size of two national monuments in Utah that hold sacred lands and rich archaeological sites.
- Three antiquities previously held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art are being repatriated to Mexico.
From Our Critics
The Artists Working in Velvet, Amethyst, and Relics
An exhibition showcases works by Sky Hopinka, vanessa german, April Bey, and others that have connections to spiritual practices and rituals. | Claudia Ross
Four Centuries Later, We Still Don’t Get Caravaggio
A British docudrama serves as a salutary primer on the Baroque master’s greatest works, but we should be wary of what it tells us about the personality of its subject. | Anthony Majanlahti
Community
Pat Oleszko Wins $100K Whitney Biennial Prize
The artist known for her irreverent inflatables gets the Bucksbaum Award, a new grant for artists living with cancer, and Murmurs Gallery closes.
Required Reading
This week: Chitra Ganesh’s futuristic myths, André Breton and optimism, the mermaids of Florida, a Palestinian digital archive, Argentina and racism, and more.
Member Comment
Randy Polumbo on “How a Basket Empire Wove the Myth of America”
From the Archive
Caravaggio Made Darkness Visible
In his violent, carnal visions, sparks of divinity may glow even from within the blackest confines of our fallen reality. | Ed Simon
