Mom, I'm Gonna Be an Artist!
Hyperallergic’s “Mom, I’m Gonna Be an Artist!” is a Mother’s Day–themed roundup that links recent art-world coverage—especially protests and labor actions around the Venice Biennale—with a feature in which staff writer Isa Farfan asked 15 artists to share the best advice they received from their mothers or maternal figures. The piece cites artist Pat Oleszko, who says her mother told her she would be appreciated in college, and notes Oleszko’s work is currently on view in the Whitney Biennial. It also summarizes Venice reporting by Hakim Bishara and Hrag Vartanian, including a “historic strike for Palestine and workers’ rights” that partially or fully shut down multiple national pavilions and the Arsenale. Additional Venice notes mention protests targeting the Russian and Israeli pavilions, legal threats by Israeli pavilion artist Belu-Simion Fainaru alleging antisemitism and discrimination, and organizers’ statement that Iran would not participate with a national pavilion.
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