Articles
The Art That Hangs Above LA’s Daily Commuters
As a problem of engineering, design, and aesthetics, commissioning art for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority was a gamble.
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Events
Don’t Cry Cause It’s Over: A Program of Queer Experimental Shorts Reframes Loss
This Saturday, Anthology Film Archives presents Representations of Leaving: Queer Death and Heavens, a program of experimental shorts focused on experiences of loss, rebirth, and queer utopia.
Opinion
Memes and Banannigans From Art Basel Miami Beach
Maurizio Cattelan’s ludicrous banana artwork has gone viral for its $120,000 price tag. While the mainstream media has created a frenzy around the sculpture, the internet also offers an incredible selection of memes.
In Brief
Hours After It Was Revealed, Someone Tagged a Banksy Mural About Homelessness
Banksy’s latest mural in Birmingham, England imagined two reindeer guiding a bench where a local homeless man slept. Soon after its debut, someone spray painted Rudolph-red noses.
A Church Nativity Scene Makes a Statement About Border Detentions
The display presents the figurines of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus separated by metal cages to evoke detention facilities at the US-Mexico border. “The role of public art is to raise awareness,” explains the church’s reverend.
Art
Ebony G. Patterson Transforms the Gallery Into a Garden
At Hales New York, Patterson’s collages meditate on the entropy and delicate elegance of our natural and built environments.
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News
Documentary Filmmakers Challenge the Trump Administration Over Visa Requirements
The International Documentary Association and the Doc Society have filed a lawsuit over the new policy that visa applicants register their social media profiles.
Interviews
Meet LA’s Art Community: Asuka Hisa Is Busy Prepping the ICA LA as a 2020 Voting Center
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Articles
Best of 2019: Our Top NYC Art Shows
Here are our favorite New York City exhibitions of 2019 — excluding Brooklyn, for which we have a separate list — brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.
Art
Finding Crystalline Clarity in the Seemingly Chaotic
The technical mastery of Annie Lapin’s paintings is like that of a juggler who can simultaneously toss balls, bowling pins, flaming torches, and a chainsaw.
News
“It Tasted Like $120,000,” Says Artist Who Ate Maurizio Cattelan’s Infamous Banana Artwork
“It’s not vandalism, I’m a performance artist,” David Datuna said proudly of the stunt, which has permeated the internet and the mainstream press.