Obituary
Mary Heilmann, Painter of Irreverent Abstractions, Dies at 86
“My inspiration for art doesn’t really come from the history of painting,” the artist told Hyperallergic in a 2013 interview, “it comes from the community of art as it is now.”
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The cultural strategist and producer will work alongside curator and commissioner Diya Vij at the Department of Cultural Affairs.
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A highlight of “Greater New York” at MoMA PS1, the artist’s remarkable sculptures made from the humble household material continue a practice he began as a child in Brooklyn.
Art Review
Each painting is like an island awash with yearning, sending out a lighthouse signal into a fractured world.
The museum is suing the current owners of "Femme dans un fauteuil" (1918), which resurfaced decades after it was stolen from the University of Pittsburgh.
Alan Michelson's public art installation “The Oyster” on Governors Island conjures up the overlooked history of Indigenous shell middens.
“I remember sitting with Yoko on a ledge on the PS1 roof and talking together comfortably,” said the late performance artist. “It was restful.”
The recent revelation about Anthropic’s systematic digitization and destruction of out-of-print books portends a rapacious future, one where soulless LLMs swell while the shelves starve.
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, Jentel Artist Residency, Princeton University, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Dumile Feni’s monumental drawing is part of the Museo Reina Sofía's new program "History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Does Rhyme."
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Authorities say thieves made off with four artworks by Sicilian master Antonello da Messina in under five minutes.
Feature
Pritzker-winner Wang Shu’s design for the Ningbo Historic Museum reconciles China’s nostalgia with its desire for a shiny, avant-garde future.
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Interview
The artist duo — who go by "Relational" — explore the unseen forces that bind us to the universe.
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The project developed by the Writers Against the War on Gaza serves as a digital memorial for the around 240 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023.
Feature
Three years ago, Lauren Farkas sketched a plan to see exhibitions during the city’s monthly art walk. Now, she crafts eclectic maps for each event to make the art scene more accessible.
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Anderson Taylor opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum in rural Illinois at just nine years old
Community
“The literal environment outside of my studio is the mobile home park I used to play in as a child in the ’80s.”
Community
This week: Nancy Spero’s pro-choice art, Valentina Di Liscia on “Casa Cueva,” Brooklyn’s smallest museum, Jamaica Kincaid’s eyebrows, Israeli cuisine and Palestinian erasure, and more.
Art Movements
New leaders at the Portland Art Museum and Storm King Art Center, a West Coast art magazine closes, and more in this week's Art Movements.
News
The Village of Industry & Art will transform a dormitory in the now-shuttered university into 45 affordable units by fall 2027.
Film
The Philadelphia festival platformed films on Anishinaabe repatriation, the spirited life of art historian Dr. Leslie King Hammond, the Puerto Rican history of the Upper West Side, and more.