News

UK Museums Hold Over 260,000 Human Remains, Report Finds

A new exposé from the Guardian details extensive holdings of human remains from former British colonies, as well as potential mishandling of body parts.

Feature

Taking a Seat at Robert Therrien’s Table

The Broad invites us into the late artist’s obsessively iterative practice, where oversized tables and chairs give way to more elusive, personal forms.

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Inside the Met Museum’s Historic Raphael Exhibition

“Asking for Raphael loans is like asking for the firstborn heir of the royal family,” Carmen C. Bambach, curator of the first comprehensive show of the master in the US, told Hyperallergic.

Community

A View From the Easel

“Getting a mold to work still feels like magic to me!”

Daily Newsletter

Remembering Pat Steir

MoMA’s show on Frida and Diego misses the mark, the New School plans major layoffs, and John Yau stumbles upon two artistic beacons at Alexander Berggruen.

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Art Movements: A Canceled Biennale Show Finds a New Home

Gabrielle Goliath’s performance series, axed by South Africa for its Venice pavilion, will shine on, pro-wrestling meets contemporary art, a new hire for New York's forthcoming Hip Hop Museum, and more.

Art Review

Frida-Mania Hits MoMA

A collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera’s costume designer, this exhibition is an irresistible marketing opportunity at best.

News

New School Faculty React to Plans to Lay Off 15% of Workforce

"There's an air of anxiety," Carrie Hawks, an assistant professor of illustration, told Hyperallergic of the newly announced cuts.

Art Review

Beacons in a Grim World

In concurrent exhibitions by Kevin McNamee-Tweed and Tajh Rust, we find two artists who keep looking and discovering, despite dark circumstances.

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Announcement

NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions

Part I: April 1–18, Part II: May 6–23. On view at 80WSE Gallery in New York’s Greenwich Village.

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Pat Steir, Painter of Cascading Infinities, Dies at 87

Through works like her celebrated “Waterfalls” series, she leaves a legacy of artistic surrender and reverence for the gesture.

Community

Required Reading

This week: what art conservators and novelists have in common, Toni Morrison and canonization, celebrating Eid in Gaza, the Lindy West drama, “girl games,” and more.