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An Achingly Personal Portrait of Nan Goldin
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed forcefully posits multiple parallels between the world Nan Goldin grew up in and the one she fights in today.
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for December 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Bob Thompson, Aimee Goguen, Uta Barth, the Transcendental Painting Group, and more.
Craft in America Features Biskakone Greg Johnson, An Ojibwe Artist Who Shows a Way Home
The latest episode of this documentary series on PBS explores the meaning of home through handmade objects, hand built homes, and the artists who create them.
Anne Harvey in a Club of One
There is the singular artist and then there is the more exclusive club that has only one member. Harvey belongs to the latter.
70+ Artists Strike Finnish Museum Over Supporter’s Ties to Israeli Military
The artists say the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma must sever ties with Poju Zabludowicz, whose wealth comes in part from Israeli defense contracting.
RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs Now Enrolling for Summer 2023
Rhode Island School of Design opens registration for its residential summer Pre-College program and year-round online intensive Advanced Program Online.
An Eco-Artist’s Dreams for an Underwater Documentary
Vanessa Albury, whose eco-friendly ceramic sculptures help revive filter-feeder populations, is raising funds to complete her first film about the project.
Ancient Romans Snacked on Pizza at the Colosseum
An archeological exploration of the amphitheater’s sewers and water systems uncovered remnants of meat, vegetables, olives, nuts, and yes, pizza.
Sculpture Space Opens Applications for 2024 Artist Residencies
Hrag Vartanian, Hyperallergic’s editor-in-chief, is one of the guest jurors reviewing applications for the two-month residency in Utica, New York.
Why Is There No Spanish at Art Basel Miami?
At this year’s show, I reflected on the lack of bilingual materials, the absurdity of art-fair gimmick, and the workers who make it all possible.
Your Concise New York Art Guide for December 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including art made during the first stock market crash, a homage to feline friends, and the 10-year anniversary of a crucial public art initiative.
Bang on a Can Presents Two Concerts at New York’s Jewish Museum
Hear a band of improvisers led by Rajna Swaminathan and a performance of Morton Feldman’s “For John Cage” in programs inspired by the exhibition, “New York: 1962-1964.”
Whose Stripe Is It, Anyway?
Astrid Dick was told that she could not paint stripes because Sean Scully and Frank Stella have done so before her, a patently foolish statement.
Art Problems: I Don’t Make Art to Sell; Do I Still Belong in the Art World?
Paddy Johnson answers your questions about art fairs, visibility, and frustrating studio visits.
my “highschool doodles” were all practice, I still doodle… I mean doodling is like the masturbation of art, it is by you, for you… and yet most artists will not admit to it.
THIS should have been in this post: “Oh, you’re an artist? I have a painting, idk who it’s by, here’s a blurry picture of it. What’s it worth?” NOT WHAT I DO.
Well, this is true about many career paths…
Artists have it bad but… I was recently asked “oh, you’re studying anthropology?! So, you probably know why my dick is so huge. Is it because I’m tall or just because I’m black?”. Just. Leave me alone.
“Oh. Well, you should meet my neighbor’s cousin’s kid– she does amazing art in crayon that will definitely be more relevant than *your meager eyefarts, and she’s twelve. Sorry to hijack the conversation to an abyss.”
*this may also not be code for anything and can be taken at face value as “I don’t understand this thing but good on it for existing”.