Best of 2025
The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025
Our staff and contributors look back on a year in art, from museum reopenings to shows that make and remake history.
News
Matisse Prints Stolen From Brazil Library in Broad Daylight
Five works by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari were also taken from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo.
News
Lucas Museum Chief Curator’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions
The news of Pilar Tompkins Rivas's departure is the latest shakeup at the $1 billion LA institution.
Opinion
The School of the Art Institute Turned Its Back on Media Arts
Instead of engaging in dialogue with its dedicated Video Data Bank staff, SAIC chose to callously cross out a budgetary line item.
Daily Newsletter
Your 2025 Art World Wrapped
Hyperallergic's year in art, remembering architect Frank Gehry, and Tewa Pueblo artists on the myth of "O'Keeffe Country."
News
Miami Artist Group Calls for Art Basel 2026 Boycott
Protesters outside the Miami Beach Convention Center cited fair supporter UBS’s investments in Israeli weapon manufacturing as well as the event’s impact on the local ecosystem.
Weekly Newsletter
White Is the Color of My Crypto Dreams
Gimmickry at the Miami fairs, controversial color of the year pick, curatorial silence, and the story of a 500-year-old foot sketch.
News
Architect Frank Gehry, Who Turned Buildings Into Sculptures, Dies at 96
His postmodern designs of museums, concert halls, and libraries have become destinations just as much as the venues themselves.
News
6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Found Beneath UK Parliament
Archeologists said that some of the objects predate Stonehenge's earliest earthworks by 1,000 years.
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Pursue Advanced Design Research at UC Davis
The two-year MFA Design program offers students space to explore and experiment, as well as teaching and funding opportunities.
Art Review
The Indigenous Histories That Georgia O’Keeffe Forgot
An exhibition at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum includes works by Tewa Pueblo artists, helping dispel the problematic “O’Keeffe Country” narrative.
News
Will Canadian Visual Artists Finally See Resale Royalties?
Proponents of a new measure say royalties will allow visual artists to benefit from their career growth over time.
News
Yale to Move Claes Oldenburg Lipstick Sculpture After Vandalism
The university said the work was relocated from its home of 50 years after etched letters were discovered on it.