Best of 2025

10 Artworks That Spoke Truth to Power in 2025

From public murals to museum walls, artists mobilized their practices to call out injustices, expose wrongdoing, and advocate for a better world.

Best of 2025

Hyperallergic’s 20 Most Read Stories of 2025

From our coverage of the Louvre heist to the rising authoritarianism in the White House, this year has generated plenty of fodder for art discourse, memes, and more.

Membership

A message from our editor-in-chief

I joined Hyperallergic six years ago because I was drawn to its integrity and its commitment to tell stories that no other art publication would.  And then I discovered the most rewarding part of working here — the freedom to speak my mind without fear. That’s not something to take

Daily Newsletter

A Year in Blue and Green

As writers and artists, we say the quiet part out loud, and we leave a record of our refusals and dreams.

In Memoriam

Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch, sculptor of skylines Frank Gehry, powerhouse of Indigenous aesthetics Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, beloved curator Koyo Kouoh, and others we’ll carry with us.

Community

Required Reading

Reckoning with Harry Potter fandom as a trans person, Hallmark Christmas movie plot twists, a hard-hitting interview with Santa, and more.

Community

A View From the Easel

“My wife and I are both involved in education in the arts, so we see the beginnings of artistic growth.”

Daily Newsletter

Merry Christmas From Hyperallergic

From Christo's billowing flags to forgotten oral histories, this year reminded me why art matters: it gives voice, refuses erasure, and makes something beautiful from the wreckage.

Features

Odd-Shaped Cookie Cutters Spark Community and Creativity

A growing subreddit helps confounded users decipher the mystery cutouts, but not without some imaginative detours.

Daily Newsletter

Our Powerless 20 List Is Here

Hyperallergic’s annual antidote to the lists of wealthy collectors, royals, and so-called tastemakers just dropped.

Powerless 20

The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2025 Edition

Hyperallergic’s annual antidote to the lists of wealthy collectors, royals, and so-called tastemakers that pervade the art media.

Art Review

Faith Ringgold's Story Quilts Get to the Heart of Being Human

Through her creative lives as author, illustrator, painter, quilter, sculptor, and activist, Ringgold spoke to the urgency and vulnerability of life.