Art
Required Reading
This week, the Getty Museum is returning ancient terracottas to Italy, parsing an antisemitic mural at Documenta, an ancient gold find in Denmark, a new puritanism, slavery in early Christianity, and much more.
Hrag Vartanian
Art
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This week, the Webb space telescope wows, übernovels, crappy pigeon nests, the problem with "experts," and much more.
Podcast
The Cartoonist the US Right-Wing Political Establishment Loves to Hate
Eli Valley is one of the best American cartoonists and the political elite can’t stand his viral comics that pack a punch.
Podcast
Artists Tali Hinkis and Daniel Temkin Discuss Digital Combines
Two new media-based artists have a conversation about the new energy in the contemporary art field and the limitations of categories for artists.
Art
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This week, a rare fossil is discovered, a new book on artist Niki de Saint Phalle is published, the erasure of women philosophers continues, a culinary map of China, and much more.
Podcast
Tamara Lanier's Fight for the Photographs of Her Enslaved Ancestors at Harvard
In this episode of the Hyperallergic podcast, Lanier talks about her continuing quest for justice that includes the return of the daguerreotypes depicting her enslaved ancestors.
Art
Your Venice Biennale Bingo Card Has Arrived
The world's oldest art biennial is back, and this year we've found a way to make it all a little easier for you to navigate with our fun-filled Bingo card.
Art
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This week, national participation in the Venice Biennale, teen depression in the US, the "pity me" personal essay, reimagining borders, and more.
Art
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This week, a mural in Belarus is a symbol of defiance, an excellent report about the 2020 election big lie, Chomsky and the dangers ahead, if you like Wordle, you might enjoy Heardle, and much more.
Art
The Art of Painting Divine Domes
Harout Bastajian has built a career painting calligraphic and geometric designs for the domes of mosques around the world. The results are stunning.
Art
Met Gala Behavior and Other TikTok Wisdom From Devin Halbal
An influencer who goes by the handle @halbaddie has been helping define what “Met Gala Behavior” is in 2022.
Art
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This week, an early conceptual artwork by Yves Klein goes to auction, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will finally include a section on the pivotal role of Jewish immigrants, the inventor of GIFs dies, and much more.