Guide
Our Mid-February Picks of New York City Art Shows
Cathleen Clarke’s haunting paintings of childhood, Sharon Louden’s funhouse-like aluminum artworks, Richard Mosse’s new video installation, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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This week, reimagined bolo ties, art-world oligarchy, the Cubbyhole incident, your guide to gay bathhouses in Japan, and why no one needs more than $20 million.
Guide
7 Art Shows to See in New York This February
This month: Aki Sasamoto, Shary Boyle, Apollinaria Broche, Godzilla, and more.
Interview
In TM Davy's Art, Faeries Have Their Day
The artist’s recent exhibition, Fae, is like a fantasy film that asks you to stay open to the idea of magic.
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This week, soup and art museums, one owl’s escape from Central Park Zoo, the false promise of AI, when film critics hang out, and what is “faerie smut”?
Art
When an Artist-Couple Conceives a Joint Exhibition
Longtime Brooklyn artists Julie Torres and Ellen Letcher, who decamped upstate in 2016 to co-direct LABspace, are reunited with New York City in their first joint exhibition.
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This week, the artist who embroidered with her hair, India’s newest monument to Hindu nationalism, frozen bubbles in a Canadian lake, and much more.
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This week, Rothko and Mozart, Black history archives, the evolution of Monopoly, the world’s greatest stereo, and why are so many NYC restaurants closing?
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This week, Brooklyn’s new anti-war mural, a former Winnipeg Art Gallery director’s Nazi ties, Naomi Klein on the BDS movement, a child art critic takes on The Met, and more.
Art
10 Art Shows to See in New York This January
This month: Kelly Sinnapah Mary, Cynthia Lahti, the Met Museum’s rehung galleries, and more.
Art
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This week, a futuristic bookstore, social media and art amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, ancient Greek napkins made of dough, Claudine Gay’s resignation, and more.
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This week, a Palestinian poet tells his story, West African henna, the art of board game design, the rise of the “girl” in 2023, charcuterie board personalities, and more.