In Brief
Takashi Murakami Opens Up About the Pressure of Being a High-Profile Artist
The artist spoke candidly about the emotional, financial, and artistic strain he experiences.
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
Interview
Black Feminist Literature at the NY Art Book Fair: An Interview with the Free Black Women's Library
Artist and librarian OlaRonke Akinmowo has collected over 1,000 books written by Black women to assemble the interactive biblio installation.
News
Art Movements
Ai Weiwei returns to the United States, Salvator Mundi's origins are revealed, and Chinese antiquities evade Trump's tariffs.
News
1,400 US Museums to Offer Free Admission on September 22
The 14th annual Museum Day, sponsored by the Smithsonian, will celebrate “Women Making History” in 2018.
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News
#NopeToArms Collective Stages a Grassroots Exhibition of Art Pulled from Design Museum [UPDATE]
From Nope to Hope: Art vs Arms, Oil, and Injustice displays the work of artists who protested the London Design Museum's relationship with arms dealer Leonardo.
Interview
An Afrofeminist Project Uses Technology to Empower Marginalized Communities
NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism engages Black womanhood and technological possibility, rejecting the marginalization of people of color in the scientific realm.
In Brief
A Demonic Fowl Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch Came to Life on the New York City Subway
The artist Rae Swon crafted the viral, hellish art garment.
News
Artist Allegedly Hung a Putin Portrait in Trump DC Hotel Suite — and It Stayed Up for a Month
Brian Whiteley says no one batted an eye at Putin's likeness hanging in the Pennsylvania Avenue suite. The hotel says it never happened.
In Brief
A Mississippi Elementary School Changes Its Name from a Confederate President to Barack Obama, Celebrates with Mural
Charles and Talameika Brice were selected to paint the mural at Obama Magnet, which was named after Confederate president Jefferson Davis until this year.
News
Art Movements
Students are archiving images of the National Museum of Brazil, photojournalist Shahidul Alam is refused bail, and a member of Pussy Riot is allegedly poisoned.
News
Nan Goldin Releases Statement on the Sacklers' Patent of “Anti-Opioid” Drug
“Maybe they can patent a funeral parlor next.”
In Brief
An Exhibition of Detained Photojournalist, Shahidul Alam, Opens in Dhaka
The gallery celebrated its 29th year on September 4 with an exhibition supporting Alam, who has been detained by police in Dhaka for over a month after voicing his opposition of the Bangladeshi government.