Performance
A Holocaust Survivor's Story in Postmodern Dance
Taking testimony from a Holocaust survivor and turning it into a dance is an intriguing but risky proposition, especially if you're not a Jew.
Jillian Steinhauer
Jillian Steinhauer is a former Senior Editor of Hyperallergic. She writes largely about the intersection of art and politics and won the 2014 Best Art Reporting award from the US chapter of the International Association of Art Critics.
Art
Political Cartoons from a Golden Age of British Satire
In late 18th-century Britain, etched cartoons and caricatures abounded, poking fun at kings, noblemen, society ladies, French revolutionaries, the institution of marriage, and countless other people and things.
Art
Join Hyperallergic for Readings, Flame Wars, and More at Housing Works on June 23
There will be readings. There will be ranting. There will be ruminations. We're very excited to announce our first ever (free) event at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Soho — come join us next Tuesday, June 23, for Hyperallergic IRL.
Art
ArtRx NYC
We sort of say this every week, but there is so.much.good.stuff happening in NYC over the next seven days. Celebrate James Joyce and Bloomsday in arty style, attend a con focused on comics and black culture, watch the sun rise with Yoko Ono ... and if you're a woman especially, go watch Goodfellas i
In Brief
Collector Funds Scheme to Get More Work by Women Artists into UK Museums
Art collector Valeria Napoleone is spearheading an initiative to put artwork by women in museums in the UK and US.
In Brief
Ford Foundation Refocuses Grant Giving to Fight Inequality
The Ford Foundation, the second-largest philanthropic foundation in the US, will restructure its grant-making program to focus entirely on fighting global inequality, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported.
News
Murder Trial of Artist Zwelethu Mthethwa Begins in South Africa
After two years of postponements, the trial of artist Zwelethu Mthethwa finally got underway last week in Cape Town. Mthethwa pleaded not guilty to the murder of a woman named Nokuphila Kumalo.
News
Artist Tania Bruguera Arrested Again in Havana, Injured by Police
This weekend artist Tania Bruguera was arrested once again in Cuba, along with dozens of other activists, and was manhandled by the police.
Art
ArtRx NYC
This week there's as much good stuff as ever, including an art broadcast network, an exhibition at a new space devoted to Latin American art, a discussion of new business models in photography, and a typography festival.
Art
Taking a Break for Performance at Bushwick Open Studios, by Way of Detroit
I was happy to make my way to 16 Harrison Place, where Detroit's Spread Art has turned an empty lot filled with gravel into a makeshift community space and stage.
Opinion
So Many Emotions and Gay Love Cliches
Artist Jennifer Chan is masterful at remixing images and video clips from pop culture, overlaying text with a '90s special-effects aesthetic and often setting the carefully coordinated pieces to catchy pop songs.
Opinion
Carolee Schneemann REALLY Loves Her Cat
There's loving your cat, and then there's loving your cat.