Film
New York Counter Film Festival Puts the Focus on Palestine
Running concurrently with the New York Film Festival this week, the alternative event was organized in protest of Lincoln Center’s ties to pro-Israel funders.
Maya Pontone
Art
The Affordable Art Fair Is Hotter Than Ever
The NYC show for all types of collectors, open through Sunday, has been attracting more visitors thanks to what organizers say is a “sweet spot” in prices.
News
Lebanese Arts Organizations Scramble as Israel Ramps Up Airstrikes
Institutions are closing their doors to the public as a potential ground invasion looms in the violence-stricken country.
Art
Robert Shetterly's Portraits Honor Peace Activists
“It’s about people with the courage and perseverance to insist that politicians and media tell the truth,” the artist told Hyperallergic.
News
14 Repatriated Yemeni Antiquities Relocated to The Met
The stone and bronze sculptures, recently returned to Yemen from a private collection, are on loan to the museum for research and safekeeping.
Art
Jeffrey Gibson Records the Land’s Heartbeat in NYC Projections
“You will return to me,” says the land in a short video work projected onto the Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown’s Kimlau Square, and other locations across the city.
News
New Conduct Guidelines at Barnard Met With Faculty Backlash
The list of prohibited activities effectively bans protest signage on the New York college campus, coming in the wake of last spring’s student-led Gaza solidarity demonstrations.
News
Isabella Stewart Gardner Room Plundered by Infamous Heist Gets a Facelift
The floor-to-ceiling restoration is set to be completed by early 2027.
News
Filipino Coffee Shop Redefines “Hole in the Wall”
No doors, no windows, no seating — just drinks being passed through a gaping opening in a concrete wall.
News
Three Months After Closing, UArts Files for Bankruptcy
The filing comes on the heels of a failed merger with Temple University, where over 330 students have transferred this semester from the defunct Philadelphia college.
News
Where Do Tim Walz and JD Vance Stand on the Arts?
Hyperallergic looked at the VP candidates’ track records in the culture sector, from Vance’s proposed penalties for climate protesters to Walz's investment in Minnesota's heritage.
Film
Activists Interrupt Israeli Film Screening at Toronto Festival
Anti-Zionist protesters called out the film Bliss (Hemda), one of the centerpieces of TIFF this year, for its ties to the Israeli government.