Film
Experimental Gems at the Toronto International Film Festival
The festival has released the lineup for its Wavelengths section, focused on avant-garde and provocative film media, and its Classics program.
Rhea Nayyar
Rhea Nayyar (she/her) is a New York City-based staff reporter at Hyperallergic. She received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and has a passion for small-scale artworks, elevating minority perspectives, and dogspotting at art world events.
Art
The Radical Queer Aesthetics of Gay Power
With the tagline of “New York’s first homosexual newspaper,” the publication integrated political news and local activism with erotic art and photography.
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The Black History of the Montgomery Brawl Folding Chair
The folding chair — a design of which was patented by a Black American inventor — has emerged as an iconic motif of the viral scene.
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Guggenheim Museum Workers Ratify First Union Contract
The agreement guarantees wage increases and improved benefits for approximately 150 staffers.
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Indigenous Artist’s "Defund the Police" Banner Removed from Oregon Exhibition
Demian DinéYazhi’ says the Chehalem Cultural Center has "chosen to stand on the side of conservative extremism and fear.”
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The Candid Visual Storytelling of Deb JJ Lee
Through painstakingly rendered and expressive drawings, the nonbinary comic artist processes some of their life’s darkest moments and hardest truths.
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Artist Rolls Out Guerrilla “Red Carpet” to Protest Pope’s Lisbon Visit
Bordalo II staged “Walk of Shame,” printed with €500 banknotes, to call out the multimillion-dollar price tag of hosting Pope Francis.
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David Hockney’s New Portrait of Harry Styles Unveiled
The painting will join other works by the 86-year-old artist in a forthcoming exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
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Guggenheim Raises Ticket Costs as US Museums Get Pricier
A family outing to the New York museum for two parents and two teenagers would cost over $100 with the new admission fees.
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Ruins of Ancient Roman Theater Discovered During Dig for New Hotel
The ruins of Roman Emperor Nero’s theater, long believed lost, were found under the gardens of the Palazzo della Rovere just outside of Vatican City.
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A Free Press Under Threat in Modi’s India
While We Watched, now screening in NYC, follows journalist Ravish Kumar, whose critical but risky reporting counters India's conservative party rule.
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Artists Call on Congress to Stop “Bad Internet Bills”
Members of the Don’t Delete Art movement and anti-censorship groups are asking creatives to speak out against bills they say would increase web surveillance and censor marginalized artists.