Film Review
The Encampments Documentary Tells Columbia It's Not Over Yet
A new film extricates the movement from the grips of mainstream and conservative media narratives and places it back in the hands of its organizers.
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.
Satire
Museum of the American Proud Boy to Open in DC
The initiative is part of President Trump’s push to restore “American greatness” at the Smithsonian.
Art
Brooklyn’s First Print Fair Puts Community Over Commercialism
At Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus, independent shops, galleries, and high-profile publishers come together in shared passion for the craft and the connection it elicits.
News
Palestinian Artist Dorgham Qreiqea Killed in Israeli Airstrike
The muralist and oil painter, one of hundreds killed in Israel’s renewed attacks, is also remembered for his devotion to helping the children of Gaza.
Art
Mexican Artist’s Embroidery Unravels Global Gender Violence Crisis
In a pop-up exhibition in New York City this week, Elina Chauvet bookends Women’s History Month with a crucial call to end the cycle.
Art
15 NYC Print Shops for Your Most Press-ing Art Needs
From DIY risograph zines to masterfully crafted fine art prints, this non-exhaustive list is bound to meet the needs of almost any project.
News
Painting in Pompeii “Rediscovered” as Andrea Mantegna Original
Now on view in the Vatican Museums, the work was newly attributed to the Renaissance master after flying under the radar for centuries.
News
NYC Art Advisor Lisa Schiff Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison
She was also ordered to forfeit $6.4 million and pay over $9 million in restitution for defrauding more than a dozen clients.
News
Could Hilma af Klint’s Works Be Removed From Public View?
The artist’s great-grandnephew and foundation board chair stressed in an interview with Hyperallergic that the works should only be seen by “spiritual seekers.”
News
Trump Moves to Dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order demands workforce and operation reductions “that the President has determined are unnecessary” at the IMLS and several agencies.
News
Athens Museum Removes Artworks Vandalized by Far-Right Lawmaker
Greek Parliament Member Nikolaos Papadopoulos targeted and damaged artist Christophoros Katsadiotis’s works, decrying them as “blasphemous.”
News
New Penn Station Proposal Channels Trump's Classical Architecture Order
Renderings of a design backed by the National Civic Art Society, whose board includes a far-right Trump ally, show a classical façade lined with Doric columns and a park plaza in place of Madison Square Garden.