Art
Treasures of the Master Drawings Fair, from a Surprising Portrait to a Strange Dreamscape
I have developed some affection for the enterprise, which is much more diffuse than other New York fairs.
Seph Rodney
Seph Rodney, PhD, is a former editor for Hyperallergic, and is now a regular contributor to Hyperallergic and the New York Times. He received the Rabkin Prize for arts journalism in 2020 and an Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant in 2022.
Art
As Museum Attendance Declines, One Institute Argues Audience Engagement Is on the Rise
The National Center for Arts Research, which was created in 2012 by the Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, says museums "have the highest average number of touch points, both in-person and total."
Art
A Performance Inspired by Minimalist Composer Julius Eastman Misses the Mark
Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste and LaMont Hamilton's performance "Evil Nigger" was the first in a series celebrating the life and work of Eastman.
Art
Signs of Absence Burnt into Material Memory
In the gallery you can smell this state of being in absentia.
Film
Black Mirror's "Black Museum" Episode Is a Revenge Fantasy That Comes Up Short
In this popular episode, we're presented with a symbolic reckoning against a system that remains unscathed.
Art
Is Art Museum Attendance Declining Across the US?
There are signs that attendance in many museums across the country is slowly falling, but the reasons why are still to be determined.
Art
How Atlanta’s High Museum Attracted a 45% Non-White Audience
In an era where art museums are having trouble diversifying their audiences, the High Museum of Art is making great strides.
Art
How to Have Interesting Weight
The relationships that emerge in Françoise Grossen's work feel like they matter.
Art
A Landscape Made Up of Black Folks
Derrick Adams shows how the nature of an urban environment, like New York City, is found in its inhabitants.
Art
The Pregnant Silence Pervading Paintings of Libraries
Zsofia Schweger's paintings in Cataloguing Time remind me of a poem by Wallace Stevens.
Art
The Pregnant Silence Pervading Paintings of Libraries
Zsofia Schweger's paintings in Cataloguing Time remind me of a poem by Wallace Stevens.
Art
Imagining What Museums Might Become
At the CUNY Graduate Center, a multifaceted conversation on the future of museums showed some of the contrasting and competing visions for what they might become.