Art
Mocking Materialism with Collage
In his exhibition at Thierry Goldberg Gallery, David Shrobe uses the nonsensical and irrational as tonics for the relentless instrumentalization of what we purchase and consume.
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.
Performance
From Treadmill to Tape, a Series of Unsettling Dance Vignettes
The Batsheva Dance Company’s Last Work features a dancer running on a treadmill for the entire length of the performance, while the ensemble physically enacts a series of non-narrative scenes.
News
At a Museum's #J20 Event, Hitting the Limits of Inclusivity
On a day of protest, one museum opened its doors for a special event. But was it enough?
Art
The Crimson Fantasies of Louise Bourgeois’s Holograms
At Cheim & Read there is a new exhibition of Louise Bourgeois’s holograms, which she began making in 1998.
Art
An Artist Wittily Remixes Rodin
In her show at Paula Cooper Gallery, Liz Glynn keeps Rodin's signature realism and physicality, but sculpts her bodies to be more wretched.
Art
From Surrealist Sketches to Mythic Visions, Favorites from the Master Drawings Fair
At Master Drawings, art dealers spread their net a bit wider to exhibit rare drawings, watercolors, and oil sketches from the 14th to 20th centuries.
Art
Confronting the Limits of Catharsis in a Video About Black American Life
Arthur Jafa's "Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death" communicates a truth about black life in the US: Many of our public encounters erupt in violence or are premised upon violence.
Art
Five Artists, Writers, and Curators Share Their Inauguration Day Plans
Everyone has to make a decision of what they will do that day and these five offered us insight into their plans.
News
Art Museums Increasingly Dependent on Private Wealth, Study Affirms
Museums in North America continue to be dependent on private philanthropy to expand their collections and mount shows.
Art
When You Want to Be Part of the Nation, but It Won't Let You In
What is a nation, and who gets to belong?
Film
A Film Shows How Important It Is to Name One's Desire
Moonlight is largely about the violence done to Chiron that enmeshes him in silence, against the grain of moments of inexplicable kindness that break through to nurture him towards trust.
Art
An Artist Gives Us a Vision of the Future Through Books
Samuel Levi Jones uses books to raise questions about how history is remade and repurposed for the present and future.