Art
At Home in Harlem
The inaugural exhibition at the new Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute is concerned with demonstrating how one comes to belong to a place.
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
In a Show of African Portrait Photography, the Figure Fades Away
The exhibition looks beyond the horizon of defining an African identity, beyond the notion of authentically representing what this identity is supposed to be, as both local and foreign photographers have sought to do.
Art
Decoding Betye Saar's Uneasy Symbolism
A survey of the American artist's work at Milan's Fondazione Prada showcases her ability to manipulate not only racist iconography, but also personal symbols and autobiographic narratives.
Art
Edward and Nancy Kienholz's Angry, Seductive View of US History
Edward and Nancy Kienholz's most harrowing pieces are also the ones that are the most fanatical and one-dimensional in their rage.
Art
Seeing Spectral Visions in Fulsome Skirts
The artist Todd Murphy uses skirts as a means of projection, making them gateways to mythical realms.
In Brief
Critics Say Proposed Helsinki Guggenheim May Cost Taxpayers Over 100 million Euros
Critics say the proposed Guggenheim Helsinki project would cost Finnish citizens over 100 million Euros, but the museum foundation disputes those figures.
Art
Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Packed, Percussive Paintings
The artist's solo show at James Cohan is a raucous, slightly creepy, rebellious screed.
Performance
A Play Touches on the Power of Touch
The beating heart of My Brother’s a Keeper, performed at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, is an interlude at a bus stop when two characters let go of verbal language.
Performance
A Dancer Finds Freedom in a Forest of Wires
It doesn’t feel right to call Plexus either a dance or a spectacle.
Art
Walls that Border on the Absurd
In the hands of artist C.J. Chueca, walls become objects for philosophical inquiry.
Art
Considering the Digital and Networked Future of Museums
The Museum Computer Network conference in New Orleans focused on "The Human-Centered Museum" and tackled some ambitious questions.
Art
Quilting a Patchwork of Latin American and Caribbean Identity
There is nothing about Sylvia Hernandez's colorful quilts that is posturing, nor is the work ingratiating, playing up hackneyed tokens of Hispanic heritage.