News
Man Arrested in Connection With Death of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
Sikkema's body was discovered earlier this week in his Rio de Janeiro residence.
Valentina Di Liscia
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News
Security Footage Shows Possible Suspect in Brent Sikkema Death
In videos from the early hours of Sunday morning, a man is seen entering Sikkema’s building before driving away.
News
Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Found Dead in Brazil
According to news reports, his body was found with stab wounds in his residence in Rio de Janeiro.
News
Artists Pledge to Boycott German Institutions Over Stifling of Pro-Palestine Speech
Hundreds of cultural figures have decried the nation’s “McCarthyist policies” equating criticism of the Israeli government with antisemitism.
News
Art Collectors and Patrons Named in Unsealed Epstein Documents
Among those mentioned are Thomas Pritzker, former chairman of the Art Institute of Chicago, and MoMA trustee Glenn Dubin.
Art
The Wildest Art Stories of 2023
Extraordinary discoveries, rogue tourists, and moments of institutional failure and abuse of power defined a topsy-turvy year in visual culture.
News
Palestinian-American Woman Asked to Remove Veil and Face Jewelry at Art Basel
Samera Abed believes she was targeted for “wearing my heritage clothing, for signaling that I’m from this specific culture.”
News
Protesters Call for Gaza Ceasefire at Art Basel Miami Beach
“Netanyahu, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?” chanted artists and activists at the demonstration, where police arrested two protesters including a minor.
News
“Miami English” Phrases to Know During Art Week
The Spanish-influenced dialect is a product of the city’s cultural wealth and diversity, bro.
Guide
Your Candid Guide to Miami Art Week
An exhibition in a historic Cuban restaurant, a little-known erotic art museum, free popsicles, and … oh, right, art fairs!
News
Remembering the Artists We Lost in 2023
Through the end of the year, Hyperallergic will feature readers’ tributes to artists in their communities.
Film
The Chilling Revelations of the Sackler Family Group Chats
The short film The Family Statement centers on private messages between the Sacklers unsealed as part of Purdue Pharma’s 2020 bankruptcy case.