The male-dominated art establishment has always used Pablo Picasso’s “genius” to marginalize women. On the 50th anniversary of his death, this is the only show to challenge that.
Pau Pescador Celebrates Safe Havens
The LA-based trans fem nonbinary artist shares insights on transition, intimacy, and being vulnerable.
Portugal Hospital Removes Artwork About Its Slavery Ties
Dori Nigro and Paulo Pinto’s work discusses the Centro Hospitalar Conde de Ferreira, funded in part by the trafficking of enslaved people from Angola to Brazil.
Photographer Frank Stewart Gets His First Museum Retrospective
Ahead of the exhibition, Hyperallergic spoke to the artist about his images of jazz musicians and everyday Black individuals in moments of closeness and stillness.
UC Davis Arts and Humanities Grads Take Center Stage in Wide-Ranging Show
Featuring projects by 30 graduate students, this multidisciplinary exhibition is on view at the Manetti Shrem Museum through June 25.
Hundreds Sign Petition in Support of Artist Shellyne Rodriguez
Scholars and artists accuse Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts of “craven hypocrisy” for firing Rodriguez as she faced vicious right-wing media attacks.
Required Reading
This week, America’s toxic love for Tina Turner, the hype over UFOs, real-life “Mexico filter” in New York, and more.
Medieval Stone Penis Weapon Sharpener Says a Lot About Men
The stone object “materializes the symbolic association between violence, weapons, and masculinity,” said the lead archaeologist.
Ukrainian Artist Polina Raiko’s House-Museum Likely Lost to Flood
The house filled with frescoes is reportedly “underwater” after a dam breach in the Russian-occupied Kherson region.
Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Is a Victim of Its Hype
It’s Pablo-matic is not a great exhibition, but it’s also not the catastrophe that some people have described.
On Being Black in Mexico
How might the average Mexican visitor might perceive Frida Orupabo’s Fear of Fear, in a country where Afro-Mexicans make up roughly 2% of the population?
Call for Applications: $90,000 MFA Fellowship for New Americans
Funding MFAs and other full-time graduate degrees, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports immigrants and the children of immigrants in the US.