News
2020 Turner Prize Is Canceled; Tate Will Instead Distribute £100,000 to 10 Artists
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers of the Turner Prize will forego this year's edition and award cash prizes to 10 British artists instead.
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News
Protesters Demand NYPD Drop Graffiti Charges Against 67-Year-Old Journalist
The protesters demand the NYPD expunge Jill Nelson's record and to cancel her summons for a court appearance in August. Last month, she was arrested and detained for hours after writing “Trump=Plague” in washable pink chalk in uptown Manhattan.
Film
How Asian American Representation in Film Has (and Hasn't) Changed Over the Years
My Sight is Lined with Visions presents films from the Asian American indie/arthouse wave of the ’90s. Hyperallergic talked to programmers Keisha Knight and Abby Sun about complicating ideas of cultural celebration.
Announcement
Parsons School of Design Presents Class of 2020 Graduate Fine Arts Thesis Work Online
Logics of Non-Exchange, curated by Stamatina Gregory, is temporarily postponed, but the art featured can be viewed at Parsons' 2020 MFA Fine Arts Thesis website.
Comics
Who Tells the Art Stories You Want to Read?
From preliminary sketches to completing works like “How to Draw a Black Guy,” my path to becoming an artist has been a journey.
Art
A Look at LA’s Chinatown, Past and Present
Michelle Sui’s film Street Angel wanders through the streets of Chinatown, spotlighting the stories of elderly immigrant residents.
Art
Artists, Writers, Musicians, and More Explore the Intersections of Art and Ecology
After the pandemic pushed back their exhibition, two curators teamed up to develop The Botanical Mind Online a new platform that makes effective use of parallels between plant communication and the internet.
News
China Imposes Ban on “Copycat” Architecture
The Chinese government will prohibit future public architecture that “plagiarizes, imitates, and copycats” existing designs, like the replica of the Eiffel Tower in Zhejiang province.
News
In California, Art Schools and Programs Debate How to Reopen
Hyperallergic reached out to several art schools in California to see how they are planning to address the need for social distancing while maintaining the integrity of their arts curriculums.
Interview
Meet the NYC Art Community: Kenneth Tam on Scrutinizing Masculinity
An interview series spotlighting New York’s creative community. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the world’s largest anamorphic illusion, the story behind Rosie the Riveter, not Didion's California, and much more.
Music
Fiona Apple's Joyful Racket
Every Fiona Apple album has been sharper and more abrasive than the last, while remaining true to her characteristic hybrid of folk singer-songwriter conventions and vaudevillian musical comedy.