In Brief
A Nightmarish Restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece Wool Go Down in Meme History
A $2.4 million restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece will be best remembered as meme fodder. This lamb has seen some things, man.
Latest
Performance
Staging the Work of Ballet Amid Noguchi's Expressive Sculptures
For Contract and Release, choreographed by Brendan Fernandes, three dancers assume their positions amid a selection of Noguchi’s works that allude to the human form and proceed to slowly perform a prescribed set of tasks.
In Brief
Performance Space in Manhattan Will Be Run Entirely by Artists for a Year
A cohort of artists and collectives will have "full transparency into the organization’s inner workings" and control of its annual production budget to pay their own wages and develop programs.
Announcement
Dlectricity, Detroit's Light and Art Festival, Is Now Accepting Artist Applications
Dlectricity returns September 25-26, 2020. The deadline for artists to apply is March 3, 2020.
In Brief
An Oscar Nominee May Be Unable to Attend the Ceremony Due to Trump's Travel Ban
Syrian director Feras Fayyad, whose film The Cave is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, is the latest high-profile artist experiencing visa troubles.
Art
An Art Movement Unapologetic About Love and Pleasure
Artists of the Pattern and Decoration movement expanded our perceptions around what is worthy of being called art.
Poetry
Two Poems From Shrapnel Maps by Philip Metres
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Philip Metres for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
Hear About FESTAC '77, the World Black and African Festival, From Its Official Photographer
The Independent Curators International is hosting a conversation between curator and scholar Oluremi Onabanjo and Marilyn Nance, who captured the most extensive archive of the influential festival.
Announcement
A Discussion Series Brings Together the 2018 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows With Curators and Critics
This discussion series, taking place at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, offers audiences an opportunity to learn about the fellowship recipients and how their work intersects with broader contemporary art ideas and concerns.
In Brief
National Archives Apologizes for Altering a Photograph of the 2017 Women's March
The museum will remove an edited version of a photograph of the 2017 Women's March that blurred protest placards and replace it with the original, unaltered image.
News
Hans Haacke Gets Hacked by Activists at the New Museum
Two hackers, an artist and a graduate student at the New School, interfered with the results of Haacke's visitors poll at his New Museum retrospective to protest the museum's "complacency in capitalism."
In Brief
Actress Ellen Barkin Reveals She Was Assaulted by Carl Andre in the Late '70s
Recalling an incident when working as a waitress at 22, Barkin says that Andre choked her over an issue with her service, connecting that assault with Andre’s alleged murder of his wife, artist Ana Mendieta.