Art Review
A Brazilian Artist’s Intergalactic Wool Paintings
In A Head Full of Planets, Madalena Santos Reinbolt’s art celebrates her own identity and homeland, despite her marginalized status as a Black woman from rural Brazil.
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Artists Look to Sufism for Echoes of the Divine
From qawwali nights in Brooklyn to diasporic sculptors, contemporary artists are expanding and remixing Sufi traditions while honoring their roots.
News
Archaeologists Reconstruct the Scents of Ancient Mummification
A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.
News
What The Frick Changed?
The Manhattan museum’s Gilded Age mansion reopens next month, bringing its world-famous collection of works by the likes of Vermeer and Rembrandt back on public view.
Art
The “Signalgate” Memes Have Entered the Chat
Users are lampooning government officials’ flippant discussions of a deadly assault with no apparent knowledge of the journalist in the room.
Art
The Making of a Feminist Audio Guide at The Met
Curator Iris Moon knew she wanted to bring the voices of Asian-American women into Monstrous Beauty, and an audio guide provided the perfect platform.
Film Review
A Group of Friends Walks Into a Mall, and Stays for Four Years
Was it a crime? A prank? A work of art? A new documentary unveils the full story of an artist collective’s secret mall apartment, and other ephemeral actions.
Art
Mexican Artist’s Embroidery Unravels Global Gender Violence Crisis
In a pop-up exhibition in New York City this week, Elina Chauvet bookends Women’s History Month with a crucial call to end the cycle.
Art
Judy Linn Casts a Solitary Eye on the World
Linn’s camera doesn’t register her absence, but rather registers her solitariness from the world in which she is immersed.
Podcast
Talking a Big Game: The Art of Sports and the Sport of Art
Hyperallergic Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian sits down with curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher and critic Seph Rodney to discuss the unexpected intersections of art and athletics.
Art
15 NYC Print Shops for Your Most Press-ing Art Needs
From DIY risograph zines to masterfully crafted fine art prints, this non-exhaustive list is bound to meet the needs of almost any project.
News
Venezuelan Migrants Allegedly Labeled as Gang Members Based on Tattoos
Immigration lawyers report that their clients are being deported or held in custody over innocuous tattoos of roses, crowns, and other symbols.