Art
Restaging 1970s Performances That Borrowed From Hollywood Melodrama
The Box is restaging three performances by Guy de Cointet, whose approach would influence fellow Angelenos like Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy.
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Interview
A Conversation with Rose Issa, Champion of Artists From the Middle East
On the eve of her exhibition at the new Middle East Institute Gallery, Issa talks about her decades-long curatorial career, the shifting infrastructure for artists in the region, and the need for memory and archives.
Announcement
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UConn’s MFA in Art supports art making across a broad range of studio media with an internationally recognized faculty, generous financial support, and new graduate studios.
Art
How Helen Frankenthaler’s Coastal Escapes Shaped Her Paintings
The summer hues of coastal Massachusetts deeply influenced Frankenthaler; its landscapes and seashores would become her muses for more than a decade.
Poetry
One Poem by Karthik Purushothaman
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Karthik Purushothaman for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
After Controversy, Disability Drag Show Brings Down the House
"Project [1]: Crossed Lines" demonstrated that performers are changing stereotypes about art and disability.
Books
Capturing the Timeless Drawings of Milein Cosman
Ines Schlenker’s illustrated biography, Milein Cosman: Capturing Time, proves Cosman’s importance both as an artist and as a chronicler of her period in artistic history.
Film
Filmfarsi Explores a Generation's Worth of Iranian Cinema
Ehsan Khoshbakht’s archival documentary explores the sensational, long-forgotten Filmfarsi genre, unjustly targeted by those it represented and buried under decades of VHS tape.
Film
Short on Substance, The Goldfinch Falters on Screen
The adaptation of Donna Tartt's bestseller sacrifices its nuances to fit in all of its plot points.
Art
The Visionary Modernist Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx
Brazilian landscape designer Burle Marx married the formal innovations of European modernism with the bursting palette of plants native to Brazil.
Art
Kiss, Hug, or Get Lost in Olafur Eliasson’s Giant Reflective Spheres
Eliasson suggested that it was just fine for people to touch his artwork. He even said it would be great if anyone wanted to kiss or hug the spheres.
Music
Lana Del Rey and the Gaslighting of American Culture
The singer has defied critics and graduated summa cum laude from the pop pantheon into the hall of legends. Her latest album proves she deserves the respect of legends like Joni Mitchell and Carole King.