Film
The 13-Hour Movie La Flor Is Worth It
This labor of love was shot over the course of 10 years in around a dozen countries across South America, Europe, and Asia.
Latest
Opportunities
Opportunities for Artists in August 2019
A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this August.
In Brief
Ellen DeGeneres and Walmart Sued for Allegedly Infringing on Artist's Design
Street artist Julian Rivera claims his copyrighted design, a heart symbol enlaced with the word “Love” in cursive, was used in a DeGeneres-designed apparel line sold at Walmart without his permission.
Art
The Challenges of Displaying Manga in a Museum Context
Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering the exhibition’s generic name, in trying to be everything to everyone, it’s hard for Manga to satisfy anyone.
Art
An Artist's Homage to Family Histories and Feminism in Beirut
Mounira al-Solh resists homogenizing narratives about Arab women in her work's specificity and its rejection of expected characters or sensationalized accounts.
Interview
Modern Knights Compete in Medieval-Style Sword Fighting
Hyperallergic talks to the directors of the documentary Bludgeon about portraying a subculture without making fun of it.
Art
Monthly Event Hopes to Unify Long Island City Art Spaces
Gallery Nights, organized by LIC Arts Open, brings neighborhood art spaces together every month for after-hour events and exhibitions, encouraging connectivity between cultural spaces and the local community.
Books
Where the Billionaire Buyers Are
In BOOM: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art, Michael Shnayerson paints a vivid portrait of the dizzying ascent of the contemporary art market and the powerful succession of dealers responsible for its rise.
Art
A Summer Series of Comedy, Improv, Film, and Performance at Blum & Poe
>BTWN< kicks off with a night of comedy, hosted by artist and comedian Casey Jane Ellison.
Art
What Centuries of Damage to Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Might Mean
The power relations presented in an exhibition at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation are selective. We get a discussion of ancient power — but what about the modern power to acquire these objects regardless of legal or ethical concerns?
In Brief
Family Realizes Portrait of Their Mother Is by Influential Nigerian Modernist
"Christine," a portrait of an American hairstylist named Christine Elizabeth Davis, was painted in 1971 by Ben Enwonwu, one of Africa's most influential 20th-century artists.
Film
Millennial Cinema Without the Cheap Stereotypes
We Can’t Even: Millennials on Film, a series of films at BAM about, by, and for millennials, is a rebuttal to the narratives that dominate the discourse around a generation's priorities and perspectives.