Art
A Roundup of Web Documentaries on Debbie Harry, Climate Denial, and More
Some exciting things to stream right now include "The IMAX of the 1890s," a video essay on My Own Private Idaho, and "How Silent Films Invented the Soundtrack."
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Art
Inside the Studios of Four Artists at the Eyebeam Residency Program
Here's what I learned from an intimate studio visit where these artists showed me their process, vision, and the goals fueling their work.
Film
The Mutations We May Endure When Our Global Environment Becomes Uninhabitable
Joel Potrykus's new film Relaxer is at once his smallest — following a single protagonist isolated in his apartment for the entire runtime — and his most visionary.
Art
How Mohamed Melehi Helped Forge a Colorful, Moroccan Form of Modernism
New Waves at the Mosaic Rooms illustrates how Melehi’s painted waves spread across Morocco to create a cultural scene that celebrated tradition.
Announcement
Celebrate World Pride at the New York Public Library After Hours
The Library After Hours: Pride event is happening on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 7pm.
Books
The Knotty Legacy of Weirdo, R. Crumb's Underground Comix Magazine
A new book chronicles the decade-long run of Weirdo, an oddball magazine founded by the comix world's enfant terrible.
Film
Werner Herzog Adds to Mikhail Gorbachev's Endlessly Strange Pop Culture Legacy
In the documentary Meeting Gorbachev, Herzog finds nostalgia for a lost past.
News
Week in Review: Artists Protest BP, Hong Kong Institutions Strike to Oppose Extradition Bill
Also, a group of activists occupied El Museo del Barrio during its 50th-anniversary celebration, installations about child immigrant detentions appeared across NYC, and more.
Art
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Peter Clough Can Play Magic the Gathering for 13 Hours Straight
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.
News
Brooklyn Academy of Music Employees Vote in Favor of Union
BAM administrative workers and cinema staff voted in favor of forming BAM’s seventh union by an 82% margin. "It's heartening to see workers coming together and standing up for themselves," one employee tells Hyperallergic.
News
Phillips Collection Acquires Nabi Paintings and Portfolios, and Tintin Cover Sold for Over $1M
Plus, Aretha Franklin portraits find a new home, and the sales of Leonard Cohen's letters to Marianne, famous works by Dorothea Lange and other photographers, and an Andy Warhol riff on Botticelli's "Birth of Venus."
Interview
An Interview With Jordan Eagles, the Artist Using Blood to Advocate for Queer Rights
Eagles has disseminated WWII propaganda posters printed in the blood of a transgender soldier to protest blood discrimination and Trump's attacks on the LGBTQ community.