Art
10 Must-See LA Exhibitions in 2019: Julie Mehretu, Nayland Blake, Beatriz Cortez, and More
2019 brings a plethora of new art to the Los Angeles area, and here are some exhibitions not to miss out on.
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In Brief
Uffizi Gallery Launches Online Campaign for Return of Painting Stolen by Nazis
The Uffizi's director has used social media to call out Germany authorities who have yet to respond to his requests for restitution.
News
Phoenix Art Museum Receives Collection of Latin American Art
Plus, Pierre Soulages's work sells at auction.
Art
Imagining Utopia in Rina Banerjee’s Whimsical Cornucopias
Cobbled together from materials including cowrie shells, Yoruba masks, horns, Japanese mosquito nets, and crocodile heads, Rina Banerjee's fantastical sculptures present a utopian vision of globalism.
Announcement
Miller ICA Presents, Paradox: The Body in the Age of AI
A symposium will be held on January 28 to explore the ways bias is inherently built into the structure and function of Machine Learning.
News
Art Movements
New York's American Medium gallery will close, a Polish art collector has opened an experimental art space in a 12th-century monastery in the Swiss Alps, and more.
Art
An Artwork by Sarah Lucas Hung Above My Bed for a Month
At the Braddock Carnegie Library, art sits alongside other lending collections, including books of course, but also puppets and tools.
Poetry
Two Poems by Ted Dodson
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Ted Dodson for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
In Brief
Shifting Precedent, Buyers of Art Will Now Pay Resale Royalties in France
After several appeals, the country's highest court agreed that auction houses may ask buyers to pay a levy — a decision critics say will “disrupt competition” and damage the art market.
Art
Understated Protest Sewn into the Fabric of Brazilian Textile Art
The textile-based practices of three Brazilian artists presents a subtle opposition to the country's new president and his government's militaristic rhetoric and agenda.
Art
Optical Illusions That Help Us Understand How We See
Artist Daihei Shibata uses illusion to help us see the role our consciousness plays in seeing.
In Brief
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice Has Aged "20 Years in a Day" After Major Flooding
Last October’s flood submerged Venice under more than five feet of seawater. The city’s streets were a disaster, and they’re blaming the Italian government for it.