Comics
Going to an Art Show Where All the Visitors Are Naked
To be honest, it’s hard to pay attention to the art with daylight shining on my ass.
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Art
Thinking About Information Technology as an Evolution in Language
With roots in activism, accessibility, and design, Spectacular Grammar considers technology's progressive potential for empowerment.
In Brief
LACMA Renovation Is Shrinking Gallery Space, and Angelenos Are Confused About It
The new building will be smaller than the total area of the four current buildings which are fated to be torn down. No explanation for the shrinkage has been provided as of yet.
Art
A New Movie on Picasso's Early Life Screens This Week
On Friday night, join the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and the Film Society of Summit for a screening of Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso.
Art
The Unexpected Art of Making Contact on the Subway
On the subway, where so many norms revolve around not touching each other in certain ways, these moments of mutual touch are a kind of breach, a suggestion of real contact. @subwayhands explores that space.
Announcement
Cleveland Institute of Art Presents William Harper’s Dazzling Work in The Beautiful & The Grotesque
The show highlights jewelry, sculpture and more from over 20 years of work by William Harper. On view from April 4 to June 14 at CIA’s Reinberger Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio.
Art
Simone Fattal Sculpts Poetry from Chaos
The Lebanese artist’s first US retrospective reveals a haunting mythology of lands in ruins and new beginnings.
Announcement
Exploring the Cultural and Philosophical History of Neon in Luis De Miranda’s Being and Neonness
The book looks at a cultural and philosophical history of neon, from Paris in the twentieth century to the perpetually switched-on present day.
Art
The Colors of the Ancient Mediterranean in Vivid Dimensions
A new exhibition at University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology dives deep into the material and application of pigment and in doing so highlights a colorful, international history.
Poetry
Two Poems by Marina Blitshteyn
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Marina Blitshteyn for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Film
How Agnès Varda Continually Reinvented Herself and Her Work
It’s a blow to both the art and film worlds that there will be no more work from this tireless artist.
News
Fraud Case Against Academy of Art University in San Francisco Will Proceed
After a decade of judicial stalls, the $450 million case against one of the nation's largest for-profit art schools must either settle or go to trial.