Art
Best of 2018: Our Top 15 Los Angeles Art Shows
Hyperallergic's Los Angeles-based contributors share their top exhibition choices of the year.
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Art
Four Art-Filled Holiday Events in New York City
Artists are embracing the holiday spirit, from a train show to a Kwanzaa festival.
Art
Best of 2018: Our Top 20 NYC Art Shows
Here are our favorite NYC shows of 2018 (excluding Brooklyn), compiled by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.
In Brief
After Release from Cuban Jail, Tania Bruguera Files Defamation Case Against Government
After months of protesting against Decree 349, a proposed government sanction that would censor the arts, Bruguera will take legal action "against parties who have damaged myself and my family, psychologically, socially and professionally." Lawyers say it is the first legal case of its kind.
Announcement
Northeastern University Welcomes Composer & Sound Artist Beau Kenyon as Artist in Residence & Lecturer
Kenyon will work with students in the College of Arts, Media and Design’s Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship graduate offerings.
News
After Shepard Fairey Halts Whitewashing of “Offensive” LA Mural, Art Community Responds
While some decried the decision of removing the mural as censorship, others in the LA art community have appreciated the pain that the imagery could produce.
Announcement
Gain In-Depth Knowledge of the Art Business with Christie’s Education
Explore the fundamentals of the art market on our flexible Art Business Certificate.
Announcement
Apply for Moore College of Art & Design’s MA or MFA in Socially Engaged Art
Join Moore's Philadelphia-based community of artists and organizers, and enjoy a rich array of field research, networking, and professional opportunities.
Art
Becky Suss Paints Wharton Escherick’s Dream-Like Home and Studio
Suss’s vibrant paintings celebrate the legacy of the painter, sculptor, and furniture maker known as the “Dean of American Craft.”
Film
In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón Reimagines His Childhood Through the Eyes of His Maid
The acclaimed director's new black-and-white drama, Roma, is a moving chronicle of family strife and class struggles in 1970s Mexico City.
Performance
Sketches from a Magical, Multimedia Opera Set in a Soaring Cathedral
Anthony Roth Costanzo has made it his mission to make classical music appealing to broader and younger audiences. It worked.
In Brief
A Kiss in a 1898 Silent Film Is the Earliest Cinematic Depiction of Black Love
The film, Something Good–Negro Kiss, subverts the corrupt racism imbued in the history of American minstrelsy. The film will join the Library of Congress's National Film Registry for its significance in American culture.