Poetry
One Poem by Nikki Wallschlaeger
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Nikki Wallschlaeger for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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Art
A New Documentary Looks Back on the Legacy of Second-Wave Feminism
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? looks back on an influential book's legacy and features new feminist voices to see how things have changed and what has frustratingly remained the same.
Art
In Brooklyn, a Symphony Plays Some of Frida Kahlo’s Favorite Songs
This weekend at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will perform a series of pieces in celebration of the exhibition Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving.
News
The Metropolitan Museum Will Return Prized Gilded Coffin After Learning It Was Stolen
How did the Met not realize its prized 2017 acquisition was a looted object? "It was the perfect storm," explains one cultural heritage law expert who consulted on the case.
In Brief
Nan Goldin Says She'll Boycott National Portrait Gallery If It Accepts £1M Sackler Donation
Goldin says she was invited to host a retrospective of her work at the National Portrait Gallery but will refuse to participate if they accept the hefty donation from the Sackler family.
Art
Fragments of the Universe Captured in Dizzying Images
The concept that images represent a “shedding” pervades Stuart’s current exhibition, in which the artworks pit images against traces.
Art
A Conversation on the Power and Misuse of Language
Katha Pollitt and Richard Friedman sit down to discuss the power of words to shape our world.
Art
The History of Jewelry, from Ancient Mesopotamia to Today
While the pieces on display are beautiful, The Met's Jewelry: The Body Transformed exhibition is lacking in curatorial vision, dividing the objects into blandly-broad thematic sections.
Announcement
Study Art in the Heart of the Nation's Capital at GW's Corcoran School
The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University is now accepting applications to its graduate programs through April 1.
News
350 Anti-Oil Protestors Take Over British Museum in Its Largest Protest Ever
On February 16, for a protest organized by BP or not BP?, over 350 activists gathered to urge the British Museum to cut financial ties with British oil company BP.
Announcement
Applications Open for SVA's New York Summer Residency Programs
SVA's Summer Residency offers the benefit of working on SVA's New York campus, helping to create a community and expand residents networks.
Art
A Virtual Reality App that Reconstructs Ancient Rome May Have Exploited Its Developers
The virtual reality tour of Rome at the heart of Rome Reborn started as a digital humanities project collaboratively developed by dozens of artists, classicists, archaeologists, and 3D modelers.