Film

Chris Marker’s Little-Known TV Series on Ancient Greece

Marker’s The Owl’s Legacy presents a complex portrait of Ancient Greece in 13 episodes that revolve around single words.

Poetry

Two Poems by Todd Colby

Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Todd Colby for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.

News

NYC Council Hearing Exposes Opposition to Commercial Tenants’ Rights, Impacting Artists and Galleries

The proposed Small Business Jobs Survival Act (SBJSA) would help commercial leaseholders bargain contract terms with their landlords on equal footing, but the bill has some strong detractors.

Art

Reality and Artifice Collide at Gowanus Open Studios

Collage was the process of choice at this year's open studios, mashing up decades, styles, processes, and technologies across works.

In Brief

NYC Allocates $198.4M for Largest Ever Cultural Budget

The unprecedented allocation includes $43.9 million for cultural programming, a 40% increase from 2014.

Announcement

Laguna Art Museum Presents Elizabeth Turk’s Shoreline Project on November 3

Shoreline Project is the commissioned work of art for Art & Nature, a multidisciplinary exploration of art’s engagements with the natural world.

In Brief

Easter Islanders Ask British Museum to Return Sacred Statue, Offering Replica in Return

The Rapa Nui community has offered a basalt replica of the eight-foot, four-ton sculpture called Hoa Hakananai’a, which was stolen in 1868.

Announcement

Your Creative Practice. Your Research. Your MFA in Art.

Stamps School of Art & Design at U-M now accepting applications for MFA in Art.

In Brief

From the Rubble of Brazil’s National Museum, the Oldest Known Skeleton in the Americas Is Recovered

Museum officials thought that the 12,000-year-old remains of a human female were incinerated in the September 2 fire, but they recently announced the dramatic recovery of "Luzia's" skull.

Film

A Neorealist Portrait of Black Single Motherhood in Post-Recession Florida

In his latest film, Life and Nothing More, Spanish director Antonio Méndez Esparza employed non-professional actors and documentary realism to create a moving study of race, class, and familial bonds in America.

Announcement

SVA’s MA Curatorial Practice Program Presents Fall 2018 Special Events

Featuring Stockholm-based artist duo Goldin+Senneby, renowned curator Clémentine Deliss, and Anselm Franke of Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt.

Art

The Largest Fair Devoted to Printmaking Will Feature 80 Exhibitors

The works on display will include both Old Master and contemporary works, as well as rare and new-to-market pieces.