Art

An Exhibition that Posits Art as Evidence of Environmental Collapse

The current show at the SculptureCenter demonstrates how far contemporary artists have gone to transform their work into documentary evidence on the political threshold.

Comics

The Best Coffee Shops to Draw In Around Los Angeles

A list of the best places to sip, scribble, and sketch.

Art

The New York Academy of Art's Thrilling, Scary MFA Show

There's a palpable sense of anxiety in the school's 2018 MFA thesis exhibition, although whether it's fueled by general post-graduation anxieties, political dysfunction, or some other factor is unclear.

Poetry

One Poem by Corina Copp

Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Corina Copp for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.

Art

Mini-Operas Inspired by Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party"

The canonical work of feminist art served as inspiration for 11 mini-operas written, composed, developed, and designed by NYU students.

Announcement

Anita Shapolsky Gallery Presents Ernest Briggs: Four Decades of Abstract Expressionism

Firmly grounded in the fundamentals of the Abstract Expressionist tradition, Briggs’ active involvement in the development of the scene has had lasting influence on successive generations.

Art

Four Feminist Latinx Artists Bring Their Body-Based Performances to the Broad

From a memorial to AIDS to a performance of bird songs, these artists' interventions will take advantage of the museum's unique architectural setting.

Art

The Promises and Perils of Early American Photography on Paper

In this show, photography offers a rich understanding of a diverse, divided, by turns confident and anxious United States bent on territorial and economic expansion from the 1840s to the 1860s.

Film

In Her Films, Chris Kraus Revels in Art's Failure

The level of dedication required to see all nine films in her solo exhibition feels both deserved and important, since her films have largely been critically and commercially overlooked.

Announcement

This Summer Something Huge is Coming to San Francisco: Inflatable at the Exploratorium

Fueled by the whimsy and lightness of balloons, the artists of Inflatable have infused their creations with a technology, scale, and creative complexity that expands our vision of what contemporary art can look like.

Interview

Joanne Greenbaum on Translating Painting Into Sculpture

Observe how an artist moves between materials, from sculpey to ceramic and paint, to playfully touch on the ways color can test the limits of beauty and ugliness.

Film

That Summer Offers a More Human Look at the Women of Grey Gardens

As a "prequel" look at the Beales, That Summer makes for a fascinating contrast between the icons they have been turned into and the people they were before then.