Art
A Luminous Chapel to the Late Richard Mayhew
The artist personally picked out each piece and painted new works expressly for this exhibition during what turned out to be the final months of his life.
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Museum Showing Pussy Riot Artwork Targeted in Apparent Vandalism
Photos show a shattered glass door near Nadya Tolokonnikova's “Pussy Riot Sex Dolls" at the OK Center for Contemporary Art in Austria.
Podcast
Karen Wilkin: Critiquing the New Masters
Hyperallergic’s Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian sits down to reconnect with his college professor, a master of art writing and curation who introduced him to criticism.
Art
A Show on Orphism Can’t Seem to Figure Out What That Is
The problem with Harmony and Dissonance is that its narrative is neither harmonious nor dissonant, but rather fragmented and vague.
Film
60 Years Before Wicked, a Movie Musical That Made Your Eyes Sing
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most brain-quiveringly beautiful films ever to flood a screen.
News
Met Museum Unveils Design for New Modern and Contemporary Art Wing
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo’s vision for the Tang Wing will expand the museum’s exhibition spaces by nearly 50%.
News
Guerrilla Wall Labels Protest Keffiyeh Ban at Noguchi Museum
“This wall is a boundary the museum uses to erase culture, banning keffiyeh and firing staff who challenge its racist views,” read one mock text.
Art
Things Not Seen
Since October 7th, 2023, fault lines around Palestinian solidarity have changed the landscape of visual art.
Film
The Beautiful Infinity of Tetris
A new documentary-game includes an interactive timeline, interviews, and of course, playable versions of the game.
Art
A Lenape Craft Fair Debuts at Brooklyn's Prospect Park
The inaugural Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing Indigenous Culture Fair was a site-situated celebration of Lenape history, culture, and artisanship.
Books
Indie Books and Holiday Miracles at Brooklyn’s Press Play Fair
The two-day event was a welcome cure to holiday-season fatigue, with accordion zines, rare books, and copper wire-bound short stories.
News
Peek Inside the Newly Reopened Notre Dame Cathedral
World leaders attended an extravagant reopening ceremony complete with a clergy outfitted by fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.