Art
The Unknowable Ray Johnson
When Ray Johnson killed himself at the age of 67, the air of mystery surrounding his personality, life, and art only thickened.
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Art
Brenda Goodman Cuts Deep
Goodman’s recent work is distressing, captivating, and weirdly funny.
Interview
Reflecting on a Family Tragedy, an Artist Looks at Aleppo
An interview with artist Christine Gedeon about her current exhibition explores her personal history in Aleppo and a particularly painful family story.
Art
Explore Art in Philadelphia with Hyperallergic on Saturday, October 14
We’re taking a day trip from NYC to PHL to visit the ICA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), and Fabric Workshop and Museum. Join us!
Announcement
The SCAD Museum of Art Celebrates the Legacy of Jacob Lawrence
SCAD commemorates the centennial of the artist’s birth with a landmark group exhibition, on view through February 4, 2018.
Art
Imagining the Uncanny Life of a Sculptor’s “Awkward Creatures”
R.M. Fischer's lamp sculptures are like an uncanny assembly of anthropomorphic creatures that might abruptly move on their own.
News
Experts Believe Leonardo Sketched the Mona Lisa Nude
Analysis of a drawing long attributed to Leonardo's studio suggests the artist worked on at least part of it, and that it may have been a preparatory sketch for the Mona Lisa.
Opinion
The Village of Whitesboro’s New Seal Is Still Racist
The new seal suggests that the village of Whitesboro may be aptly named.
Art
You're a Medici. Can You Support the Renaissance's Best Artists, or Will You Be Exiled?
ARTé: Mecenas from Triseum is a game on the economies of art, set in the tumultuous Italian Renaissance, in which you are a Medici patron.
Art
Tensions Over Untapped Oil Run Just Beneath the Surface at a Norwegian Art Festival
The Lofoten International Art Festival is in the only part of Norway where drilling for oil is not currently permitted, but that could change.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: the Guggenheim pulled three works from an upcoming show over accusations of animal cruelty, Jean Nouvel dismissed claims of worker abuse at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and X-rays revealed the unusual contents of Dégas's wax sculptures.
In Brief
New York Art Dealer Allegedly Tested Primary Market for Shrooms at Burning Man
Between his arrest and breaking up with his girlfriend of three years Heidi Klum, Vito Schnabel has had a rough month.