In Brief

Artist Nan Goldin Joined Instagram

The famed photographer recently joined the image-centric social network, posting a mix of her well-known photos and new images.

Art

Knitting Together the Beginnings of a Queer, Feminine Future

Studio Views: Craft in the Expanded Field reimagines the Museum of Arts and Design's third floor gallery space as an artist’s studio for two, both demystifying the process of fiber art making and allowing the artists to dialogue with a curious public.

Interview

Want a Smart Home Assistant? Invite This Artist to Watch You for Three Days Instead

Artist Lauren McCarthy wants to become your personal virtual assistant, but you have to invite her in.

Hyperallergic

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Hyperallergic

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays, and hope you spend today with those you love.

News

Required Reading

This week, Sweden's ice hotel unveils their art suites, the story of anime in Arabic, pop culture loves Frank Lloyd Wright, how Natural History Museum skew history, new New York landmarks, and more.

Books

The Resonant Resistances of Political Poetry

Oakland-based publisher Commune Editions’ advocacy of community-based ethics animates volumes of poetry by Nanni Balestrini and Heriberto Yépez.

Art

A True Renegade Painter

The humor running through Sally Webster’s paintings can be goofy and good-natured. The intensity of her devotion to detail makes them more than that.

Art

Edvard Munch’s World Without Pity

Munch absorbed avant-garde styles but never became an avant-garde artist.

Art

The Victory of the Hyenas

On the Capitol lawn, a pack of hyenas are busy rending the corpse of the former United States of America.

Art

The Atmospheric, Earthy Art of Ignacio Iturria

Iturria’s art is shot through with melancholy, nostalgia, romance, gentle humor, and an abiding sense of curiosity about what makes people tick.

Music

The Quintessential Millennial Romance Album

Khalid, a 19-year-old vocal prodigy, looks at millennial culture and doesn’t see hedonism; it’s just life.

Art

Françoise Grossen's Gift of Quietude

Grossen's rope sculptures complicate the boundary between art and craft in a productive way.