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Weekend Words: Farewell
"I'll never see them again. I know that. And they know that. And knowing this, we say farewell."
Books
The Physics of Race, History, and Everyday Life
Samiya Bashir's poems attempt to describe with scientific precision the position of the black body in American culture.
Art
Portrait of a Young Artist, from New York to Vietnam and Back
The challenge for younger artists — particularly ones of color like Tammy Nguyen — is this: do you accommodate yourself to the marketplace, or do you find another way?
Art
Twenty-Nine Thoughts on Jasper Johns
He pushes back against the widely accepted view that the artist’s primary goal is formal innovation.
Art
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Incarceration
Joe Arpaio’s actions and Donald Trump’s pardon are flagrant attacks on citizens’ rights and protections.
Music
Freedom, Walt Whitman, and Phish
Phish connects with a visionary tradition in America reaching back to the expansive Walt Whitman and the soulful Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Art
Robert Hughes Is Not My Dad
An Australian writer contends with the contradictory legacy of his home country's most famous art critic.
Art
Making Art from a City's Isolation
At Winnipeg's Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, art acts as a kind of magnifying glass, exposing the city's unconventional and, at times, undesirable aspects.
News
At BP-Sponsored Art Show, Protesters Call Out the Corporation’s Abuses
On Thursday evening at the National Portrait Gallery, protesters drew attention to BP's work with the Indonesian government, which has been accused of civil rights violations in West Papua.
Satire
Astrological Aesthetics: September 2017 Horoscopes
Hyperallergic’s horoscopes offer astrological advice for artists and art types, in art terms. This month's horoscopes double as a guide to fall exhibitions in New York City.
News
Four Construction Companies Will Build Concrete Prototypes for US-Mexico Border Wall
US Customs and Border Protection has awarded contracts to four general construction providers based in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, and Texas.