Art

A Museum Floats Down the Chicago River

The Floating Museum's newest installation River Assembly sits on a barge and will be docking at various locations throughout the month, bringing arts programming to audiences along its route.

Art

Damien Hirst's Shipwreck Fantasy Sinks in Venice

Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable is supposed to be Hirst’s major comeback, a rebuke to his diminished popularity and slumping market value.

Comics

Use Your Ideas Before They Expire

You can't keep them stored up forever.

News

Trumpy the Rat Will Debut Next Week, When the President Returns to NYC [UPDATED]

The 15-foot-tall inflatable protest prop, developed by Chelsea gallery BravinLee programs, was tailor-made to resemble Donald Trump.

Opinion

If Donald Trump Were an Art Critic…

Do you really want to know what Trump has to say about art?

News

Chicago Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Its Picasso Sculpture, a Gift Many Residents Didn’t Want

When it was unveiled, people protested the Chicago Picasso and called it a "colossal booboo." Now it's become a beloved icon.

News

B&H Photo Workers Protest Outside New York Mayor’s Mansion

The demonstrators claim that Bill de Blasio's administration is complicit in the electronics retailer's effort to move over 300 jobs out of the city.

Art

Fruits Reborn as Sculpture

At the Scarab Club, Mary Eddy is showing her sculptures made from intricately cut and dried fruit skins, which have been "liberated" from their biological functions.

Art

The Continuing Saga of the Architect Made into a Diamond

The power games of Jill Magid's project concerning the archives of Luis Barragán continue in an extensive exhibition that completes the circle without any conclusive resolution.

Art

A VR Exhibition Pays Tribute to a Long-Gone Vegas Casino

The Sands, opening on August 12, features works by 15 artists on rotating display in a one-to-one virtual replica of the Lower East Side gallery Essex Flowers.

Interview

A Trans Artist Breaks Down the Walls of Bathroom Stalls

A conversation with the trans artist Emmett Ramstad explores how public bathrooms are contested spaces emblematic of how the United States functions.

Poetry

One Poem by Calvin Walds

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