In Brief
Steve Mnuchin’s Photos with Dollar Bills Are Everything That’s Wrong with the World
The Treasury Secretary and his wife walked into the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in DC, which may sound like a joke. Actually, it is.
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Film
A Nuanced Portrait of Hasidic Brooklyn
The directors of Jesus Camp and Detropia offer an in-depth look at Brooklyn's Hasidic community.
Art
How the Invasive Plants of New York Represent the City’s Colonial Past
Plants from Europe, Asia, and Africa recall New York's history of migration in Maria Thereza Alves, Seeds of Change: New York — A Botany of Colonization at the New School.
Giveaways
Win a Trip to Day for Night, Houston’s Experiential Arts and Music Festival
Day for Night is a visually, aurally and culturally immersive art and music event. We're giving away two VIP tickets, plus airfare and hotel.
Announcement
Eiteljorg Museum Presents Native Art Now!, A Celebration of Indigenous Expression in North America
The Eiteljorg is home to one of the nation’s best collections of contemporary Native art.
In Brief
The Artist Is Pissed: Marina Abramović Responds to the Post
Marina Abramović responds to a New York Post story questioning what she has done with the $2.2M she raised to build her institute.
Performance
A Tale of 17th-Century Witchcraft Staged in NYC’s Oldest House
The Visitation brought an immersive play on 17th-century witchcraft to the Wyckoff House, the oldest home in New York City.
Film
A Cruel and Comic Allegory of Destroyed Masculinity
Shock, gallows humor, and defanging the alpha male in Yorgos Lanthimos's The Killing of a Sacred Deer.
History
When Thirsty 19th-Century New Yorkers Built a Seemingly Impossible Aqueduct
The Museum of the City of New York is exhibiting the art and engineering of the Croton Aqueduct on the 175th anniversary of the watershed.
News
After 81 Years, Memphis College of Art Will Shutter Due to Debt and Falling Enrollment
While many remain optimistic that the school could remain open, it would take a miraculous $30 million endowment donation to make this possible.
Poetry
One Poem by Elisa Gonzalez
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Elisa Gonzalez for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
In Brief
Laura Owens Responds to Anti-Gentrification Protests of Her Boyle Heights Gallery
In an extensive response to last week's protest at the Whitney Museum, the artist offered her take on the current situation in Boyle Heights.