Art

Artists and Scholars Gather to Take Stock of South Asian American Art

A conference running June 30–July 2 brings together creators, curators, and scholars of South Asian American art from across the country.

News

An 18th-Century Botanical Coloring Book for Adults

A scientist found The Florist, a coloring book printed in 1760, in the library of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Poetry

One Poem by Idra Novey

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

News

Cease-and-Desist Letter Leaves the McMansion Hell Blog in Purgatory [UPDATED]

Kate Wagner has taken her irreverent architecture criticism blog offline after the online real estate listings aggregator Zillow accused her of violating the company's terms of use.

Announcement

Clio Art Fair Adds October Edition to Continue Its Support of Independent Artists

Recognizing that many artists struggle to find venues for promoting their work, Clio Art Fair created a unique platform to highlight artists currently outside of the mainstream art world.

Art

Highlights from Five Decades of Bay Area Queer Cinema

Bay Area filmmaker and lecturer Irwin Swirnoff will host a program on June 30 at the Echo Park Film Center showcasing five decades of queer films from northern California.

Announcement

No Longer Empty Curatorial Lab Invites Applications from Emerging Curators

Emerging curators and arts professionals are invited to apply to NLE Lab for the opportunity to co-curate the inaugural Southeast Queens Biennial.

News

Andrew Wyeth’s Paintings Featured on New USPS Stamps

Andrew Wyeth's melancholic paintings of rural American life will soon be available as postage stamps, released on the centennial of his birth.

Art

A Display of Sweat, Ants, and Bacteria at the Guggenheim

By ushering into the museum elements that are conventionally seen as unsanitary, Anicka Yi explores the "biopolitics of the senses."

Film

Reactivating the Lost Revolutionary Films of Guinea-Bissau

In her debut feature, artist Filipa César documents the digitization of films made in the African country around the time of its independence.

Art

The Spiritual Photographs Khadija Saye Left Behind

Khadija Saye's final photographs before her tragic death reveal misty self-portraits grounded in Gambian spirituality.

Film

Albert Maysles’s Final Film Rides with Train Passengers Across the US

In Transit, the late documentarian Albert Maysles’s final film, was completed after he died in March 2015 and focuses on the journeys of passengers at various stages of life.