News
The Guggenheim Restores Its First Web Art Commission
"Brandon" was completed in 1999, and it is based on the rape and murder of 21-year-old trans man Brandon Teena in Humboldt, Nebraska.
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Art
The Political Problems of the Contemporary “Flâneur”
An exhibition at the Barnes Foundation uses the theme of the contemporary flânuer to draw connections to its 19th-century collection, but the concept is deeply muddled.
News
On Museum Day, Institutions Encourage Visitors to Be Activists for the Arts
On May 18, museums across the county will offer free or discounted admission, and many will also put out postcards for writing to elected officials.
Art
Piecing Together the Histories of a Series of Stolen Paintings
Among all the descriptions on all the different museum websites of a group of paintings originally designed to be shown together, there isn’t very much in the way of assuming responsibility or prioritizing transparency.
Art
See the Work of a Japanese Video Art Pioneer
The May 21 screening at Microscope Gallery will feature early films and videos by Ko Nakajima, who has not only experimented with new technologies but helped develop them.
Art
After Years of Research, Minimalist Composer Julius Eastman Gets the Tribute He Deserves
Decades after his death, Julius Eastman continues to come into focus with perhaps the most definitive exhibition of his life and work to date.
Art
Paintings that Become More Dynamic When Viewed Through a Screen
It wasn’t until I began to look through the lens of my camera that I started to actually see this show’s form.
Art
A Project Brings Puerto Rican Artists and Organizers to Detroit to Build Solidarity
The Detroit/Puerto Rico Solidarity Exchange Network aims to strengthen connections between Puerto Ricans on the island and those in the diaspora, and make new ones with activists in the Motor City.
Art
Democracy's Dark Side and a Glimmer of Hope in Mark Bradford’s Venice Biennale Show
In the US Pavilion, the artist’s work takes on a new context: wrestling with the hypocrisy of Jeffersonian democracy.
Poetry
One Poem by Dan Chelotti
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Dan Chelotti for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
Women Artists Rewrite Myths About Periods
Period., a multimedia exhibition on view at Rojas + Rubensteen Projects, challenges common misconceptions about menstruation and women's bodies.
Community
A View from the Easel
Peek inside artists' studios in the Catskills, Hawaii, Australia, Spain, and the UK.