Art
The Black Cowboys Whitewashed from American History
The photographs and videos in Black Cowboy at the Studio Museum show images of nonwhite cowboys, bringing Americana in line with historical accuracy.
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In Brief
Oprah Winfrey Sold Klimt Painting for $150M
Winfrey bought "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II" (1912) at Christie's in 2006 for $87.9 million, which remains the auction record for a Klimt.
Art
The Victorian-era Daguerrotypes of Women Breastfeeding
In the 19th century, just after the daguerreotype's introduction in the United States, there was a fashionable moment for portraits of women breastfeeding.
Performance
From Treadmill to Tape, a Series of Unsettling Dance Vignettes
The Batsheva Dance Company’s Last Work features a dancer running on a treadmill for the entire length of the performance, while the ensemble physically enacts a series of non-narrative scenes.
Art
#HyperPicks: Gender Fluidity and Feminism
Opening at the 8th Floor, The Intersectional Self considers how an awareness of fluid identities has affected our traditional understanding of gender roles.
Art
Two Cy Twombly Exhibitions Marry Myth and Sensual Abstraction
By a playful amalgam of semiotics with scatology, Twombly redevised history painting into palimpsest poop.
News
Violations of Artists' Rights More Than Doubled in 2016, Report Finds
Art Under Threat, an annual report released by Freemuse, charts incidents of censorship, violence, and persecution against artists around the world.
Announcement
Tulsa Artist Fellowship Now Accepting Applications for 2018 Class
Awarding up to 30 new fellowships totaling over $1 million in stipends, fellows will receive free housing in the Brady Arts District and free workspace, if applicable.
Art
The Loving, Self-Deprecating Comics of Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Robert Crumb
An exhibition at David Zwirner brings together the artist couple's individual and collaborative autobiographic comics.
Poetry
One Poem by Lynn Xu
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Lynn Xu for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
#HyperPicks: Manipulating the News Cycle
In the exhibition News Wheel, current headlines from nine print publications are rearranged while the cacophony of multiple news radio stations blasts around you.
News
Metropolitan Museum Gives Unrestricted Access to 375,000 Images
Under the institution's new Open Access policy, images of hundreds of thousands of works from its collection are available to copy, remix, and distribute freely.