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A View From the Easel
“Rainy dreary days are good for crocheting and sunny days are good for drawing.”
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Art
A Guide to UK Art Spaces Outside London
The road less traveled, from the Folkestone triennial to Hastings Contemporary, Tate St Ives, and a pub in Winksworth.
Opinion
Nativity Scenes Have Never Been Neutral
To criticize the Vatican’s nativity with a now-removed Jesus in a keffiyeh would be to dismiss the artistic history of crèches centering marginalized people.
Book Review
How Did the Korean Feminist Movement Influence Art?
A new book spans artists from the 1970s through today around 15 themes, including body art, queer politics, ecofeminism, and the North American diaspora.
Film
Five Video Essays for the Holiday Season
Killer bananas, Grand Theft Auto telephone poles, online gambling, and other ways to fill a little downtime.
Art
Best New York City Art Shows of 2024
Our staff and contributors look back on the city’s year in art, from blockbusters to under-the-radar art heroes and unsung histories.
Interview
Nan Goldin Speaks Out on Censorship of Berlin Show
"I felt disavowed by the museum," the artist said of the Neue Nationalgalerie in an interview published for the first time in English in Hyperallergic.
News
Nikki Giovanni, “Princess of Black Poetry,” Dies at 81
A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works touching on race, gender, and politics.
Art
The Meme Glorification of Luigi Mangione
Gen-Z’s shared generational status with the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin and frustrations with the US healthcare system have led to an outpouring of sardonic reactions.
News
Vatican Removes Baby Jesus With Keffiyeh From Nativity
The Nativity scene, crafted by two Palestinian artists, drew online criticism about the headscarf’s inclusion from pro-Israel entities.
Film
Art Spiegelman Won’t Shrink Back From Controversy
The artist has illustrated more than one contentious New Yorker cover in his career, chronicled in a new film, and his next project will be no less gutsy.
Art
A Luminous Chapel to the Late Richard Mayhew
The artist personally picked out each piece and painted new works expressly for this exhibition during what turned out to be the final months of his life.