Weekly Newsletter
Attention, Fascism Ahead
Artists pay tribute to Alex Pretti, Trump ruins the art market, the story of an early Caravaggio masterpiece, and John Yau slams Jeff Koons's new Manhattan show.
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Features
Tribeca Galleries Discuss Reporting Street Vendors, Drawing Criticism
A group of galleries met to address the “increased number of vendors” on and near Broadway, many of whom are immigrants under threat.
Opinion
After the Strike, Will Art Galleries Be Allies?
If deleting the social media post tomorrow would change nothing about how artists are paid or how resources are allocated, the gallery’s allyship is disposable.
Art Review
Eugène Atget, Readymade Icon
An exhibition retells the story of his discovery by Berenice Abbott, leaving out the details of a life defined by failure.
Book Review
Claude Cahun’s Survival Guide for the Ages
A new translation of the French artist’s 1930 memoir is a kaleidoscopic collection of dialogues, sketches, and Blakean proverbs.
Art Review
James Castle Was a World Unto Himself
These works feel almost metaphysically transportive — like a universe bound by a different set of rules that’s a pleasure to explore.
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Announcement
Onassis AiR Opens Applications for 2026–27 Residencies in Athens
Participants receive an artist’s fee, a research budget, housing, round-trip travel, mentoring, and other resources to support their work.
Daily Newsletter
Becoming Caravaggio
Mass layoffs at the MFA Boston, the Newark Museum of Art gets a new director, and why we can never get enough of Caravaggio.
Community
Art Movements: The Brooklyn Museum's New Top Contemporary Art Curator
Plus, the Newark Museum, Grey Art Museum, and the Clark Art Institute get new directors.
Art Review
Michelle Segre’s Impermanent Worlds
By remaining open to time and its effects, Segre’s art defies the idea of permanence often associated with both sculpture and empire.
News
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Lays Off 33 Workers
A union representative said the unit is “deeply concerned” about the impact of the staff cuts on affected and remaining workers.
Community
Required Reading
This week: an 18-year-old painter in Gaza, Zohran’s documentarian, anti-ICE art sleds in Minnesota, the brilliance of “Heated Rivalry,” hidden reggaetón history, and more.
Opinion
How Trump Is Jeopardizing the US Art Market
If entering the country suddenly requires surrendering your digital life and private information, how long before artists and collectors simply choose not to come?
News
Smithsonian to Return Three Looted Bronzes to Indian Government
The sculptures of Hindu gods and their followers were stolen from Tamil temples and smuggled out of India in the mid-20th century.
News
Another NFT Platform Bites the Dust
Nifty Gateway, which was plagued with reports of user issues, is the latest marketplace to call it quits amid a protracted NFT slump.
Book Review
Michelangelo and Titian’s Rivalry That May Never Have Been
William E. Wallace openly uses what he calls “informed imagination” to explore the relationship between the two masters in his new study.
In Memoriam
Remembering John H. Beyer, Marian Goodman, and Chung Sang-hwa
This week, we honor an architect who mended our urban social fabric, a giant of the gallery world, and a groundbreaking Modernist.
Art Review
Ingrid Hernández Reveals Tijuana’s Hidden Beauty
Often seen as too American to be Mexican, too Mexican to be American, the city is presented by the artist as it is, not as anyone assumes it might be.
News
Nan Goldin Speaks Out on Art Gallery of Ontario’s Halted Acquisition
“It’s chilling that this censorship plays out especially regarding Palestine, the great exception to free speech,” Goldin told Hyperallergic.
Art Review
For Dyani White Hawk, Love Is an Act of Resistance
Her exhibition "Love Language" invites viewers into the vibrant cultural legacies of Native art, and connections to land, lineage, and community.
Features
Artist’s Street Signs in Philadelphia Warn of Fascism Ahead
The guerrilla imitations of common road signage use a distinctive brand of Philly humor to alert residents of ICE threats and looming authoritarianism.
News
Studio Museum Closed for the Week After Water Damage
A “sprinkler emergency” at the newly reopened Harlem institution forced staff to evacuate visitors
Opinion
Gabrielle Goliath Strikes a Tuning Fork of Dissent
The cancellation of the South African artist’s Venice Biennale pavilion reveals the machinations of state censorship — and the ways we can collectively resist it.
Art Review
How Joan Miró and America Fell in Love
“In the future world, America, with its energy and vitality, must play a leading role,” he told Matisse.