Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This November
Julia Whitney Barnes’s organic paradise, Emily Nomer’s mystical geometric paintings, Maria Molteni’s conversations with the divine, and more
Latest
Film Review
“The Man I Love” Wants Us to Do More Than Mourn
Ira Sachs resists the attention economy, using objects and people to tell a moving story of 1980s New York amid the HIV/AIDS crisis.
News
French Galleries Accuse Art Basel Paris of "Disrespect, Even Contempt"
A group representing over a quarter of the exhibitors released a letter demanding compensation following the fair's abrupt closure.
2026 Midterm Elections
How Former Theater Kid James Talarico Stands Up for the Arts in Texas
As Republicans exert an ever-tightening grip on creative freedom in the state, the Democratic Senate hopeful stands out for his track record on arts funding.
Art Review
Ana Mendieta's Lasting Imprint on Art
A major survey at Tate Modern asks us to take notice of the earth, the power of the female body, and the artist’s remarkable practice.
Opportunities
Opportunities in November 2026
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Baton Rouge Gallery, Columbia University, MFA Houston, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Sponsored
Announcement
Barbara Takenaga’s ‘Awestruck’
At Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 40 paintings invite viewers into an exhibition where scale, pattern, and perception are explored and celebrated.
Sponsored
Announcement
Applications are Open for the Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Join a cohort of artists and writers committed to developing a sustainable practice. Applications for the 2027–29 Core term are due January 8, 2027.
Daily Newsletter
Happy Hyperallergic Halloween!
The best of our annual costume contest, from Eva Hesse ropes to Saturn devouring his son.
Weekly Newsletter
To Live Is to Believe
Remembering Ursula von Rydingsvard, an Epstein survivor’s message for MoMA, interviews with Paul Pfeiffer and Layli Long Soldier, and the best costumes of our artsy Halloween party.
Features
The Greatest Art Costumes From Hyperallergic's Halloween Party
From “Las Dos Fridas” to a walking Eva Hesse sculpture, Hyperallergic members, readers, friends, and artists brought the spirit of the season to our second annual costume contest.
Features
10 Years Later, Magenta Plains Is Still Embracing the Unexpected
An anniversary exhibition spotlights the artists who’ve made the gallery one of Lower Manhattan’s most adventurous success stories.
News
In South Carolina, Artistic Freedom Is on the Ballot This November
A governor-appointed arts commission has denied funding from two LGBTQ+ organizations and an artist focused on immigration issues.
Trump Administration
Surprise! US Pavilion Needs More Cash to Ship Works Home
Commissioner Jenni Parido sent a letter to donors pleading for "urgent funding" for deinstallation and shipping as the Venice Biennale comes to an end.
Community
A View From the Easel: Anna Pajak
“I wanted it to feel like a chapel, a place for everything I believe in. My painting chapel.”
Daily Newsletter
Are Black Cats Modernity’s Icons?
How Manet transformed the misunderstood feline into an emblem of independent thinking; plus, Gay Halloween memes galore!
Art Movements
Documenta 16 Names Four New Curatorial Team Members
The embattled German exhibition's latest appointments, artist Catherine Opie wins a Yale University award, and Dallas Art Fair partners with … a university?
Feature
How Édouard Manet's Black Cat Became a Symbol of Modernity
Long associated with witchcraft and bad luck, the black feline became an emblem of artistic rebellion and urban life in 19th-century Paris.
Feature
This Year's Gay Halloween Celebrates Women's Rights and Wrongs
From the Kelly Clarkson's mechanical bird fiasco to Carrie Bradshaw's Dior newsprint dress, Gay Halloween speaks to the staying power of women's iconic media moments.
Feature
Why Do Horror Films Have Such a Hold on Our Imaginations?
An exhibition at the Academy Museum explores the transgressive power of scary movies, channeling our deepest fears about life, death, and the unknown.
Film
Hell Takes the Form of State Repression in 1971’s “The Devils”
Ken Russell’s film designed by Derek Jarman, newly released in a 4K restoration, mirrors the horrors unfolding outside our windows.
Pocket Review
Before AI There Was the Octopus
Helsinki-based artist Tuomas Laitinen gives us an intelligence with no central brain, no fixed shape, and no interest in being legible to us.
Daily Newsletter
An Epstein Survivor’s Message for MoMA
Dani Bensky explains why the museum must drop Leon Black from its board. Also: The Vatican is serious about protecting artists from AI.
Opinion
I’m an Epstein Survivor. MoMA Must Drop Leon Black.
Institutions must reckon with the possibility that their prestige can be used to legitimize people whose conduct warrants serious investigations.