Film
The Boys’ Club of Comedy and Its Machinations of Abuse
Implicit throughout Sorry/Not Sorry is the question of what it means for a White cis-het man to be “canceled,” and how claiming cancellation is often a route to reclaiming power.
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Art
An Artist Puts the Fossil Fuels Industry on Trial
Paolo Cirio sues the fossil fuel industry on behalf of the environment in his latest book and body of work.
News
Amy Sherald Survey to Travel to DC’s National Portrait Gallery Next Year
With over 40 paintings, Sherald’s largest survey to date will mark the first solo show of a Black contemporary artist at the DC institution.
Art
Inside the Bay Area’s Church of Magic Mushrooms
At Oakland’s controversial Church of Ambrosia, a mural that documents the religion’s doctrine is meant to “recreate a psychedelic trip.”
Art
Plushies Inspired by Medieval Cats Take the Internet by Storm
Laura Venditti’s delightful needle-felted creations are inspired by the oddly proportioned creatures that haunt illuminated manuscripts and paintings.
News
Where Do Tim Walz and JD Vance Stand on the Arts?
Hyperallergic looked at the VP candidates’ track records in the culture sector, from Vance’s proposed penalties for climate protesters to Walz's investment in Minnesota's heritage.
Crosswords
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: September 2024
This month, shows at The Met, portrait subjects, and what do galleries and tortilla chips have in common?
Art
How Ukraine Refashioned Modernist Art
In the Eye of the Storm conveys how Ukraine came to be a thriving center of avant-garde art in the early decades of the 20th century.
Art
María Magdalena Campos-Pons Leads a Procession of Hope
With stops at sites of significance to Black and Cuban New Yorkers, the artist’s walking performance captures the essence of her practice: harnessing the collective toward a unified vision.
Art
Rachel Martin Serves Up a Communal Meal of Art
Martin's capacity to weave cultural traditions together in her distinctive artistic voice translates into inventive drawings that center the joy of communing, confiding, and sharing meals.
Art
Six Art Shows to Visit in Philadelphia This Fall
Keep election-season woes at bay with masterworks of Black portraiture, musings on a Persian epic poem, Mickalene Thomas’s first international traveling solo show, and more.
Film
It’s Time for a Queer Comedy Revolution
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution drives home who is worth paying attention to if you want comedy to lighten your load, and your fellow humans'.