Performance
Social Tensions From Antiquity to the End of the World
The trials of a post-apocalyptic New York and hedonistic Rome become one another’s mirrors and choirs in The Industry’s double opera Comet/Poppea.
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Art
Nona Faustine Unearths New York’s Buried History of Slavery
Faustine’s White Shoes photography series demands a reckoning with the histories and afterlives of slavery, settler colonialism, and genocidal violence.
Film
A Juneteenth Documentary Explores Faith’s Role in Black Liberation
Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom (2022) is screening at the Brooklyn Public Library in Flatbush on Thursday, June 20.
Books
Six Art Books to Read This Juneteenth
Delve into the long history of African-American photography, bell hooks’s essays on art and politics, a graphic novel on the Black Panther Party, and more.
News
With a New Home and a New Name, LAXART Returns as “The Brick”
The LA arts nonprofit is marking a new chapter in its 20-year history.
Interview
Philip Yenawine’s Transformative Teaching
“I attribute what creativity I have to being gay,” explained the art historian and author in a conversation with Hyperallergic.
Art
The New York Housing Law That Helped Sustain Artists
Any New Yorker who steps into Loft Law: Photographs by Joshua Charow will likely look with a lascivious gaze upon the few remaining protected artist lofts.
Opinion
Did Auguste Rodin Steal From Camille Claudel?
What went so wrong that the brilliant sculptor’s work became so little known? Simply put, she entered Rodin’s studio.
News
Art Dealer Barbara Gladstone Dies at 89
Gladstone, whose namesake gallery represents over 70 artists and estates, opened her first location in Manhattan in 1980 in a space “the size of a shoebox.”
Crosswords
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: June 2024
Kent Monkman's unrivaled art, LGBTQ+ museums, and more in this mini puzzle.
Guide
Five New York Shows to See Before June Ends
From Niki de Saint Phalle to the subway, time is running out to see some of our favorite art in the city.
Interview
Jimmy Wright’s Hymns to Queer Nightlife
“The sense of freedom I felt in New York had nothing to do with the art world,” the painter told Hyperallergic.