Art
Sprawling Sculpture Series Blooms Across Harlem’s Parks
Two dozen works by artists of color document identity, diaspora, and tradition in the neighborhood’s first large-scale public art exhibition.
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Art
Vera Molnár’s Fascination With the Glitches in the Matrix
In her computer-based works, the artist sought freedom within systematism and improvisation within predictability.
Art
Celebrating the Legacy of "Old Lesbian” Advocate Arden Eversmeyer
A short film spotlights Eversmeyer’s “oral herstory project,” a collection of around 940 interviews with approximately 900 women.
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A Nudist Art Exhibition That You Can See Naked
A French museum show documenting the rise of Europe’s nudist communities invites visitors in their birthday suits.
Film
Where Is Mavis Beacon, the Woman Who Taught Us to Type?
A filmmaker and a programmer search for the model behind the iconic 1987 education software persona in a new documentary.
News
Despite Years of Protests, Harvard University to Keep Sackler Name
The decision is “an insult to overdose victims and their families,” said artist Nan Goldin’s advocacy group PAIN.
Art
Required Reading
This week: An archive of Palestinian embroidery, handwriting and Parkinson’s disease, anti-capitalist mending, Tim Walz’s love for maps, toxic roses, and much more.
Books
Photographing the Lives of Black American Cowboys
The Long Ride Home brings together selections from Ron Tarver’s 15,000 images chronicling Black cowboy culture across the US.
Interview
The Marvelous and Monstrous Reality of Being a New York Artist
Defying scholarly conventions, Marin Kosut’s latest book takes a searingly honest look at the “impossibility of New York” and the barriers artists face.
Books
How Michelangelo’s Dome Survived Through the Centuries
A new book resurrects the oft-overlooked story of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, whose dome was saved from collapse by a team of mathematicians and the Pope.
News
Spanish Man Under Investigation for Pouring Water on Ancient Cave Art
The individual allegedly dampened 6,000-year-old paintings in Andalusia to get a clearer photo for social media, potentially causing irreparable harm.
Art
A Living History of Indigenous Graphic Design
In his essays, exhibition, and video, Hyperallergic Fellow Brian Johnson sheds light on the overlooked history of Indigenous graphic arts.