Art
Where the Construction Site Meets Brancusi’s Studio
Amid a rise in waste dumping, artist Ethan Primason gives discarded items new lives, working intuitively until he finds their new form.
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Crosswords
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: May 2024
Chew on a new hot dog sculpture and other bite-sized clues in this month’s mini puzzle.
News
Artist Kehinde Wiley Accused of Sexual Assault
Joseph Awuah-Darko claims the portrait painter assaulted him on two occasions at a dinner in Ghana in 2021, allegations Wiley denies.
Film
New Docuseries Digs Up Pompeii's Lost Histories
Pompeii: The New Dig on PBS follows a group of archaeologists involved in the largest excavation at the ancient site in a generation.
Opinion
How Can Grantmakers Support Artists of Color?
Those of us in arts philanthropy need to redouble our efforts to fund artists and organizations of color and sharpen our grantmaking practices to advance racial justice.
Art
Why Are Hiroshige’s Woodblock Prints Still So Moving?
The artist subverts the status system of 19th-century Japan, foreshadowing the impact of modernization and industrialization.
News
Hundreds Attend Historic "Counter-Commencement" for Columbia Students at NYC Cathedral
The ceremony was organized by members of the university faculty in a repudiation of leadership’s decision to send police to arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators.
News
Striking Parsons Students Withdraw Artwork From Thesis Exhibition
A dozen students are staging an alternative BFA show in Brooklyn amid Students for Justice in Palestine’s ongoing strike against the New School.
News
School of Visual Arts Students Hold Moment of Silence for Gaza Children
At an exhibition opening in the school’s Flatiron gallery, students read the names of young Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks.
News
Top Art Patrons Discussed Deploying NYPD Against Columbia Students
Private chats obtained by the Washington Post show how art-world stakeholders sought to influence Mayor Eric Adams and Columbia leadership.
Opinion
Tagging “Me Too” on a Courbet Is Not the Feminism We Need
Deborah De Robertis’s protest performance signifies precisely what is wrong with current feminist discourse.
Art
Required Reading
This week, remembering writer Alice Munro, double standards for student protesters, the cinematic history of cigarettes, BBC’s iconic jingle, and more.