Art
When “Made in China” Becomes a Poem
Rather than deduce manufacturers’ intentions with typo-ridden clothing, the collective New York Shanzhai Lyric trains attention on the artistic value of these texts.
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Opinion
The Palestine Congress That Never Was
Inside Berlin’s censorship of a Palestine solidarity conference that police shut down as soon as it began.
Opinion
Celebrating Seder at Columbia’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment
The student protest was a most fitting setting for a peaceful, focused, and deeply moving Passover seder.
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Courbet’s Famous Painting of a Vulva Tagged With “MeToo”
"The Origin of the World" was one of several artworks targeted in a performance by artist Deborah De Robertis at the Centre Pompidou-Metz.
Art
What Do Dolphins and Stress Balls Have in Common?
At Hunter College’s MFA thesis show in Manhattan, six artists decode modern life through unusual, surprising, and joyful installations.
News
Original Caravaggio Almost Sold for Just $1,500
“Ecce Homo”(c. 1605–1609) was previously misattributed and slated to hit the auction block before experts stepped in to halt the sale.
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The Most Dystopian Memes of the 2024 Met Gala
Online, parallels to the Hunger Games saga abounded as the lavish display of wealth proceeded amid several international humanitarian crises.
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested Outside the Met Gala
“No Met Gala while bombs drop in Gaza,” hundreds chanted during a march near the museum.
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The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: May 2024
Political cartoons abound, long-lost sculptures resurface, and strange monarchical monuments crop up in this month's puzzle.
Art
Despite the Threat of Developers, the Ridgewood Art Scene Thrives
As seen at Ridgewood Open Studios, a wide array of art, galleries, and studio spaces nestle in the crevices of this Queens neighborhood.
Art
Why Did Art History Marginalize Janet Sobel?
A new show at the Menil Collection in Houston raises important questions about the ways that we remember and historicize artists.
Art
Larissa Araz Unearths Turkey’s Hidden Pasts
The artist’s exploration of counter-narratives in Turkey plays with the tension between representation and manipulation that is inherent in image creation.