Interview
Kayla Powers Weaves Sensory Maps of Detroit
The fiber artist forages local plants to create delicate urban-agrarian weavings.
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Film
Maria Lassnig’s Triumphant “Little Films”
Lassnig’s short films perfectly present the artist’s uncanny talent for marrying morbidity and frolic, rigor and wantonness.
Art
Bronx Calling Is All About Knowledge and Agency
The artworks in the Bronx Museum’s AIM Biennial dig into and critique the powers that be, documenting lived experiences and personal histories.
Art
When Museums Become Instagram Bait
Many of the works in When Forms Come Alive are irredeemably superficial, as colorfully lightweight as they come.
Art
Joey Terrill’s Playful Tributes to Gay Artists We’ve Lost
Through his lighthearted approach to documenting personal struggles, Terrill contributes meaningfully to the fight against racism and homophobia.
Art
Kombucha as Metaphor for Parenthood
Anna Ting Möller’s search for their birth mother led them to cultivate kombucha to confront ambivalent feelings on motherhood.
Film
Behind the Scenes of Amazon Workers’ Fight for a Union
Brett Story’s Union demonstrates how the tedium of labor organizing can sometimes catalyze electric triumphs.
Film
An Online Film Festival That's All About Cycling
The Bicycle Film Festival boasts more than 40 shorts and features spanning South Korea to Havana, from e-bike food delivery stories to rural gravel races.
Books
Women and Spiritualism in Art
In her new book The Other Side, Jennifer Higgie pays tribute to celebrated and lesser-known women artists whose work intersected with the occult.
Books
Harry Smith’s Hidden Roadmap to the Heavens
He needed money to live, so that he could search New York City for paper airplanes.
Art
Palestinian Museum in West Bank Reopens After Months of Closure
The institution debuted three separate exhibitions that together “stand against the atrocities and systematic annihilation of Gaza.”
Crosswords
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: February 2024
In this bite-size puzzle, artists’ ink, hints from our spring guide to New York City shows, 16th-century watercolors, and more.