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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.
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At the IFPDA Print Fair, the Magic’s in the Details
The show returns to the cavernous Park Avenue Armory with painstakingly intricate works that convey a commitment to an often underappreciated craft.
Art
LA Art Show Has Some Hidden Delights
Despite some out-of-touch-uncle vibes, LA’s longest-running fair has a robust non-commercial section, affordably priced prints, and other delights.
News
Berlinale Film Festival Curators Join Call for Gaza Ceasefire
The Forum Expanded curators’ statement comes amid an ongoing campaign to boycott German institutions accused of stifling pro-Palestine voices.
Art
Massage Workers’ Collective Challenges Racism With Art
Red Canary Song's Flower Spa: Solidarity Outside In pays tribute to past victims of anti-Asian hate and fights against future racism.
News
Artists Alter Their Work, Protesting San Francisco Institution's "Silence" on Gaza
Two of the artists in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’s triennial allege that they were asked not to advocate for Palestine in their artwork and supporting text.
Film
Pandora’s Box Unleashes a Universe of Male Oppression
Newly restored, G.W. Pabst’s 1929 film provides a bleak, unsettling account of a showgirl’s ruin at the greedy hands of competing male suitors.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the problem with Goodreads, crackdowns on pro-Palestine activism, reflections from a MoMA stabbing victim, Just Dance makeup, and much more.
Film
Sundance Documentaries Pay Tribute to Female Trailblazers
This year’s Sundance Film Festival offered an array of documentaries spanning cultural vantages and historic eras, about women who span the globe.
Guide
Our Mid-February Picks of New York City Art Shows
Cathleen Clarke’s haunting paintings of childhood, Sharon Louden’s funhouse-like aluminum artworks, Richard Mosse’s new video installation, and more.
Art
Celia Álvarez Muñoz Unbinds the Artist Book
The artist’s work embodies a level of confrontation that makes me contemplate our choices to explore or ignore what’s right in front of our face.
News
Museum Selfie-Takers Are Causing Damage by Backing Into Artworks
Insurers warn of a "growing trend" as some visitors are more focused on stunting for the ’gram than having an ecstatic art experience.