Interview
Apichatpong Weerasethakul on Human Suffering, VR, and the Long Take
The Thai director discusses his dreamlike films in a conversation with Hyperallergic ahead of his career retrospective in New York City.
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Film
New York African Film Festival Returns to Lincoln Center
The 30th edition includes over 50 screenings and artist talks, with many of the films making their United States debut.
Books
Katy Hessel Kicks Men Out of the Western Art Canon
After reading The Story of Art Without Men, educators may aspire to redesign their art history surveys and syllabi — and trade some Picassos for Gegos.
News
Met Gala Memes for a Meh Gala Theme
If honoring Karl Lagerfeld wasn't awful enough, this year’s theme was also painfully boring.
News
Is a Brazilian Art School Actually a Cult?
Former students of the Atelier do Centro have come forward with horrific allegations of abuse by Rubens Espirito Santo, the man they once called “master.”
Art
How Did Fake Antiquities End Up at a Presidential Library?
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum was about to display “authentic artifacts” from the “Near East.” But something was immediately off.
Art
A Sobering Time Capsule of Humanity
The artists in Message from Our Planet: Digital Art from the Thoma Collection at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis want to shake us awake before it’s too late.
Art
Now on View: NYC’s Bloated Police Budget
An exhibition organized by the New York Civil Liberties Union harnesses the power of art to illustrate the disastrous effects of over-policing.
Art
Pratt MFA Graduates Contemplate the Mess We’re In
Part 2 of Pratt's MFA thesis exhibition is all about depicting the toxic capitalist, racist, misogynistic, transphobic status quo in the US.
Art
Berlin's Biggest-Ever Gallery Weekend Was Full of Wonders
The poetic history of melons, odes to Arabic calligraphy, and a dystopian badminton court were among the highlights across 55 galleries.
Opportunities
Opportunities in May 2023
From residencies, fellowships, and workshops to grants, open calls, and commissions, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Art
Maia Ruth Lee Transforms the Materials of Migration
The artist draws inspiration from her own migration to consider both the confinement and freedom associated with a life in motion.