Art
Hyperallergic’s Art Tarotscope for the Fall Equinox
From the nadir of the collapse, we start to see the glimmers of a foundation from which we can build a new world.
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Guide
10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Fall
Artists on Black Oakland history, Suzanne Jackson’s diaphanous suspended paintings, Julio César Morales’s poignant watercolors, and much more.
Art Review
Stephen Westfall’s Avian Abstractions
Like Charlie "Bird" Parker’s jazz improvisation, the artist's compositions are simultaneously cacophonous and rhythmic.
Art Review
The Night Harriet Tubman Made History
An exhibition of art and historical artifacts celebrates the freedom fighter’s story without over-mythologizing her.
Opinion
When Artists Are Too Old to Be “Emerging”
If the art world is serious about equity, it has to stop equating emergence with youth and start building structures that reflect the multiplicity of artistic timelines.
News
Announcing the 2025 Center for Craft Archive Fellows
Teju Adisa-Farrar, Robert Choe-Henderson, Amalia Uribe Guardiola, Crystal Vance Guerra, Trelani Michelle, and Bilphena Decontee Yahwon will publish their research in special edition articles on Hyperallergic in 2026.
Comics
MAGA Is Coming for the Arts!
Trump-approved Venice Biennale proposals, perspectives from artists who endured authoritarianism, and more in The Siren’s third edition.
News
LA Louver to Close Gallery Space and Shift Into Private Model
The Los Angeles gallery’s vast archive will be donated to the Huntington library.
Books
Emily Mason’s Quest for Color and Truth
The late painter was influenced by Abstract Expressionism, but she had none of the hubris of its male artists. For her, painting was not about an experience, it was an experience.
Guide
Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
The fall art season starts with a bang, with Man Ray at The Met, understated gems like Lisa Corinne Davis at Miles McEnery, and more.
Art Review
Geometric Abstraction in the Age of Disparity
Lisa Corinne Davis has stretched the possibilities of painting into a territory defined by digital systems, algorithms, flow charts, and diagrams.
Art Review
Man Ray Was So Much More Than a Photographer
From film to painting to sculpture to chess, the Surrealist was an artist-inventor, tinkering away at light and objects and having a good laugh all the while.