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Met Gala Boycott Message Projected on Bezos’s Manhattan Penthouse
"All working-class people deserve better than what we're getting,” a former Amazon worker told Hyperallergic ahead of this year’s gala, co-chaired by Jeff Bezos.
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Art Review
I’ve Got the Post-Duchamp Blues
MoMA’s Marcel Duchamp show made me long for those simpler times when "eliminating the artist's hand" provided a pathway back to the true self.
Guide
15 Art Shows to See in NYC This May
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye captures quietude, Seydou Keïta documents a revolution, Renée Green compiles an autoethnography, and much more.
News
Venice Biennale Scraps “Golden Lion” Awards as Turmoil Continues
The Biennale said the public will vote on “Visitor Lions” instead, and made it clear that Israel and Russia will be in the running.
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Trump Border Wall Crews Damage 1,000-Year-Old Native Etching in Arizona
The Las Playas Intaglio likely served as a sacred site for ancestors of the Tohono O’odham Nation.
Opinion
What Artists Sign Away
Long consignment periods, moral rights waivers, and opaque "standard" contracts serve the institution more than the artist.
Opportunities
Opportunities in May 2026
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Bennett Prize, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Art Review
Diedrick Brackens’s Tapestries Beckon the Light of Freedom
In this Bay Area artist’s hands, weaving becomes a site of experimentation and refusal.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I like to play with materials that have a history of manipulation.”
Interview
Tania Bruguera on Why Today’s Art Must Be Political
Ahead of her performance “Tatlin’s Whisper #6” in Times Square, the artist and activist talks to Hyperallergic about free speech in times of rising authoritarianism.
Feature
An Art Fair for the "Global Majority" Debuts in Brooklyn
Conductor Art Fair at Powerhouse Arts seeks to represent the underrepresented, with some notable overlap with next week’s Venice Biennale.
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Historic Monument Honors New York's First Arabic-Speaking Community
The public artwork celebrates the literary legacy of the city's storied "Little Syria."