Art Review
A No Kings Movement for 19th-Century Art
Jean-François Millet was a hero to van Gogh for the way he drew attention to the nobility and heroism of the seldom howling underdog.
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Thousands of Filmmakers Pledge to Boycott Israeli Cinema Institutions
“We as artists must decide whether our work will be used to mask violence or to challenge it,” said Sky Hopinka, one of the signatories along with Nan Goldin, Brian Eno, and others.
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A Palestinian Artist’s Final Exhibition in His Homeland
Maroun Tomb’s 1947 show of oil paintings was largely lost in the Nakba. Now, artists reimagine what could have been.
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Independent Art Fair Partners With Sotheby's, Raising Larger Market Questions
It’s the first such collaboration between an auction house and a fair, two distinct models for selling art.
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Arewà Basit on Her Amy Sherald Portrait and Alchemizing Trans Joy
“How people are perceiving me is not my business,” the performance artist and model told Hyperallergic. “What I can do to make the world a better place is my business.”
Art Review
Kimsooja Offers Refuge in an Anti-Refugee World
The artist’s site-specific exhibition at Amsterdam’s oldest building draws connections between Dutch colonial history and contemporary right-wing attitudes.
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Trump’s Tariffs Send Shockwaves Through the Art World
Galleries say they are facing unanticipated costs and jittery collectors despite longstanding exemptions for artworks.
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LA’s Holocaust Museum Walks Back “Never Again” Statement, Sparking Outcry
The museum posted and then deleted a vaguely worded statement that many interpreted as a denunciation of Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Art Review
The Works on Water Triennial Puts Commitment Over Spectacle
The show’s third iteration drifts between deep time, environmental urgency, and immersive aesthetic gestures.
Art Review
Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Language of Country
The late Anmatyerr artist honored the nonhuman ecologies and ancestral narratives at the heart of Aboriginal life.
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Banksy Paints Mural of Judge Beating Protester After Mass Arrests in London
The artwork, which was quickly covered, surfaced days after police arrested almost 900 people at a demonstration in support of Palestinian activists.
Book Review
Art Loves You Back When People Don’t
Stephanie Wambugu’s Lonely Crowds follows a painter whose devotion to a filmmaker keeps her from living her life, even as she gains access to the supposed upper echelons of the art world.