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A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in North Carolina, Illinois, Maryland, and Caen, France.
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Opinion
How Chronicling Street Art Works Against a Culture of Commodification
This culture industry perfects the mechanisms for the wholesale destruction of art not beholden to establishment narratives.
Books
What Did the Onset of the Age of the Mass Shooting Mean to Americans?
Colette Brooks demonstrates how history unites us in both our private and public lives.
Interview
‘You Should Feel Disturbed’ — Talking to the Directors of Attica
In the wake of the film’s nomination for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, Stanley Nelson and Traci Curry speak to Hyperallergic about the uprising’s ongoing relevance.
News
Manchester Museum Director Reportedly Ousted For Pro-Palestine Statement
Alistair Hudson allowed Forensic Architecture to exhibit a statement in support of Palestinians after a pro-Israel group had successfully campaigned for its removal.
News
Illegally Trafficked Djenné Figurines in Boston Museum Will Return to Mali
The two terracotta works were missing essential paperwork and “raised red flags immediately,” the museum’s provenance curator told Hyperallergic.
News
New LaGuardia Terminal Will Feature Art by Six New York Artists
Long disdained by travelers, the airport will feature new, site-specific artworks as part of an $8 billion refurbishment project.
Art
The Layered History of Japanese Printmaking, Distilled in an Emerald Tapestry
If Hokusai had focused his subject on swirling tide pools instead of “The Great Wave,” it may have felt something like Taiko Chandler’s “Blue Surge.”
Opinion
What Is the Art Renewal Center Really About?
The organization serves as one of the largest nodes in the Classical Realist movement.
Books
Fun Facts and Unexpected Stories About Artists and the Art World
Did you know Maurizio Cattelan has worked as a morgue assistant, or that Annie Leibovitz created an album cover for Cyndi Lauper?
News
UK's National Portrait Gallery Ends BP Sponsorship as British Museum Faces Pressure
The institution’s announcement follows a protest at the British Museum this weekend over oil giant BP’s sponsorship of its Stonehenge exhibition.
News
New Yorkers Can Pick Up Free At-Home Covid Tests at Select Museums and Libraries
Tests are available at the Brooklyn Museum, El Museo del Barrio, and several branches of the city’s three library systems, among other cultural sites.