News
Artists Demand Release of Dissident Artist Detained in Cuba
Over 140 artists and intellectuals including Tania Bruguera and Katherine Bisquet have voiced their support for Hamlet Lavastida.
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News
Salary Survey Shows Widening Income Disparities at US Museums
The recent survey by the Association of Art Museum Directors demonstrates a wide income gap between top officials and other workers.
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Two Hyperallergic Editors Among Recipients of Rabkin Prize for Visual Arts Journalism
Editors Jasmine Weber and John Yau are among the recipients of the prestigious award.
Opportunities
Opportunities in July 2021
From residencies and juried exhibitions to grants and awards, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.
News
Week in Review: NYC Halts Essential Workers Monument; Polish Politicians Target LGBTQ Artist-Activists
Also, artist-activists from Extinction Rebellion were arrested at a protest against media corruption, and more.
Film
No Wave Musician Lydia Lunch Gets Her Due
Beth B’s biographical documentary The War is Never Over has a DIY sensibility befitting the No Wave performer.
Art
Veronica Ryan’s Botanical Musings on Migration
For the Montserrat-born artist, seeds are both a metaphor for and a physical continuation of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora.
News
Urged by Battery Park City Locals, Work Paused on Essential Workers Monument
Critics say the memorial planned for Rockefeller Park was approved without community input and will significantly reduce green space.
History
What Can Shackled and Beheaded Skeletons Reveal About Roman Servitude?
The mere mention of slavery continues to grab attention, even if the evidence is inconclusive.
Opinion
Why the Edward Colston Statue Should Have Been Left in Bristol Harbor
The revolutionary imagery of its toppling has been replaced in public consciousness with a picture of its rigidly horizontal body in the museum.
News
Basquiat's Painting on an Apartment Door Acquired by Dallas Museum of Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat painted the portrait in 1985, on the door of a Dallas apartment where he was staying.
Art
How Artists Have Paid Homage to the Bicycle
People throughout history, including artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Ebecho Muslimova, have celebrated the bike’s potential for freedom.