History
Harry Houdini and the Great Copyright Escape
Houdini knew that owning a patent for an illusion did little to stop imitators from stealing his thunder — so he employed a bit of legal sleight of hand.
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Film
The Japanese Town That's Been Fighting Industrial Pollution for Decades
MINAMATA Mandala, the latest documentary by veteran filmmaker Kazuo Hara, captures the resilience of people left behind by their government.
News
An Alabama Quilting Collective Receives $250K to Build a Museum
The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy, a nonprofit in Alabama, has received a grant from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Community Partnership.
Film
Illuminating Professional Wrestling's Most Unsavory Episodes
The docuseries Dark Side of the Ring is a much-needed corrective to the official story wrestling tells about itself.
Art
Working With Tobacco, Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill Offers Decolonial Possibilities
In her first US solo museum show, Hill invites reflection on tobacco’s mass consumption while underscoring its long Indigenous history.
Opinion
How an Art Museum Betrays Its Social Class Bias
When I worked as a security guard at the Toledo Museum of Art there was no mechanism by which the frontline staff could help shape the museum's content.
Art
Travel to Places “Heavy With History” in Deborah Stratman’s Films
Stratman captures charged, if overlooked, histories of Illinois, from the Trail of Tears to Chicago’s Black Panther headquarters.
Art
Juneteenth Performances, Art-making Workshops, and More at Creative Time’s Red Stage
“The Red Stage has been a beautiful site for holding our shared grief and finding joy together through it all,” explains co-organizer Diya Vij.
News
Barcelona City Council Steps in to Preserve a Little-known Keith Haring Mural
The mural is tucked behind the DJ booth at a former nightclub, which is slated to become a home for seniors.
News
Smithsonian Returns a Pre-Incan Gold Ornament to Peru
The repatriated item, an “Echenique Disc,” is recognized as the symbol of the city of Cusco in Peru.
Interview
Laura Raicovich on How to Make Museums “Better for More People”
Hyperallergic talks to the curator, writer, and former museum director about her new book Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest.
Film
50 Years of Films About Japan's Downtrodden
Japan Society's online retrospective Cinema of Struggle features eight movies from director Kazuo Hara and producer Sachiko Kobayashi.