Opinion
How the Art Writing Program at SVA Thrived for 16 Years
Making a place where critical thinking was at the center of everything was bound to be an uphill battle.
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Interview
A New Documentary Explores the Life of Unheralded Civil Rights Activist Pauli Murray
Filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen talk to Hyperallergic about Murray’s archives and holding themselves accountable as white women biographing a Black figure.
News
Photographer Captures Built-Up Pandemic Waste Polluting the Seas
Şebnem Coşkun is among the winners of the Nature Conservancy's 2021 photo contest, featuring images of landscape, wildlife, people, and water.
News
The Curious Emergence of Two Mermaid Museums in the US
Two museums, one in Berlin, Maryland, and another in Aberdeen, Washington, are both self-funded women-led projects.
Interview
For Inspiration, Betye Saar Turns to Her Doll Collection
Saar's irreverent paintings of dolls from her collection celebrate the catharsis she found in play.
Art
What Might a New, 21,000-square-foot Art Space Bring to Brooklyn?
With the opening of the new, $40 million structure in East Williamsburg, it poses the question of its role in the local arts community — one of collaboration or conquest?
Opinion
What it Means to Break the Museum’s Most Sacred Rule
The act of touching allows a deeper sensory understanding for the viewer while simultaneously creating a rebellion against the terms of viewing, the defining terms of the museum and gallery space.
Books
Tender Pictures Capture a Gender-confirming Journey
Photographer Fin Serck-Hanssen follows Hedda, a Norwegian in her early 20s, as she travels to undergo cosmetic surgeries and a vaginoplasty.
Film
A Washed-up Porn Star Wreaks Trumpian Mayhem in His Hometown
Sean Baker’s film about a washed-up porn star seducing a teenage girl is sexually frank in a way few US films are now.
News
Danish Artist Runs Away With Museum's Cash and Calls It Art
Artist Jens Haaning claimed that the stunt was in reaction to the low fees offered to him by the museum.
News
Wupatki National Monument, Home to 5,000 Indigenous Sites, Will Be Conserved
With $1.3 million granted by the Getty, teams hope to develop innovative solutions to address Wupatki’s challenges that can also be applied to other climate-vulnerable heritage sites.
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Jordan Casteel, Nicole Fleetwood, and Daniel Lind-Ramos Named MacArthur "Genius" Fellows
Each of the 25 winners will receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 stipend, paid out over five years.