Art
Melvino Garretti on Making Art in Los Angeles Since the Days of the Watts Uprising
Melvino Garretti describes himself as “more of an anthropologist than an artist.”
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Opinion
Cuban Cultural Policy May Be Comprehensive But Lacks Quality
How erroneous assumptions about Cuba can skew our understanding of the country’s cultural centers.
Film
Allen v. Farrow Revisits Harrowing Allegations of Sexual Abuse
The docuseries is the latest look back at the Woody Allen scandal. But do these projects really come from a more enlightened perspective?
Film
Into the Storm Tries to Illuminate the Shadowy Allure of QAnon
Despite its six-hour runtime, the HBO docuseries "Q: Into the Storm" fails to comprehend what draws people to conspiracy theories.
Film
Stream a ’70s Classic About the Highs and Lows of Gambling with a Young George Segal
Pay tribute to the late actor George Segal by watching one of his best movies, California Split.
Books
JEB’s Groundbreaking Book of Lesbian Portraits Gets a Second Edition
First published in 1979, Eye to Eye is a work of social practice art that existed decades before the term entered the lexicon.
News
Works by Yayoi Kusama, Gifted to Her Doctor in the 1960s, Expected to Fetch Up to $14M
Dr. Teruo Hirose had a reputation for providing treatment to Japanese immigrants for reduced prices or even pro bono.
News
Week in Review: Columbia Students File Class-action Lawsuit; LA Museums Can Now Reopen
Also, over 600 part-time faculty at the New School in New York City have signed a petition denouncing “skyrocketing healthcare costs," and more.
Opinion
The Pandemic as Inadvertent Artist Residency, a Silver Lining in a Year of Isolation
There are many benefits of artist residencies, but for me, the best conditions for making art involve being paid to work where I already have the infrastructure.
Film
For New York's Movie Theaters, Reopening Won't Be a Return to Business as Usual
Hyperallergic speaks to workers at Film Forum, the Quad, Anthology Film Archives, and more about the impact of the yearlong lockdown.
News
Nominate an At-Risk Site to the World Monuments Fund's 2022 Watch List
The nonprofit is encouraging nominations that intersect with three major risk factors: climate change, underrepresented heritage, and imbalanced tourism.
Books
New Map Unearths New York’s Oldest and Rarest Trees
Part botanical history, part social history, Allison C. Meier’s map provides a welcome alternative route through New York’s urban jungle.