Art Review
Wafaa Bilal Asks What it Means to be Arab in America
The Iraqi artist's Chicago survey show uses technology and performance to address the experience of his identity in the post-9/11 era.
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Africa Wants a More Accurate World Map
The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its significance.
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Landmark Raphael Retrospective Is Coming to The Met
The High Renaissance master’s first comprehensive international loan exhibition in the United States will feature pieces never before shown together.
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Amy Sherald Speaks Out on Cancelling Her Smithsonian Show
"When governments police museums, they are not simply policing exhibitions. They are policing imagination itself," the artist wrote in a new opinion essay.
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The Artist Freeing Museums’ Captive Instruments
In an interview with Hyperallergic, Satch Hoyt shared his process of "un-muting" African musical objects long relegated to storage.
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An Ancient Roman Guide to Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook
The authors of a new anthology argue that we can understand and counter authoritarianism’s rapid expansion today by looking at culture in the time of Julius Caesar.
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Skawennati’s Cyberpunk Future Is Now
The artist’s mid-career survey features Indigenous sci-fi retellings of Hotinonshón:ni cosmology and histories, expressed through her avatars.
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US Parks Agency Fires Ranger Who Displayed Trans Pride Flag in Yosemite
Hanging flags on the famous vertical wall of El Capitan is a tradition that many climbers have long participated in.
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New York Area Shows to See Right Now
From James Bidgood’s homoerotic photographs to Jeremy Frey’s basketry, there’s still plenty of art to see before the fall art season starts up.
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Colorado Town Settles With Native Artist Who Brought Free Speech Lawsuit
The town of Vail canceled Danielle SeeWalker’s residency last year after she shared an unrelated painting in support of Palestine on her Instagram.
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Dust Storm Blows Away Ukrainian Artwork at Burning Man
The monumental work “Black Cloud” was destroyed within hours of installation on Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Opinion
We Are All Picasso’s Fishermen
The artist painted a balmy summer scene in August 1939. Could anyone imagine the impending horrors?