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Woke, Beyond the Punchlines and Performativity
In his role based on the life of cartoonist Keith Knight, Lamorne Morris highlights the uncomfortable and at times exasperating self-awareness that comes with being Black in public.
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The Unforgettable Anxiety of 2020
World-altering events forced me to reexamine my work and personal priorities and pushed me to confront the elephant in the room.
Opinion
Representation Alone Will Not Save Us
We love representation, the power of signifying, and the incisiveness of well-argued critique, but by themselves, these tools won’t effect structural change.
Opinion
Reflecting on a Year of Vulnerability, Discontent, Hiatus, and Refusal
Institutional trauma is real.
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The Year in News (Oh, 2020...)
The cultural landscape has taken more blows in 2020 than ever before in order to stay afloat during the pandemic.
Art
2020: A Year in New York Exhibitions and More
From exhibitions to online projects, here’s a rundown of work that has sparked joy, challenged, moved, or otherwise stuck with me through this hell of a year.
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Los Angeles: A Year in Review in Art and Culture
These are the stories that left their mark on me during 2020, for better or worse.
Film
2020: A Year in Film
Our favorite movies of 2020, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
How'd You Sleep in 2020?
I developed the bad habit of falling asleep at night to reruns of Governor Cuomo's daily COVID briefing performances.
Opinion
I Hope This Essay Finds You Well
Emails started to change toward the end of March: “I hope this message finds you well, despite it all,” wrote people who would otherwise never express any interest in my personal life.
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Special Edition: 🤯 The Year We Had 😷
This year-end issue of the Hyperallergic Special Edition consists of reflections, that acknowledge the struggles that the Hyperallergic team — staff writers and editors — experienced right along with our readers, while also keeping in sight the exhibitions, events, protests, and initiatives that buo
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The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2020 Edition
Welcome to our annual list which highlights those who are rendered powerless in a system influenced by the super wealthy and the commercial galleries, nonprofits, museums, and publications that serve them.