Hyperallergic (Page 1007)

Art

Revealing the Prickly Side of Imperial “Soft Power”

A collaboration between Carriage Trade and Rectangle, Hearts and Minds analyzes the deceptive repackaging of Western imperialism.

Art

Navigating Home, the Way Children Might See It

Stuck at home as we have been, Busy Work at Home invites us to rediscover our sense of wonder.

Art

Cathartic Public Art, Including an Ode to All the Missed Parties

We Rise, an initiative of the LA County Department of Health, has taken over Los Angeles with altars, canopies, and dance rituals.

Film

Excavating Rare and Suppressed Footage of the Soviet Era

MUBI gets Back in the USSR with a streaming series featuring archival documentaries by Sergei Loznitsa.

News

Artists and Scholars Sound Alarm on Far-Right Israeli Extremists in Lydda

Over a thousand, including scholars Judith Butler and Angela Davis, have signed a statement in solidarity with the Palestinian city of Lydda in the wake of mounting racist violence.

The Gropius Bau in Berlin Reopens With Major Exhibitions on Yayoi Kusama and Hella Jongerius

Yayoi Kusama: A Retrospective — A Bouquet of Love I Saw in the Universe and Hella Jongerius: Woven Cosmos are on view through August 15.

Art

Plywood Obelisks Reflect on a Year of Racial Justice Protests

Michael Zelehoski’s sculpture “Miguelito” is crafted with plywood used to board up businesses during last summer’s racial justice protests.

Art

In Reconstructions, Black Artists and Architects Move Beyond the Limitations of the Present

What would happen if Black people had or were currently given the time, space, energy, and funding to build alternative futures?

Art

What the "Nefertiti Hack" Tells Us About Digital Colonialism

A hacked 3D scan of the famous sculpture shows how traditional models of heritage ownership might change in museums.

Art

How Does Plastic Age? Conservators Are Taking a Closer Look

A new project is researching how Soviet-era plastics were made and used.