News
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.
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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.
Art
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
Art
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.
News
New Public Art by Jim Hodges Offers Hurried Commuters a Moment of Reflection at Grand Central
The expansive installation, created by artist Jim Hodges, was made of more than 5,000 separately cut pieces of colored glass.
Film
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a Portrait of Black Masculinity Among Blues Musicians
Despite the title, Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play is not about the legendary singer, but the men around her.
Art
The Swirling, Sensual Dystopias of TARWUK
At Martos Gallery, the collaborative duo imparts the solace of companionship among the cracks and crags of their mythical wasteland.
Film
The "End of Truth" Under the Trump Administration
The Bronx Documentary Center's latest exhibition examines the ongoing degradation of media standards in the US.