News
Artist Nan Goldin Arrested in Protest Outside Governor Cuomo's Office in NYC
The activists are calling on the governor to establish overdose prevention centers to combat the growing opioid epidemic.
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Announcement
Red Bull Arts Detroit Opens Applications for 2020 Artist Residency and Curatorial Fellowship
All applications are due by September 30 and will be reviewed by the selection committee comprised of Michelle Grabner, Joiri Minaya, Legacy Russell, and Michael Stone Richards.
Art
Unseen, an Audio Comic Especially Designed for the Blind
The protagonist of Unseen, like its creator, is blind. The characters she fights often underestimate her because of her disability — and that’s a big mistake.
Poetry
Two Poems by Sara Nicholson
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Sara Nicholson for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
An Art Fair Brings Over 80 Artists to Governors Island
The 12th edition of the Governors Island's art fair, now titled Portal: Governors Island and presented by the nonprofit 4heads, returns with exhibitions and installations from 89 artists.
News
To Mourn the Lives of Drowned Migrants, an Artist Builds a Cemetery in Tunisia
Rachid Koraichi's Jardin d'Afrique (Garden of Africa) will serve as a burial site and memorial for migrants who have died in the Mediterranean Sea. Although it is scheduled to open next spring, the cemetery already buried 56 bodies of drowned migrants.
Art
The South African Art Collective That Imagined the End of Apartheid
The history of the Medu Art Ensemble reminds us of the role artists play in making the aims of revolutionary thinking tangible.
Art
Pushing the Limits of Ambient Music in a Historic Church
The Steve Roach concert is part of Ambient Church, a roving programming series that places experimental audio and visual performances within unique architectural environments.
Art
Inside the Dallas Museum of Art's Revamped European Collection
After a summer rehaul, the museum has reopened its European art galleries with rarely seen works from the museum's permanent collection, restored Old Master paintings and sculptures, and a collection of Impressionist and Modern masterworks.
News
In DJ Performance, Artist Asks Hudson Yards to “Decolonize” the Shed
Ushka called out Shed board member and real estate mogul Stephen Ross, who recently came under fire for planning a Southampton fundraiser for President Trump.
Announcement
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture Presents an Artistic, Performance-Filled Roller Rink
This installation actions vent ascending frequencies from creative collective assume vivid astro, features outdoor roller-skating, DJ sets, and special programming from September 13–October 6, 2019.
Books
An Art Forgery Thriller With Many Narrators but Not Enough Answers
Author Clare Clark's In the Full Light of the Sun raises important questions about the lengths we go to distract ourselves from governmental horrors, and how art can’t save us, but it doesn't manage to find easy answers.