Art
Dawoud Bey Asks, Can Landscapes Hold Traumas?
The point is: We remember traumas, and it’s crucial that we do, and not foist off our responsibility onto mute things that do not answer when we call.
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The Analog Charm of Pre-Internet Technological Art
Electric Dreams at Tate Modern shows the sheer extent to which human imagination and inventiveness harnessed technological progressions in the infancy of computing.
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Tabitha Arnold’s Tapestries Eulogize the Working Class
Her work integrates contemporary labor strikes into the visual language of social realism, asserting that these efforts are not anomalies but regularities.
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Trans Rights Groups Protest Scrubbed Stonewall Monument Website
The National Park Service removed references to trans and queer people from its website describing the historic 1969 uprising, including the “T” and “Q” in “LGBTQ+.”
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Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: February 2025
Michelangelo’s biopic, Klimt’s iconic embrace, and more in this mini puzzle for the shortest month of the year.
Art
Five NYC Art Shows to See This Week
Depth and wonder abound in shows featuring artists Alexis Rockman, Stephanie H. Shih, Raoul De Keyser, Roxanne Jackson, and Tabboo!
Book Review
A Garden of Ideas in John Berger’s Letters to His Son
Over to You is an ever-evolving meditation on images by the art critic and his youngest son, two men linked by blood and art.
Books
Finding Flaco Lovingly Details Owl’s Year of Freedom
A new book features over 200 photos of the beloved owl who escaped from his enclosure in Manhattan’s Central Park Zoo.
News
Luis Barragán’s Pink Equestrian Estate to Become a Public Arts Hub
La Cuadra San Cristóbal in northwest Mexico City is considered a masterwork by the architect, featuring many elements of his signature style.
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Qatar to Build National Pavilion in the Venice Biennale’s Giardini
The Gulf country announced the construction of a permanent national pavilion in the historic garden, the third country in 50 years to do so.
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Immigrant Artists Receive $250,000 From the Vilcek Foundation
Guadalupe Maravilla, Selva Aparicio, Felipe Baeza, and Jeffrey Meris have been awarded the 2025 Vilcek Prizes in Visual Arts.
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Raoul De Keyser’s Dramas of Looking
Because the waywardness of his paintings is a product of its unspoken logic, his marks and variations are performing precisely the right roles.