Film
How the First Smartphone Came Out in 1994, But Flopped
A new documentary examines the downfall of the software company General Magic, and raises questions about Silicon Valley's philosophy on failure.
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Art Movements
The Lithuanian pavilion was also awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, Meleko Mokgosi will take on a role as a professor at the Yale School of Art, and more.
Performance
A Factory that Processes Your Dandelion Wishes
The anonymous art collective simply known as the Art Department transformed a decommissioned building into “a secret wish-processing facility.”
Art
The Apprehensive Politics of a Generation Surface at the 2019 Whitney Biennial
Intellectual dispassion trumps emotional engagement at the latest edition of the Whitney Biennial.
Art
CalArts Students Collaborate with Cooper Union Alumni in Their Fight Against Rising Tuition
After CalArts announced a tuition hike in March, students have been participating in a much bigger conversation around the transparency and values of arts institutions.
News
The Metropolitan Museum Will Suspend Accepting Gifts from Sackler Family
The American Museum of Natural History also confirmed that it has stopped taking donations from the Sacklers associated with Purdue Pharma.
Art
When Barbara T. Smith Traveled the World, Casting Herself as Modern-Day Odysseus
A documentary on "The 21st Century Odyssey" offers an in-depth look at this pioneering work of technologically aided human connection.
Announcement
SculptureCenter's Spring 2019 Exhibitions Include Jean-Luc Moulène, Fiona Connor, and More
SculptureCenter presents commissions by Jean-Luc Moulène and Fiona Connor, a public artwork by Matt Keegan, and a solo exhibition by ektor garcia.
Film
Unearthly Views of the World's Oldest Spaceport
Baikonur, Earth, a documentary premiering at the Panorama Europe Film Festival, surveys the facility that launched Sputnik.
Art
A Six-Hour Performance Centered on One Kiss
Vanessa German and her partner, Janae Brown, present an intimate exchange between Black women, a perspective absent in mainstream depictions of African-American femininity.
Art
A Collection Devoted to Intimate Trans Stories
With its focus on the quotidian, the Museum of Transology is in many ways the antithesis of the media spectacle of trans peoples' lives.
Poetry
One Poem by Julianne Neely
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Julianne Neely for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.