Book Review
John Berger in His Own Bruised Time
The late novelist and art critic asked Tom Overton to wait to write his biography until after his death. The result is deeply informative, deferential, and perceptive, sometimes lyrically so.
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Roy Lichtenstein Was All Style
John Yau on the Whitney’s retrospective of the Pop titan, an interview on Indigenous perseverance with Congress hopeful Jonathan Nez, and art films to see at DOC NYC.
New York Newsletter
NYC Artists Open Their Doors
Open studios and houses, plus reviews of Betty Parsons, Riddikuluz, and the L train burlesque.
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“Cornell 7” Case Sparks Fury and Protests in Solidarity With Jane Doe
A Nationwide Day of Action on October 8 gathered artists, activists, and survivors in a collective call for institutions to hold abusers accountable.
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13 Art Films to See at DOC NYC
Documentaries on a giant pencil that became a local watering hole, the afterlife of Frida Kahlo through her image, and collagist Romare Bearden are among the festival’s most enticing offerings.
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Sara Flores Paints What the World Stands to Lose
“Every opportunity to show my work is a platform to raise attention on the struggle for self-determination and cultural resistance of the Shipibo people,” the artist told Hyperallergic.
Art Review
Roy Lichtenstein Has Lost His Luster
He went from being a satirist of America’s ideals to a parody of himself, an artist content with other artists’ masterpieces.
Trump Administration
Utah Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Nine Mile Canyon Construction Project
The environmental organizations filed a suit against the Bureau of Land Management for approving the project that endangers centuries-old Indigenous petroglyphs.
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Karachi Biennale Cancels Fifth Edition Over “War Conditions”
The cancellation of the January 2027 event reportedly came without the input of the biennale’s curator, Noor Ahmed.
2026 Midterm Elections
Jonathan Nez on Indigenous Perseverance
The former Navajo Nation president running for Congress in Arizona speaks to Hyperallergic about his upbringing, how Diné culture shapes his political thinking, and the importance of historical memory.
Daily Newsletter
Vermeer the Immortal
Tracing the Dutch painter’s enduring influence, free back-to-school art supplies for NYC teachers, and a glitch at a Pioneer Works exhibition is unexpectedly illuminating.
Book Review
The Trafficker Who Furnished the Museums of LA
A team of researchers excavates the story of Earl Stendahl, a mid-century gallerist who shamelessly stole ancient Mesoamerican objects and marketed them to the institutional art world.