Art
Egon Schiele’s Landscapes Tell a Winter’s Tale
An eternal fall permeates most of the artist’s landscapes, in which gloomy and Gothic towns are shot through with a sense of impending doom.
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A “More Collegial” Art Fair Is Coming to LA
Post-Fair, whose first edition will be held at the Santa Monica Post Office, promises camaraderie and affordability.
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The Visions of Parmigianino
The artist’s career in Rome was curtailed by the sacking of the city in 1527 by the armies of Charles V but they were so impressed by his visionary painting that they spared his life.
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Martha Diamond Found Joy in Paint
Diamond’s attention to the brush’s capacity to be simultaneously expressive and responsive is visible throughout her strongest paintings.
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Step Into a Mandala at The Met
One of the most beautiful aspects of Buddhist art is how intertwined an image is with its philosophical meaning, giving us a deeper understanding of the world around us.
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The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: January 2025
Ring in the new year with a new patchwork of clues, including the author of Maus, Leonardo’s secret scents, LGBTQIA+ flags, our EIC’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and more.
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Meet Luce, the Vatican’s Jubilee Year Cartoon Mascot
In an amusing branding move, the Vatican debuted an anime-style cartoon mascot named Luce to mixed reactions online.
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New York City Ballet Art Series Presents Elizaveta Porodina
The artist’s photography will be on view at three special evening performances in January and February.
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Boost Your Art Career With SVA Continuing Education Workshops, Courses, and Residencies
The School of Visual Arts in NYC provides a wide variety of over 200 in-person and online courses, along with more than 10 artist residency programs.
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A Prospect Heights Ghost Story
The final part of our NYC Housing Stories series focuses on its creator, who was displaced from his Brooklyn brownstone.
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The Cosmic Energy of Peter Young’s Paintings
What you see in Young’s “stick” paintings is not a tightly executed, machine-like painting, but a humbler and more vulnerable approach.
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Alphabets Might Be 500 Years Older Than We Thought
Archaeologist Glenn Schwartz unearthed four ancient clay fragments in northern Syria bearing inscriptions that may be the earliest known alphabetic writings.