Art
Lynn Hershman Leeson Predicted Our Digital Hellscape
The video art pioneer has been warning us from the start that the more advanced digital tech becomes, the more vigilant we must all be against its lurid seductions.
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Yto Barrada to Represent France at Next Venice Biennale
The French-Moroccan artist is known for poignant works exploring border communities, migration, climate change, and cross-cultural dialogue.
Film
Doug Aitken’s Poetic Tableau of Southern California
“I wanted to make something aggressively non-linear, using sound and music to express things that hard language couldn’t,” the artist said of his latest work.
News
Magritte Painting Becomes Most Expensive Surrealist Work Ever Sold
The Belgian artist's uncanny scene sold for a whopping $121.16 million at auction.
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Everyone Wants This Leopard Print Highlighter
There’s just one problem: It doesn’t exist.
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Member Tour of the Gochman Family Collection
Join Hyperallergic staff and members to celebrate the holidays at this exciting event.
Community
A View From the Easel
“Ink is a simple material, but it’s given me everything I have in my life. It allows precision but demands surrender.”
Art
Required Reading
This week: a queer Black architect and her archives, the cozy tech aesthetic, “paleo-artists,” honest reviews of elementary school plays, nonsensical design, and much more.
Opinion
The Banana That Made Me Sick to My Stomach
Maurizio Cattelan swims in the same swamp as those he pretends to parody.
News
Chicano Art Patron Cheech Marin Gets Life-Sized Bronze Statue
Artist Ignacio Gómez’s sculpture depicts Cheech with open arms in a gesture of warm welcome to visitors outside his namesake arts center.
Art
Art That Rides the Radio Waves to Resistance
In Broken Boxes artists share stories about their lives and experiences instead of relying solely on institutional didactics to “explain” what their work is about.
News
House Passes Dystopian Bill Targeting Nonprofits
The Republican-led bill would give President Trump the power to strip organizations of their tax-exempt status if they are deemed “terrorism-supporting.”