Weekly Newsletter
Best Art in Worst of Times
Our favorite art shows and films of 2025, figure models fight for their rights, Joan Semmel's body paintings, the rise of Crusadercore, and much more.
Latest
Opinion
Dear Zohran, Don’t Let Art Workers Down
Those of us in the cultural sector need you to enact a bold vision for the role of city government in fostering the arts and helping our communities thrive.
News
Trump-Appointed NEA Chair Returns for Second Term
Mary Anne Carter led the National Endowment for the Arts during Trump’s first presidency.
News
“Victims of Communism” Monument Altered Over Reported Nazi Ties
A memorial in Canada will no longer include the names of specific people after the government said it found possible Nazi affiliations among the commemorated individuals.
Art Review
Medieval Psalms Were Not For Everyone
An exhibition prioritizes the expensive, silent object over the lived, functional experience of the believer.
Features
How a Nativity Scene Sent Europe Into a Tizzy
A controversial Brussels nativity scene begs the question: Should explicitly Christian imagery continue to be a part of Europe’s civic space, and if so, who has the authority to define it?
Daily Newsletter
The World's Best Art in 2025
Also: A majority of artists struggle with debt, LACMA workers vote overwhelmingly for a union, and a word about the hilarity of evil.
Community
Art Movements: New York City's 27-Foot Buddha
Tuan Andrew Nguyen tapped for High Line commission, PAIN's Megan Kapler heads to Housing Works, the Whitney Biennial, and more.
Best of 2025
The Best Art Shows Around the World in 2025
Nan Goldin’s fearless photos, Noah Davis’s enchantments of ordinary life, Stan Douglas’s historical visions, and Yoko Ono’s musical mind were just some of our favorites.
News
Debt Plagues Artists Regardless of Career Stage, Survey Finds
Data compiled by artist mentor Paddy Johnson from over 1,000 respondents indicates that “artists across all levels struggle with a lot of the same things.”
News
LACMA Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize
A whopping 96% of staff at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art voted in favor of a union, calling for higher pay and “increased transparency.”
Sponsored
Exhibition Announcement
Indigenous Glass Art Takes Center Stage at the National Museum of the American Indian
“Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass” celebrates culture, craft, and storytelling. Now on view in New York City.
Community
Required Reading
Joan Mitchell and the written word, garments with passports, “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Christmas book-gifting in Iceland, toppled Lady Liberty, and more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“Every day I see more and more of my footprint in this small space.”
Sponsored
Announcement
LSU School of Art Offers Highest MFA Stipends in the Southern US
With assistantships funded at $23,000, full tuition waivers, and generous health insurance, Louisiana State University helps students lay the groundwork for a successful lifelong art practice.
Features
Art Models Struggle for a Living Wage and Recognition
The workers who pose for artists at historic organizations like the Art Students League say they are overworked and underpaid in a field that rarely values them.
In Memoriam
Remembering Ceal Floyer, Michele Singer Reiner, and Christine Choy
This week, we honor a conceptualist who made the ordinary human, a wide-ranging photographer, and a filmmaker who made space for others.
Opinion
The Trump Administration Looks Even Worse Up Close
Photographs by Chris Anderson for Vanity Fair reveal the cost of remaking yourself in Trump’s image.
News
Pet Monkeys Were Popular in Ancient Rome, Burials Reveal
The recent archaeological discovery also deepens our understanding of trade networks between India and the Roman Empire.
Sponsored
Announcement
Nevada Museum of Art Presents the 2026 Art + Environment Summit: Under Pressure
This three-day gathering features Kim Stanley Robinson, Jeffrey Gibson, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Rose B. Simpson, and many more. April 16–18, 2026.
Features
Why We Should All Be Worried About "Crusadercore"
This online trend equips young, White men with a historically bastardized visual lexicon — one that gives new credence and religious authority to far-right bigotry.
News
How Trump Impacted Arts and Culture in 2025
In 2025, Hyperallergic’s reporting exposed and chronicled funding cuts and threats to artistic freedom in the United States.
Sponsored
Announcement
Reach New Creative Heights at SVA Continuing Education
The School of Visual Arts in NYC offers more than 200 in-person and online courses, along with 10+ artist residency programs.