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Maine College of Art & Design Presents the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition
This exhibition showcases the culmination of the graduate candidates' work in the Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art program at MECA&D.
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WTF Is an “A-Corp”?
Hyperallergic wins a journalism award, hilarious new protest art against Trump, and should you start an Artist Corporation?
Feature
Ridgewood’s Thriving Art Scene Steps Out of Bushwick’s Shadow
Ridgewood Open Studios drew hundreds to explore hidden alcoves in converted factories, basement spaces teeming with sculptures, and printmaking workshops in playgrounds.
News
Somali Artists Take Issue With Nation's First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion
Cultural groups based in Somalia say they were not “meaningfully consulted” or “included” in the selection process for the exhibition.
News
Satirical Video Game Lampoons Trump's Iran War Chaos
The fully functioning arcade game mirrors the White House’s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel’s prolonged war on Iran.
Art Review
Sophie Rivera’s Mythology of Everyday New York
Her photos are unresolvable, driving the viewer through wonder, horror, and laughter without necessarily leading one to acceptance.
Community
Art Problems: WTF Is an A-Corp?
What exactly is an Artist Corporation, and should you start one? Paddy Johnson has your back.
Art Review
Did Zurbarán Believe What He Painted?
An exhibition about the Spanish painter in London made me ponder whether belief actually makes a difference in how well you paint.
Feature
What Did Mozart’s Life Look Like?
An exhibition at the Morgan Library guides visitors through the life and career of the virtuoso via art and well-preserved ephemera.
Daily Newsletter
Venice Biennale Strike Makes History
Plus, the LA Art Book Fair, and a seagull becomes a Biennale star.
News
Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse
Almost half of the artists in the international exhibition plus 22 national pavilions signed onto a statement of withdrawal in solidarity with the jury’s resignation.
Weekly Newsletter
Mom, I'm Gonna Be an Artist!
Art and protest at the Venice Biennale, consignment agreements, and artists share their mothers’ best advice.
News
Historic Strike Disrupts Biennale as Thousands March in Venice
Dozens of national pavilions were partially or fully shut down in a strike for Palestine and for workers' rights.
Film Review
The Making of a Maintenance Artist
A new documentary traces Mierle Laderman Ukeles’s decades-long practice of spotlighting marginal, unpaid, and feminine labor.
Art Review
Mary Frank Creates Her Own Pantheon
Across sculptures and works on paper, her subjects are self-sustaining survivors who have not lost their capacity for tenderness.
News
Nesting Seagull Becomes Unexpected Star of Venice Biennale
Organizers believe this is the first known instance of the bird nesting in such a prominent area of the exhibition grounds.
Feature
15 Artists Share the Best Advice They Got From Their Mother
“She taught me how to play, how to laugh until my face burns, and how to dance in the kitchen to ‘Believe’ by Cher.”
Features
Getting Messy in the Archive at LA’s Art Book Fair
This year’s edition of the annual Printed Matter show unearths and remixes historical media, collapsing time and giving the past new relevance.
Community
A View From the Easel
“Rome has Michelangelo. We have the mountain.”
Feature
"In Minor Keys" Hits All the Right Notes
The Venice Biennale’s international art exhibition is an unexpected symphony that asks us to ponder what may otherwise be overlooked.
Art Review
A Whole Lot of Nothing at the US Pavilion
After the last two Biennales searched the soul and history of this nation, how did we end up with this art from the land of the bland?
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Artists Pay Tribute to Koyo Kouoh in Poetry Caravan at Venice Biennale
The late curator's 1999 voyage with nine African poets inspired a moving procession led by María Magdalena Campos-Pons, writers, and musicians.
Art Review
Keith Haring Before the End of the World
The artist's free-handed style, on view in works at the Brant Foundation, feels prescient in light of the upcoming AI cataclysm.