Art
The Disrupted Realism of the New King Charles Portrait
The viral painting mirrors a contemporary movement that allows for improvisation and often fuses representation and abstraction in unexpected ways.
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Remedios Varo Thrives at the Edges of Perception
Varo’s drawings crack the cold flawlessness of her paintings, and it’s exciting to see the looser, simpler skeletons underneath the surface.
Art
A Japanese Painter’s Cosmic Love Letters to Hawaiʻi
After moving to Honolulu in his early 70s, the Gen'ichirō Inokuma drew inspiration from the rainbows, night sky, and other natural phenomena of his new home.
Art
Where the Construction Site Meets Brancusi’s Studio
Amid a rise in waste dumping, artist Ethan Primason gives discarded items new lives, working intuitively until he finds their new form.
Crossword
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: May 2024
Chew on a new hot dog sculpture and other bite-sized clues in this month’s mini puzzle.
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Announcement
Open Call: The 6th VH AWARD for Emerging Asian Media Artists
Five emerging media artists will each receive a $25,000 production grant and participate in an online residency program with Eyebeam. The Grand Prix recipient will be awarded an additional $25,000.
News
Artist Kehinde Wiley Accused of Sexual Assault
Joseph Awuah-Darko claims the portrait painter assaulted him on two occasions at a dinner in Ghana in 2021, allegations Wiley denies.
Film
New Docuseries Digs Up Pompeii's Lost Histories
Pompeii: The New Dig on PBS follows a group of archaeologists involved in the largest excavation at the ancient site in a generation.
Opinion
How Can Grantmakers Support Artists of Color?
Those of us in arts philanthropy need to redouble our efforts to fund artists and organizations of color and sharpen our grantmaking practices to advance racial justice.
Art
Why Are Hiroshige’s Woodblock Prints Still So Moving?
The artist subverts the status system of 19th-century Japan, foreshadowing the impact of modernization and industrialization.
News
Hundreds Attend Historic "Counter-Commencement" for Columbia Students at NYC Cathedral
The ceremony was organized by members of the university faculty in a repudiation of leadership’s decision to send police to arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators.
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Striking Parsons Students Withdraw Artwork From Thesis Exhibition
A dozen students are staging an alternative BFA show in Brooklyn amid Students for Justice in Palestine’s ongoing strike against the New School.