Art Review
The Queens Phone Repair Shop Meets the Museum
Umber Majeed’s work cuts deep for those who saw their diasporic culture meld queasily with early internet culture.
Features
Bidding Adieu to Art Deco’s Democratic Dream
A century later, the decline of the movement represents the death of the grand designs it traded in.
News
Met Museum Announces Highest Attendance Numbers Since 2019
Two exhibitions alone accounted for more than half a million visitors in the last year.
Features
How “Coldplaygate” Became the Meme of the Summer
The clip of a CEO and an HR staffer who got caught canoodling on the Jumbotron has yielded everything from art historical renderings to the resurgence of years-old viral moments.
Opinion
Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?
Musk and other conservatives often omit the role of queer soldiers in ancient military successes when extolling the virtues of Greek warriors.
Art Review
The Communal Roots of Ben Shahn's Social Realism
The 20th-century artist belonged to a "prophetic community" that resisted oppression.
Art Review
Magali Lara Stitches Together the Personal and Political
A survey of work by the pioneering Mexican feminist artist reimagine landscapes and home interiors as sites of political and emotional tension.
Art Review
Saya Woolfalk Toys With Future Worlds
The hybridized energy of Woolfalk's art is infectious; it permeates everything we see, while prodding us to question what we imagine the future might look like.
Crosswords
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: July 2025
Charli XCX and Cézanne might have a favorite fruit in common …
Art Review
The First Homosexuals Is a Defiant Celebration of LGBTQ+ Life
The exhibition is diffuse with a sense of urgency to document this history against aggravated societal and governmental threats of erasure.
News
Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies
Artists slated to participate in the Art Omi program in Upstate New York must stay back due to closed embassies or denied documents, an ongoing challenge expected to worsen under Trump.