News
New Zealand Wants to Be the “Best Place to Have Herpes”
A new award-winning ad campaign uses filmstock aesthetics, retro travel imagery, and irreverent humor to change perceptions of the common virus.
News
Israel Says It Will Hand Over Hebron Mosque to Settlers
Israeli authorities reportedly plan to strip the Palestinian municipality of control over the Ibrahimi Mosque, where a Zionist extremist massacred 29 Palestinians in 1994.
Film Review
An Absurd Take on Masahisa Fukase’s Darkness
The ridiculous magical-realist flourish of an anthropomorphic raven cheapens his story and flattens the film’s engagement with his art.
Hyperallergic
Member Event: Artists and the Alchemy of Color
Join us on August 12 for a virtual conversation about paint and pigment-making with artists Rina Banerjee and Ellie Irons.
News
Trump Gifted Epstein a Lewd Drawing on His Birthday, Report Says
The sketch of what appears to be a nude woman was included in a leather-bound album compiled by the disgraced financier’s former assistant, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Art Review
Ruth Asawa Showed Us the Way to an Artistic Life
Asawa gracefully wove together many sides — an innovative and singular artist, a tireless advocate for arts education, a community builder, and a loving wife and mother.
Film Review
The Renaissance, but Make It Game of Thrones
A new documentary emphasizes the political intrigues of Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo.
Community
Required Reading
This week: preserving Toni Morrison’s childhood home, graffiti artist Michael Stewart’s legacy, Gen Z stare discourse, a mini model of NYC, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“In Ghana, my favorite ‘museum’ isn’t a traditional building at all. It’s the local artists and artisans themselves.”
Comics
Art Comes Naturally in Upstate New York
When no cultural divide is as great as urban versus rural, where are the true boundaries located?
News
Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban
The university museum said it will self-fund an exhibition of African art instead of requesting NEA and NEH funding, which is subject to the president’s anti-DEI mandate.
News
Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan Banana Invests $100M in Trump Crypto
Billionaire Justin Sun is the largest holder of the president’s meme coin, which has raised concerns among ethics watchdogs.