Art Review
The Woman Scientist and Artist Who Revolutionized the Study of Mushrooms
Scientists today still make use of Mary Banning’s research, examining the same mushrooms that she located, preserved, and packed away for posterity.
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Art Review
Video Art That Chases the Rainbow
Homage: Queer Lineages on Video is worth a visit for anyone to broaden their horizons of what queerness might mean, and to discover histories often left untold.
Features
A Hollywood Hills Gallery-Home Is Reborn as an Artist’s Residency
Beatriz Cortez, who lost her house in the LA fires, is the first unofficial resident of Blue Heights Arts and Culture at the Galka Scheyer House.
News
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lays Off 12 Workers
The cuts represent 3.5% of the organization's staff, including workers at the Legion of Honor and de Young museums.
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Andres Serrano Proposes Trump Altar for the Venice Biennale
“It makes sense to me that for America’s 250th Celebration, there’s no one better to represent America than the President," the photographer told Hyperallergic.
Art Review
Refik Anadol’s Soulless AI Tribute to Leo Messi
By channeling a language as viscerally human as football, Anadol exposed both the calculated hostility of artificial intelligence and the frigidity of the fine art world.
Guide
10 Bay Area Art Shows for the Dog Days of Summer
New takes on bird-watching, erotic energy, “no places,” student strikes, California’s Black history, and more.
Community
Required Reading
The beauty of Iranian brickwork, the murderous silence on Gaza, the truth about Coldplay, and the anglerfish that touched the hearts of millions.
Community
A View From the Easel
“The work grows with the size of my space.”
News
Amy Sherald Cancels Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship of Trans Artwork
The artist said the National Portrait Gallery was considering removing the painting after Trump issued anti-trans mandates for federally funded museums.
Book Review
The Friendship That Transformed Frida Kahlo
The cover of a new book draws you in for Kahlo, but you will stay for Mary Reynolds, the innovative bookbinder and partner of Marcel Duchamp.
Art Review
Chicago Nonprofit Celebrates a Decade of Serving Unhoused Artists
Red Line Service, which provides art opportunities for currently or formerly unhoused people, celebrates its anniversary with an exhibition.