Art
Required Reading
This week, tooth fairy troubles, viral “funny” trauma stories, Byzantine art, Frida Kahlo and indigeneity, and more.
Art
Art
Of Chairs and Pomeranians
What do Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Kruger, Prince Albert, and fluffy dogs have in common?
Art
The Black Girlhood Altar Implores Us to Remember
Lighthearted at some points, soul-crushingly poignant at others, the exhibition, organized by A Long Walk Home, embodies the wistful nostalgia of time past.
Art
Japanese Diasporic Artists Take On Intergenerational Trauma
Although it occurred more than 80 years ago, the incarceration of Japanese Americans in US concentration camps still resonates with today’s relevant issues.
Art
Artepaño Dispatches From the US Carceral System
As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Álvaro Ibarra imagines correspondences by Chicano artists who endured incarceration in America.
Art
A Shameful US History Told Through Ledger Drawings
In the 19th century ledger drawings became a concentrated point of resistance for Indigenous people, an expression of individual and communal pride.
Art
How Queer and Trans Artists Reshape Divinity in Their Own Image
For contemporary artists like Río Edén, Mx. Zeloszelos Marchandt, and Elliot Barnhill, making religious art is a revolutionary act
Art
Japanese-American Artists Revisit the Painful Legacy of WWII
How does someone who has not experienced war, or the extreme racism that drove the Japanese incarceration campaign in the US, access these painful memories?
Art
Prince William and Ayo Edebiri Photo Becomes Meme About Royal Discomfort
Sometimes, taking a moment out of context reveals a deeper truth.
Art
10 Offbeat Art Events During LA’s Art Fair Week
Performances, listening parties, exhibitions, and art bars provide a much-needed break from the market-driven frenzy.
Art
Wawi Navarroza’s Self-Portraits Contain Multitudes
With her self-portraits, photographer Wawi Navarroza gives us insight into the strong sense of self that can emerge from multiple identities and cultures.
Art
Bronx Calling Is All About Knowledge and Agency
The artworks in the Bronx Museum’s AIM Biennial dig into and critique the powers that be, documenting lived experiences and personal histories.