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Required Reading
This week, reimagined bolo ties, art-world oligarchy, the Cubbyhole incident, your guide to gay bathhouses in Japan, and why no one needs more than $20 million.
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Join Hyperallergic Fellows for Talks on Paño Arte, Indigenous Print Design, and More
Tune into our series of online events with curators Álvaro Ibarra, Brianna Hernández, Machiko Harada, Tiffany D. Gaines, and Brian Johnson.
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Danielle De Jesus’s Ode to Puerto Rican Bushwick
Amid the neighborhood’s rampant gentrification, the artist captures the moments she wants to remember.
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When Book Covers Outshine Their Pages
Judging a Book by its Cover at Manhattan's Grolier Club pays homage to the highly specialized art form.
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Yvette Mayorga’s Bubblegum-Pink Lament of the American Dream
The Mexican-American artist’s tactile works immerse the viewer in the tension between dislocation and belonging.
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The Immense Charm of Miniatures
Tiny Treasures at the MFA Boston makes the case that miniatures need not be oversimplified or relegated to realms of the nostalgic and cute.
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Women Are the Post-Apocalyptic Future
Emma Talbot and Dana Schutz address societal, ecological meltdown, drawing attention to humanity’s absurdities while offering paths to eco-centric renewal.
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The Met Celebrates Women Designers Without Enough Reflection
Women Dressing Women is trying to be a celebration of neglected designers and sewists, but does not offer a critical reflection on how they have been excluded.
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Two Chicago Artists Free Themselves From the Demands of Function
Artists Maryam Taghavi and Travis Morehead push their subjects to the utmost edge of transformation, with humor and grace.
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Arthur Tress Sought the Shadow Side of Photography
At their most successful, Tress’s images have the potency of actual dreams and nudge viewers to visit uncomfortable places without prescribing a route.
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Artists "Make LA Graffiti History" by Painting on Abandoned High-Rises
“Shit is a skyscraper playground,” said one artist who helped tag at least 27 stories of an unfinished luxury development.
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The Passions of Joan Snyder
Snyder's painting suggests a constant, self-examining practice, one that remains absolutely faithful to the veteran who wields it.