Art
America Is Trembling: Jean Genet’s Answer to Donald Trump
Jean Genet believed that money was inherently evil and the quest for power was a form of necrophilia.
Donald Trump
Art
Batman for President and the American Political Imaginary
Batman, we might say, created the space in the American political imaginary for a President Trump.
News
Artists Coordinate a Banner Drop Against Hate for Inauguration Weekend
The facades of dozens of buildings around Philadelphia and Atlanta are now adorned with messages of love, unity, and resilience.
Art
Occupy Museums Challenges Us to Face Fascism with the #J20 Art Strike
On the eve of the #J20 Art Strike and a solidarity event it's organizing at the Whitney Museum, the collective has released a statement outlining art's role in the fight against fascism in the US and around the world.
In Brief
Trump Team Plans to Eliminate National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities
The budget in the works by the Trump team allegedly calls for the complete elimination of the NEA and NEH, plus the privatization of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Film
A 1969 Film Offers Lessons in Resistance
Robert Kramer's 1969 film Ice, about a group of revolutionaries in New York City, is part of a series of dystopian movies screening at Anthology Film Archives to coincide with Donald Trump's inauguration.
News
A Running List of Nationwide Art Spaces Closing for the #J20 Art Strike
Dozens of US galleries and nonprofits have announced their plans to close in solidarity with the #J20 Art Strike on Friday, January 20.
Art
13 Artists Design Flags for the Age of Trump (with Plans to Burn Them Later)
The 14 flags reflect the fury and despair over Donald Trump’s presidency, but with some glimmers of hope. Here are a few of my favorites.
Art
Artists Channel Lady Liberty in Signs, Costumes, and Torches for the Women’s Marches
We Make America, a group formed after the election, has been crafting art inspired by the Statue of Liberty for the January 21 marches in Washington and New York.
Art
Various Dismal Futures
At the time I made this drawing in July, I was using existing narratives of future dysfunction to begin to consider the unthinkable.
Art
Drawing in a Time of Fear & Lies
Hyperallergic Weekend presents a new drawing series about where we are now.
Art
Massive 'Nasty Women’ Art Show Raises $35K for Planned Parenthood Opening Night
Conceived as a response to the election, the fundraising exhibition includes nearly 700 artworks by female-identifying artists.