Books
100 Assignments From Nayland Blake
While these assignments will not turn someone else into me, they will provide the practitioner with a path to the deviations within themselves.
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News
Jackie Ferrara Lived and Died on Her Own Terms
The sculptor of graceful structures and architectural environments, who died voluntarily last week at age 95, sought to contain life’s chaos in geometric forms.
Satire
Night at the Biennial
The art world is a scary place. A horror satire.
Community
The Best Costumes From Hyperallergic’s Halloween Party
The Louvre jewel thieves, Zohran Mamdani, and Bob Ross walk into a bar.
Art Review
Lisa Yuskavage’s White Hot Women
Often considered provocative, her nude women embody a patriarchal status quo of feminine desirability, and the privileges that come with it.
Opinion
The Tackiness of Evil
More than a testament to his tastelessness, Trump’s demolition of the White House tells the American people: I can do whatever I want with the past.
News
Mickalene Thomas Sued for $14M Over Abuse Allegations
Racquel Chevremont, the artist’s former fiancée and business partner, said she experienced withheld payments, sexual and emotional harassment, and retaliation.
Art Review
Take a Trip Through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Conjured Worlds
The fantasy and science fiction writer found her way into her invented worlds by making maps and then mentally exploring them.
Features
Asia Now Is a Paris Art Fair, Festival, and Incubator
The view of the Seine from the windows warded off the fair numbness that so often sets in amid endless rows of booths in enclosed spaces.
Art Review
Sarah K. Khan Crafts a History of Unruly Women
Her current exhibition, addressing histories of immigration and cultural encounter, emphasizes the legacies of African and Asian women.
Book Review
An Ode to Lois Dodd
A new monograph on the nonagenarian American painter is a well of bliss.
Opinion
The Louvre Heist Was a Colonial Wake-Up Call
The stunning theft reveals more than a failure of security: It lays bare how austerity, neglect, and unresolved colonial legacies continue to haunt the museum.