Hilton Als’s collection of materials, art, and ephemera isn’t meant to elucidate Morrison’s work but ponder the novelist’s impact on American culture.
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After Decades of Repression, Bill Gunn’s Work Finally Breaks Free
Because he refused to play to white hegemony, Gunn’s films were often poorly understood.
Yale Center for British Art Presents The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
This is the second exhibition in a series of three curated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hilton Als. On view at the Yale Center for British Art through December 15, 2019.
What Do Art Critics Actually Do?
Artists, collectors, curators, and dealers are all needed for the system to function, but the role of critics is up for grabs.
The Women in Andy Warhol’s Life, as Imagined by Hilton Als
Like Warhol’s own work, Als’s characterizations appear one-dimensional at first sight, but on closer observation, they take on a much more profound meaning.
A Collaborative Photobook by Richard Avedon and James Baldwin
Avedon and Baldwin’s 1964 photobook, with a new introduction by Hilton Als, resonates profoundly today.
Glenn Ligon and Hilton Als Talk Color at LA’s Underground Museum
For the Underground Museum’s ongoing discussion and performance series, Ligon and Als will talk about the impact of color in art and in the world.
Hilton Als Curates Alice Neel’s Portraits of Life in Upper Manhattan
The exhibition at David Zwirner gallery features five decades’ worth of Neel’s paintings and drawings of people of color.
An Emotional Retrospective for Hilton Als
On March 2 the Artist’s Institute launched its latest season with an exhibition devised, curated, and installed by the writer and critic Hilton Als, an exhibition the institute describes as an “emotional retrospective.”
“The Artist’s Memory Is a Dangerous, Necessary Thing”
The New York Review of Books has published the writer Hilton Als’s excellent commencement speech this year at Columbia University’s School of the Arts this year.