Interview
Revealing Lost Archives of Black Cinema and Creating New Ones
Hyperallergic talks to director Garrett Bradley about gaps in film preservation, her new film America, and the retrospective it's a part of at BAM.
New York
Art
Airy and Affective Sculptures, Weighed Down by Contradictions
In his latest exhibition The Bather's Dilemma, Paul Chan's lofty claims act as dead weight in an otherwise elegant expression of human emotion.
News
PAIN Sackler Activists Throw "Blood Money" and Stage Die-in Outside Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Hearing
“We’re not going to stop until they personally face charges,” Nan Goldin, founder of PAIN Sackler, declared.
Art
Embracing Mortality in the Face of Big Tech’s Domination
Ben Gocker isn’t yearning to be released from the impermanence of his body. His work shows his acceptance of nostalgia and melancholy.
Announcement
Study Behind the Scenes of the New York Art World With Christie’s Education
Meet expert faculty at Christie's Education’s open house on November 7, 2019. Applications for the 2020-2021 term will open October 14, 2019.
Art
A Performer Uses Brain-Mapping Technology to Scan Her Dreams
Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo ran her own dreams through an EEG machine to create her performances at the Asia Society Museum next week.
Art
A Dreamy Debut of Paintings Queer in Subject and Form
At Yossi Milo, Doron Langberg wields bold colors that warp his sitters' features or throw them dramatically into relief.
News
Guerrilla NYC Subway Ads Mock Trump, Giuliani, and Fox News Hosts
The Good Liars, the comic duo behind the spoofs, got its start during the Occupy Wall Street protests.
Art
A Terrifying Showcase of Horror Film Returns to NYC
Lovers of big-screen scares will be pleased to learn the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 is back with a gory vengeance.
News
After Harlem Community Protests, Simone Leigh Withdraws Proposal for Central Park Sculpture
Vinnie Bagwell's sculpture "Victory" will instead replace the removed monument to J. Marion Sims, a gynecologist who performed brutal experiments on enslaved women in the 19th century.
Art
Fred Armisen's Comedic Jab at the Elitist Jargon of the Art World
In "Fred Armisen Art Aficionado" on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers, the comedian presents himself as an art connoisseur with an "art historian's knowledge about every painting that has ever been painted."
News
“We Feel Very Betrayed": Community Protests Replacement for J. Marion Sims Monument
Local stakeholders from the Beyond Sims Committee objected to a vote by a panel of judges appointed by New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.