Art
Lucian Freud’s Mountains of Flesh
Freud’s forlorn, isolated figures and grotty interiors resonate appallingly with the steep cultural and social decline fated by Brexit, if it ever takes effect.
New York
Art
How the Curatorial Stereotyping of Chinese Art Essentializes the Work of Zheng Guogu
The juxtaposition of Guogu's concurrent solo shows is a call to substitute a more rigorous and nuanced critical focus for ready-made stereotypical tropes in understanding contemporary Chinese art.
Art
My First Time Attending the Last Address Tribute Walk for AIDS
The Visual AIDS’ Last Address Tribute Walk is a yearly walking tour that honors artists lost to AIDS-related causes, as well as sites of cultural and activist AIDS-related histories.
Announcement
Christie's Education Hosts a Symposium on the Art of Climate Activism
The event will take place on June 11, 2019, and will feature keynote speaker Mary Miss, a longtime pioneer for integrating art into the public realm.
Interview
The Spirits that Haunt the Words of Edgar Heap of Birds
Hyperallergic sat down with Edgar Heap of Birds to discuss his current exhibition at MoMA PS1.
Art
Paintings of Friends and Lovers Whose Inner Lives Glow Around Them
Louis Fratino’s characters so fully inhabit their emotional states that the world of thoughtless violence and casual cruelty seems to dissolve around them.
Art
The Apprehensive Politics of a Generation Surface at the 2019 Whitney Biennial
Intellectual dispassion trumps emotional engagement at the latest edition of the Whitney Biennial.
News
The Metropolitan Museum Will Suspend Accepting Gifts from Sackler Family
The American Museum of Natural History also confirmed that it has stopped taking donations from the Sacklers associated with Purdue Pharma.
Announcement
SculptureCenter's Spring 2019 Exhibitions Include Jean-Luc Moulène, Fiona Connor, and More
SculptureCenter presents commissions by Jean-Luc Moulène and Fiona Connor, a public artwork by Matt Keegan, and a solo exhibition by ektor garcia.
Film
The Refugee Crisis Seen Through a Heat-Detecting Camera
Richard Mosse's video installation Incoming gives migrants anonymity while emphasizing their humanity.
Art
Initial Thoughts and Highlights from the 2019 Whitney Biennial
What not to miss at this year's edition of America's most important survey of contemporary art.
Art
The Rise of the Queer Press After Stonewall
Next week at the New York Public Library, founding members of the Gay Liberation Front will discuss the rise of the queer press in the 1960s and ’70s and how it continues to make an impact today.