Art
Once More Into the Culture Wars
To assert one’s inner life in a time of reactionary politics is a radical act.
Review
Art
Shaking Up Op Art
Takuji Hamanaka's works seem to have been made by a mason who lives in a heightened state of consciousness.
Film
Young Muslims Speak Out About Life Under Constant Surveillance in the UK
In his installation film The Destructors, Imran Peretta looks at the trauma inflicted by counterterrorism laws.
Books
A Writer-Turned-Filmmaker Hits the Sweet Spot of Historical Fiction
With his latest novel Yellow Earth, Sayles showcases his knack for capturing the character of a region and the real-life ramifications of political and social issues.
Film
Pedro Costa on Vitalina Varela and the Importance of “Everything That Goes Unsaid”
Hyperallergic spoke with the prolific Portuguese director about his distinct approach: “I tend to have this obsession with a balance between what's in front of and behind the camera.”
Art
A Rare Look at a Little-Known, Intrepid Woman Painter of Open Air Landscapes
Sarazin de Belmont was a rare talent: a self-funded artist and a woman who broke the courtly codes to travel unchaperoned for several years as she created open-air landscapes on the Italian peninsula and the French Pyrenees.
Art
Spotlighting Immigrant Artists Enduring the Arduous Process of Applying for an O-1 Visa
THE EXTRAORDINARY at Hunter East Harlem Gallery presents work by artists who've gone to extraordinary lengths to make their work in this country.
Art
The Central American Diaspora and Stories of Coming of Age
Artists reflect on migration, memory, and the cultural bonds that unite the first- and second-generation children of Central American immigrants who have fled civil wars, violence, and natural disasters.
Art
Remembering Basquiat Through the Keepsakes He Gave Intimates
Our Friend, Jean, an exhibition of ephemera left behind, given to, or swapped with people who knew Basquiat prior to his extraordinary fame, offers a tiny but intimate window into his life.
Performance
Pole Dancing to the US National Anthem
Gerard & Kelly’s performance State of unpacks enduring symbols of nationalism, patriotism, and masculinity.
Film
A Modern-Day Anime Fairy Tale, With Surfing
Ride Your Wave, the latest from prolific anime director Masaaki Yuasa, offers a comforting and serene approach to loss.
Art
Noah Davis's Delightfully Surreal Visions of the Black Mundane
About Black people, and made for Black people, Davis’s compositions — whether hazy, nostalgic, or sumptuously surreal — are of a world that is both familiar yet strange.