> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # WTF Is an “A-Corp”? - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/wtf-is-an-a-corp/ - Published: 2026-05-12T10:00:18.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-12T14:14:15.000Z - Description: Hyperallergic wins a journalism award, hilarious new protest art against Trump, and should you start an Artist Corporation? - Author: Hyperallergic - Tags: Daily Newsletter, Newsletter Good news: Hyperallergic has just received another journalism award. Noah Fischer's comic “Prospect Heights Ghost Story,” published last year in collaboration with the Economic Hardship Project (EHRP), won a 2026 New York Press Club Award. Congrats to Noah and big thanks to Alissa Quart from EHRP for the successful collaboration. Today in the news, anti-Trump guerrilla protest art in DC keeps getting more creative. The latest is an arcade game that lets you choose between ordering a Diet Coke or invading Iran. It's satire at its finest. Also in this edition: The Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood emerges as the city's new art hotspot, a peek inside Mozart's life, and Michael Glover on the religious paintings of Francisco de Zurbarán, aka the "Caravaggio of Spain." Plus, Paddy Johnson explains what on earth an "A-Corp" is, and whether you should start one. *—Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief* --- [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/05/a-corp_2-3.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/art-problems-wtf-is-an-a-corp/) Have you registered your “A-Corp” already? (edit Shari Flores/**Hyperallergic*) ### [Art Problems: WTF Is an A-Corp?](https://hyperallergic.com/art-problems-wtf-is-an-a-corp/) What exactly is an Artist Corporation, and should you start one? Paddy Johnson has your back. --- SPONSORED [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/05/Mary-Sully-render_edit-1.jpg)](https://www.jamescohan.com/exhibitions/mary-sully?ref=hyperallergic.com) ****Mary Sully at James Cohan’s 52 Walker Street Gallery** James Cohan presents an exhibition by Mary Sully, opening May 15\. In the late 1920s, Sully began a series of inventive drawings, each portraying a celebrity. Mixing both representative and abstract elements with patterning, the artist merged her knowledge of modern art and design with Native American forms to create dazzling works. [Learn more ](https://www.jamescohan.com/exhibitions/mary-sully?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## News [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/05/biennale-news-2.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/dozens-of-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards-en-masse/) The Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale closed on May 8 as part of cultural workers’ strike for Palestine. (photo Hrag Vartanian/**Hyperallergic*) - As the Venice Biennale opened its doors to the public, almost half of the artists in the international exhibition plus 22 national pavilions issued their [withdrawal from awards](https://hyperallergic.com/dozens-of-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards-en-masse/) consideration in solidarity with the jury’s resignation. - As Somalia’s first-ever national pavilion debuts at the 61st Venice Biennale, some [local cultural organizations](https://hyperallergic.com/somali-artists-take-issue-with-nations-first-ever-venice-biennale-pavilion/) say they were not “meaningfully consulted” or “included” in the selection process for the exhibition. - [Three arcade cabinets](https://hyperallergic.com/satirical-video-game-lampoons-trumps-iran-war-chaos/) appeared at the DC War Memorial, inviting visitors to play “Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell,” which mirrors the White House’s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel’s prolonged war on Iran. --- ## Artists Up Close [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/05/Zurbar--n.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/did-zurbaran-believe-what-he-painted/) Francisco de Zurbarán, “Virgin and Child with Infant St John the Baptist” (1658) ### [Did Zurbarán Believe What He Painted?](https://hyperallergic.com/did-zurbaran-believe-what-he-painted/) An exhibition about the Spanish painter in London made me ponder whether belief actually makes a difference in how well you paint. | Michael Glover ### [What Did Mozart's Life Look Like? ](https://hyperallergic.com/what-did-mozarts-life-look-like/) An exhibition at the Morgan Library guides visitors through the life and career of the virtuoso via art and well-preserved ephemera. | Greta Rainbow ### [Sophie Rivera’s Mythology of Everyday New York](https://hyperallergic.com/sophia-riveras-mythology-of-everyday-new-york/) Her photos are unresolvable, driving the viewer through wonder, horror, and laughter without necessarily leading one to acceptance. | Julia Curl ### [Ridgewood’s Thriving Art Scene Steps Out of Bushwick’s Shadow](https://hyperallergic.com/ridgewood-thriving-art-scene-steps-out-of-bushwicks-shadow/) Ridgewood Open Studios drew hundreds to explore hidden alcoves in converted factories, basement spaces teeming with sculptures, and printmaking workshops in playgrounds. | Aaron Short --- SPONSORED [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/05/rising-up-ad-1.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/rising-up-rocky-and-the-making-of-monuments-philadelphia-museum-art/) ****Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments** Featuring works from antiquity to today, the exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the Rocky statue and its impact on the city’s culture, community, and public art. [Learn more ](https://hyperallergic.com/rising-up-rocky-and-the-making-of-monuments-philadelphia-museum-art/) --- ## Memorable Moment [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/05/Hyperallergic-Seagull-Newsletter-Post.png)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYHU7KvpW4T/?igsh=MW15b3F1dXFodnZnaA==&ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## ICYMI [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/05/prospect-heights-story.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/a-prospect-heights-ghost-story/) ### [A Prospect Heights Ghost Story](https://hyperallergic.com/a-prospect-heights-ghost-story/) The final part of our NYC Housing Stories series focused on its creator, who was displaced from his Brooklyn brownstone. | Noah Fischer