Taryn Simon’s Evidence as Spectacle
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic·21d ago
The Wreck of the Unbelievable, a play by Sleth at the Brick Theater, tells the story of Damien Hirst’s imagined secret gay lover, a younger artist who paints holes, as a curator presses him for...
The Cathedral of Joy
Hyperallergicby Hakim Bishara·23d ago
At a cafe named Anti Cafe — though it looks like any other cafe — a man is writing dozens of cards by hand, sealing them inside pretty little envelopes, and stacking them in a pile on the table.
No One Is Accountable in Taryn Simon’s Detective Story
Hyperallergicby Aruna D’Souza·23d ago
Taryn Simon’s ambitious show at the Guggenheim Museum, Father Country I Do Love You, begins with two text panels.
What “The Book of Genocides” Teaches Us
Hyperallergicby Noah Fischer·23d ago
Dana Mashoian Walrath opens The Book of Genocides (2026) with her family’s own experience: Her grandmother is shown hiding in an urn while Ottoman Turkish soldiers publicly dismember her...
Liu Wei’s Met Facade Comission Reflects Our Moment
Hyperallergicby Rhea Nayyar·23d ago
Ten years after his last solo show in the city, Beijing-based artist Liu Wei returns to New York with brand-new works for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Genesis Facade Commission.
Leon Black Plans to Turn Woolworth Mansion Into His Own Museum, Book Reveals
Hyperallergicby Anna Lee·23d ago
Billionaire art collector and MoMA board member Leon Black, whose connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are the subject of ongoing investigation, plans to convert an iconic...
A View From the Easel
Hyperallergicby Lakshmi Rivera Amin·23d ago
Welcome to the 355th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace.
Ed Sheeran Should Stop Thinking Out Loud
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic·24d ago
“I’m in love with the shape of you,” said Ed Sheeran to the missile … or so says political cartoonist Benjamin Slyngstad.
The Best and the Absolute Worst of the TIME 100 List
Hyperallergicby Valentina Di Liscia·24d ago
Art Movements, published every Thursday afternoon, is a roundup of must-know news, appointments, awards, and other art-world happenings.
A Tiny Hot Dog Art Show and Other Treasures at Affordable Art Fair
Hyperallergicby Anna Lee·24d ago
Depending on who you talk to, "affordable art" could qualify as a million-dollar steal for a blue-chip painting or a $2 plastic-wrapped print at Washington Square Park.
African-American Blacksmiths Forge a Lineage of Sankofa
Hyperallergicby Trelani Michelle·24d ago
This article is part of a series focusing on underrepresented craft histories, researched and written by the 2025 Craft Archive Fellows, and organized in collaboration with the Center for Craft.
Anish Kapoor Is a One-Trick Illusionist
Hyperallergicby Olivia McEwan·24d ago
LONDON — Monumentality is a powerful tool for Anish Kapoor; his immense sculptures in his signature red and chrome palette inspire awe when dropped among, say, the grounds of Houghton Hall...
Artists and Illustrators Throw Ed Sheeran for a Loop
Hyperallergicby Anna Lee·24d ago
Ed Sheeran is getting lambasted in a flurry of online protest art and memes after the Irish pop star axed rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour for making pro-Palestine comments.
Cosmo Whyte Returns to the University of Michigan With a Powerful New Exhibition at Stamps Gallery
Hyperallergicby University of Michigan, Stamps School of Art & Design·24d ago
This fall, Stamps Gallery at the University of Michigan invites visitors to experience Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye, an ambitious mid-career survey of the interdisciplinary artist...
What Counterpublic Triennial Brings to St. Louis
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic·25d ago
Wondering what art shows to see in the Windy City this fall? Local writer Natalie Jenkins has some recommendations, along with existential observations such as this: "Chicago’s residents are in a...
Five Shows to See in Tribeca Right Now
Hyperallergicby Rebecca Schiffman·25d ago
The art world is back up and running this September, and Tribeca is the place to be for big art in small places.
Lawsuit Alleges Multimillion-Dollar Andy Warhol Fraud Scheme
Hyperallergicby Anna Lee·25d ago
A Florida family was sold over 200 forged Andy Warhol artworks by an international network of suppliers, authenticators, dealers, and distributors, as alleged in a civil racketeering lawsuit filed...
10 Art Shows to See in Chicago This Fall
Hyperallergicby Natalie Jenkins·25d ago
It’s been said that Chicago is an October kind of city. The sentiment feels just as true now as it did when Nelson Algren wrote it 75 years ago; Chicago’s residents are in a perpetual state of...
Remembering Cat Frazier, Susan Michod, and Joel Snyder
Hyperallergicby Lisa Yin Zhang·25d ago
In Memoriam is published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world.
Sandra George’s Portraits of Working-Class Dignity
Hyperallergicby Eileen G’Sell·25d ago
EDINBURGH, Scotland — A White boy lifts a match to a cigarette. A Black girl floats on a scratched seesaw.
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