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Ericka Beckman’s Surreal Visions of Late Capitalism
https://hyperallergic.com/996736/ericka-beckman-surreal-visions-of-late-capitalism-drawing-center/
Published: March 17, 2025 21:58
Though often associated with the Pictures Generation, Beckman’s work shifts focus from deconstruction to archetypes — and from the commodity to the human.
Trump Moves to Dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services
https://hyperallergic.com/996700/trump-moves-to-dismantle-institute-of-museum-and-library-services/
Published: March 17, 2025 21:49
An executive order demands workforce and operation reductions “that the President has determined are unnecessary” at the IMLS and several agencies.
How Do You Paint Language?
https://hyperallergic.com/996855/how-do-you-paint-language/
Published: March 17, 2025 21:35
A group show curated by Hilton Als meditates on words in the visual arts, but wields silence in ways that verge on obstinate obscurity.
San Francisco Pride March Loses $300K in Sponsorships
https://hyperallergic.com/996783/san-francisco-pride-march-loses-300k-in-sponsorships/
Published: March 17, 2025 21:12
It’s not the only organization taking a hit as Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans policies continue to reverberate through the arts and culture sector.
A Houston Throuple’s Polaroids of Queer Life
https://hyperallergic.com/996421/a-houston-throuple-polaroids-of-queer-life-antiquarian-book-fair/
Published: March 17, 2025 20:59
A trove of photos of an “unapologetically ‘out’” 1970s romance is among the gems of the upcoming New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.
Athens Museum Removes Artworks Vandalized by Far-Right Lawmaker
https://hyperallergic.com/996751/athens-museum-removes-artworks-vandalized-by-far-right-lawmaker/
Published: March 17, 2025 20:38
Greek Parliament Member Nikolaos Papadopoulos targeted and damaged artist Christophoros Katsadiotis’s works, decrying them as “blasphemous.”
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: March 2025
https://hyperallergic.com/996713/hyperallergic-mini-art-crossword-march-2025/
Published: March 17, 2025 20:32
Hokusai’s mountain, LA art fairs, feminist artist-activists, and more.
Andrea Chung’s Afrofuturism of Cyanotypes and Sugar
https://hyperallergic.com/993802/andrea-chung-afrofuturism-of-cyanotypes-and-sugar-moca-north-miami/
Published: March 17, 2025 19:39
The artist’s show at MOCA North Miami follows her interest in destructive transformation as a path to a more accurate history.
Mitchell Johnson: Giant Paintings From New England, California and Newfoundland
Published: March 17, 2025 18:00
Johnson’s latest exhibition of seven large-scale paintings are now on view in San Francisco.
Nick Cave’s Eternal Garden
https://hyperallergic.com/996486/nick-cave-eternal-garden-jack-shainman-gallery/
Published: March 16, 2025 20:04
In his new work, the artist emerges from his aesthetic camouflage into a more complicated space of visibility that probes relationships of power and image.
Unlearning the Myths of Asian Art History
https://hyperallergic.com/996357/unlearning-the-myths-of-asian-art-history/
Published: March 16, 2025 20:03
Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.
The Unlikely Muse of Soil
https://hyperallergic.com/996237/the-unlikely-muse-of-soil-somerset-house/
Published: March 16, 2025 20:02
The earth itself is fertile artistic ground at Somerset House — but the exhibition stops short of getting visitors’ hands dirty, even in imagination.
How Do We Know We’re Looking at the Same Painting?
Published: March 16, 2025 20:01
More than an overarching narrative, Gregg Bordowitz is invested in what it means to observe art together and share an emotion with another person.
The Plight of Artsakh’s Artists in Exile
https://hyperallergic.com/996390/the-plight-of-artsakh-artists-in-exile/
Published: March 16, 2025 19:59
“Sometimes I want to recreate the paintings I left behind,” said Artsiv Lalayan, one of tens of thousands of Armenians displaced by Azerbaijan, “but it’s impossible to recreate what you’ve lost.”
Miami Beach Cinema Targeted by Mayor Speaks Out: “We Don’t Want To Leave”
Published: March 14, 2025 22:08
The city is threatening to close O Cinema after it refused to cancel screenings of No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about Israel’s displacement of Palestinians.
Tate Museums Cut Staff by 7%, Citing Post-Pandemic Deficit
https://hyperallergic.com/996406/tate-museums-cut-staff-by-7-citing-post-pandemic-deficit/
Published: March 14, 2025 21:29
Dozens of roles have reportedly been impacted by the cutbacks, made through voluntary exits and hiring freezes.
Trump Pushes Out First Native Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities
Published: March 13, 2025 21:35
Shelly C. Lowe has left her position at the NEH “at the direction of President Trump,” the agency said.
Getty Acquires Raymond Pettibon Archive
https://hyperallergic.com/996133/getty-acquires-raymond-pettibon-archive/
Published: March 13, 2025 20:24
The trove comprises drawings, notes, concert flyers, prints, zines, skateboards, and a surfboard, filling 28 boxes, as well as paints and materials related to the artist’s process.
SFMOMA Gets $1.5M From Google for Ruth Asawa Exhibition
https://hyperallergic.com/995827/sfmoma-gets-donation-from-google-for-ruth-asawa-exhibition/
Published: March 13, 2025 20:12
It’s the largest corporate donation the museum has ever received for a single show in its history.
From the Fire’s Remains, Kelly Akashi Sculpts Possibility
https://hyperallergic.com/995211/from-the-fires-remains-kelly-akashi-sculpts-possibility/
Published: March 13, 2025 20:03
In the aftermath of tragedy, Akashi shows us the importance of the ability to imagine and create new structures, to see the potential futures in a seed.
Diedrick Brackens Unravels and Re-Weaves Histories
https://hyperallergic.com/996020/diedrick-brackens-unravels-and-re-weaves-histories/
Published: March 13, 2025 19:53
In his first exhibition in the United Kingdom, the artist creates large-scale tapestries that draw upon the brutal racialized history of cotton.
How Spielberg Helped Me Understand My Family’s Holocaust Story
https://hyperallergic.com/995548/how-spielberg-helped-me-understand-my-familys-holocaust-story/
Published: March 13, 2025 19:48
My young mind couldn’t fully comprehend what my grandparents endured, but I grasped what I could through the existing reference points of his characters.
Required Reading
https://hyperallergic.com/995932/required-reading-724/
Published: March 13, 2025 19:28
This week: Isabella Hammad on Etel Adnan, a mural for Emily Pike, the problem with mainstream film, experimental ASMR, legalizing bodega cats, and much more.
A View From the Easel
https://hyperallergic.com/995806/a-view-from-the-easel-276/
Published: March 13, 2025 19:14
“The ability to step back and view the composition from a distance is just as important as being close to the surface.”
Kotobuki: Auspicious Celebrations of Japanese Art from New York Private Collections
Published: March 13, 2025 18:00
Japan Society showcases rarely displayed Japanese masterworks from the 12th to the 21st centuries unified by the central theme of celebration.
New Penn Station Proposal Channels Trump’s Classical Architecture Order
Published: March 12, 2025 21:43
Renderings of a design backed by the National Civic Art Society, whose board includes a far-right Trump ally, show a classical façade lined with Doric columns and a park plaza in place of Madison Square Garden.
SF Museum Workers Push Back Against Proposals to Slash Staff
https://hyperallergic.com/995963/sf-museum-workers-push-back-against-proposals-to-slash-staff/
Published: March 12, 2025 20:48
The Asian Art Museum and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco may turn to layoffs and reduced operating hours in order to meet the city’s budget reduction plan.
Protest Painting Calls Out Fossil Fuel Industry’s Role in LA Fires
https://hyperallergic.com/995903/protest-painting-calls-out-fossil-fuel-industrys-role-in-la-fires/
Published: March 12, 2025 20:36
The collaborative artwork made by Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, David Solnit, and dozens of volunteers at a rally this week urges lawmakers to hold oil and gas companies accountable.
Art Spiegelman Is “Learning How to Do This Comics Thing Again”
https://hyperallergic.com/995959/art-spiegelman-is-learning-how-to-do-this-comics-thing-again/
Published: March 12, 2025 20:31
On the occasion of a new documentary, the artist talks with Hyperallergic about the legacy of Maus, comics techniques, Gaza, collaboration, and more.
Van Gogh and the Siren Song of Paris
https://hyperallergic.com/995186/van-gogh-and-the-siren-song-of-paris-miles-j-unger/
Published: March 12, 2025 20:23
The artist’s internal revolution erupted in the radical innovations of his years in the city, which seemed to offer refuge from the storms of his life.
Pratchaya Phinthong’s Visions of Value
https://hyperallergic.com/995591/pratchaya-phinthong-visions-of-value-singapore-art-museum/
Published: March 12, 2025 20:16
The artist’s sculptures and video works, which meditate on money, politics, and power, may help us understand our worldwide far-right upheaval.
The Gallery That Captured the Spirit of the Black Arts Movement
https://hyperallergic.com/995429/the-gallery-that-captured-the-spirit-of-the-black-arts-movement/
Published: March 12, 2025 20:07
Founded in 1969 by Nigel Jackson and Patricia Grey, Acts of Art exemplified the spirit of a subversive and consequential period in Black art history.
New Exhibition Spotlights NYC’s High School Artists
https://hyperallergic.com/994466/new-exhibition-spotlights-nyc-high-school-artists/
Published: March 12, 2025 19:54
Artists Rising 2025, organized by the Studio Institute, brings together works by dozens of 10th- to 12th-graders from across the boroughs.
Call for Applications: 2025 Craft Archive Fellowship
https://hyperallergic.com/995694/call-for-applications-2025-craft-archive-fellowship/
Published: March 12, 2025 18:00
The Center for Craft will award up to six $5,000 fellowships to support research on underrepresented craft histories, culminating in an article on Hyperallergic.
Trump Federal Job Cuts May Threaten Thousands of Artworks
https://hyperallergic.com/995710/trump-federal-job-cuts-may-threaten-thousands-of-artworks/
Published: March 11, 2025 22:47
Expected layoffs in the General Services Administration’s fine arts and preservation units will reportedly leave the fate of many public works in limbo.
Artists and Cultural Workers Protest Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil
https://hyperallergic.com/995484/artists-and-cultural-workers-protest-arrest-of-mahmoud-khalil/
Published: March 11, 2025 22:11
Dozens of artists and academics, including Palestinian-American painter Samia Halaby, condemned the “targeting of immigrant students” in an open letter.
Far-Right Politician Vandalizes “Blasphemous” Artworks at Athens Museum
Published: March 11, 2025 21:13
Parliament Member Nikolaos Papadopoulous was detained and questioned for shattering four works by artist Christophoros Katsadiotis.
Plunderer Shows How Art Looting Continues to Pay Off
https://hyperallergic.com/994739/plunderer-pbs-shows-how-art-looting-continues-to-pay-off/
Published: March 11, 2025 19:41
The two-part documentary asks us to rethink what we know about looting, art restitution, the art market, and who the war’s heroes and villains really were.
Celebrating 35 Years of Rasquachismo
https://hyperallergic.com/995289/celebrating-35-years-of-rasquachismo-mcnay-art-museum/
Published: March 11, 2025 19:36
An exhibition explores the distinctions in the term, conceived by scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto to describe a Chicanx aesthetics of resourcefulness.
American Artist’s Love Letter to Octavia E. Butler
https://hyperallergic.com/994374/american-artist-love-letter-to-octavia-e-butler-pioneer-works/
Published: March 11, 2025 19:27
What would it mean for the survival of the planet if we were to take seriously Black feminist visions of climate justice in which coexistence with nature is prioritized over environmental plunder?
Nick Cave Is Serving You Everything
https://hyperallergic.com/995471/nick-cave-is-serving-you-everything/
Published: March 11, 2025 19:25
Hrag Vartanian interviews the artist in his Chicago studio about his childhood, his evolving craft, and what he does to stay optimistic during difficult times.
Powerhouse Arts Presents the Inaugural Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair
Published: March 11, 2025 18:00
The print fair welcomes 41 print-focused art galleries, 28 self-representing artists and book arts makers, and seven academic print departments. March 27–30.
Rarely Seen Sketches by Michelangelo Debut in the US
https://hyperallergic.com/995199/rarely-seen-sketches-by-michelangelo-debut-in-the-us/
Published: March 10, 2025 21:19
The Renaissance master’s drawings for the Sistine Chapel along with etchings and other objects related to the monumental undertaking are now on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art.
After Weeks of Protests, Brooklyn Museum Unions Avert Layoffs
https://hyperallergic.com/995388/after-weeks-of-protests-brooklyn-museum-unions-avert-layoffs/
Published: March 10, 2025 20:57
The museum will offer voluntary separation options or retirement as alternatives for its controversial plan to cut 47 staffers.
Five New York City Shows to See This Week
https://hyperallergic.com/995121/five-new-york-city-shows-to-see-this-week-march-10-2025/
Published: March 10, 2025 20:54
From Norman Bluhm’s reinvented abstraction to the history of Barbie at the Museum of Arts and Design, we’re looking at a diverse array of art this week.
After Republican Threats, DC Begins Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural
Published: March 10, 2025 20:45
The mural was painted in 2020 during protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd and other Black individuals.
After Backlash, NEA Drops Anti-Trans Grant Requirement
https://hyperallergic.com/995344/after-backlash-nea-drops-anti-trans-grant-requirement/
Published: March 10, 2025 20:44
However, the agency could still reject projects seen as non-compliant with Trump’s “gender ideology” mandate.