Around 20 pro-Palestinian protesters held a guerilla action at the Brooklyn Museum today, December 8, ahead of a mass protest at the institution tomorrow. The group, affiliated with the activist organizations Decolonize…
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An Exemplary Tiffany Stained-Glass Window Is Coming to The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired a three-part Tiffany window by one of the company’s most influential designers, Agnes Northrop. Measuring more than 20 feet long, “Garden Landscape” (1912) depicts a…
Required Reading
‣ Candice Breitz speaks to Philip Poltermann at the Guardian about her German exhibition being canceled because of her positions on Gaza: What were the reasons the museum gave for the cancellation?When I…
Sergio Zevallos’s Rituals of Disobedience
BERLIN — Peruvian artist Sergio Zevallos is a cult figure in Latin American art. He was a member of a queer collective, Grupo Chaclacayo, which included German artist Helmut Psotta and Peruvian…
Ken Gun Min’s Vision of Gay Utopia
Ken Gun Min, “East Hollywood Red Chair” (2023), oil, Korean pigment, silk embroidery thread, 66 x 54 inches (all photos David S. Rubin/Hyperallergic) LOS ANGELES — In Sweet Discipline from Koreatown, a…
My Art Fair Nightmare
Posted inComics I was on my way to the art fair when something strange happened. Tagged: Art Basel Miami, miami art fairs Jesse Lambert is an artist based in, Queens, NY. He makes…
Artist Jesse Darling Wins Tate Britain’s Turner Prize
Jesse Darling has won this year’s Turner Prize, given annually to a British visual artist by the Tate museums. Rather than serving as a lifetime achievement prize, the £25,000 (~$31,480) award is…
Your Candid Guide to Miami Art Week
Michiko Kurisu, “No Great Distant Day (Rays of Delray)” (2023), 100 color laser printouts measuring 8 x 11 inches and brochure box with stake measuring 47 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (image…
Queer Cinema for Palestine Pushes Back Against Israel’s “Pinkwashing”
As Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip enters its seventh week, the Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) festival returns for its third iteration, amplifying the global movement for a permanent ceasefire through…
A Tantalizing Glimpse Into a Renaissance Art Family Drama
If only we had the kinds of sources animating the relationship between Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas for the father-son team of Giovanni Battista and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo. More familiarly known as…
In His Final Works, Brice Marden Found Freedom
Dated between 2020 and 2023, the artworks in Brice Marden: Let the painting make you at Gagosian are the artist’s final ones. In 2017, Marden, who died this August at the age…
Hundreds Call Out Museums’ Role in Colonialism in March for Palestine
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) closed its doors around 4pm today, December 2, as approximately 700 pro-Palestine protesters staged an action outside the New York City institution. The group then…
Three-Story-Tall Banksy Mural Destroyed as UK Building Demolished
A former arcade building that featured a Banksy mural in Dover in the United Kingdom was demolished last week as part of the town’s redevelopment project for the area. Banksy had painted…
Opportunities for Artists, Writers, & Art Workers in December 2023
Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work. Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each…
While Others Remain Silent, These Art Spaces Are Vocally Pro-Palestine
LOS ANGELES — Over the past two months, many cultural workers who have expressed solidarity with Palestinians or simply demanded a ceasefire in Gaza have faced a barrage of criticism and even…
Climate Activists Disrupt Met Opera’s Opening Night
Climate activists interrupted a performance at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday evening, November 30, to call attention to the environmental degradation of Earth’s water resources. The demonstration by the New York…
12 Art Shows to See in New York This December
As the temperatures drop in New York City and the art market bean counters scurry to Miami to sell in the warm sun, you might find December an ideal month to peruse…
Celebrated and Unsung Histories of French Abstraction
In New York, shows of French abstraction are on the increase. Yet many reprise artists known here in the distant past: Perrotin exhibited Georges Mathieu in 2021 and gave over its entire…
Thousands Urge Toronto Museum to Address Indigenous Curator’s Exit
Thousands of artists, writers, educators, and cultural workers from Canada and other countries are calling on Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) to address the recent departure of Anishinaabe curator Wanda Nanibush. AGO’s…
Remembering the Artists We Lost in 2023
Left to right, top row: Kenneth Anger, Majd Arandas, Phyllida Barlow, Fernando Botero, Kwame Brathwaite, Françoise Gilot; bottom row: Brice Marden, Juanita McNeely, Barbara Rossi, O’Shae Sibley, Vivan Sundaram, Heba Zagout (image…
Steve DiBenedetto’s Art Embraces Incoherence
Two distinct but related artists seem to inhabit Steve DiBenedetto’s consciousness: the one who paints fibrous forms in oil and pigment and the one who draws shapes in colored pencil connected by…
Thousands March to American Museum of Natural History in Pro-Gaza Protest
Thousands of protesters marched to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City on Saturday afternoon, November 25, as part of a massive action in support of Gaza, where…
The Native Art Market Returns to New York City
Over 30 artists will gather in Lower Manhattan on December 2 and 3 this weekend to sell their work at the National Museum of the American Indian’s (NMAI) annual Native Art Market….
A Peek Into the Brooklyn Museum’s Latest Acquisitions
Dyani White Hawk, “Untitled (Pink and Blue)” (2022), acrylic, oil, synthetic sinew, 24k gold seed beads, glass bugle beads, and vintage glass seed beads on canvas, 47 x 47 1/2 inches (all…
Abel Alejandre’s Chicano Cosmologies
LOS ANGELES — Abel Alejandre’s exhibition of pristine, meticulously rendered paintings at Launch Gallery, The Chicano Moon Landing of 1968, presents a captivating alternative history of the first moon landing. Using a…
Required Reading
‣ Writing for Columbia Journalism Review, David M. Rothschild, Elliot Pickens, Gideon Heltzer, Jenny Wang, and Duncan J. Watts examined the front pages of the New York Times and Washington Post during the…
Whitney Museum Entrance Doused With Fake Blood
Fake blood on the steps of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York (via X, screenshot Hyperallergic) The main entrance of the Whitney Museum of American Art was doused with…
Express Your Artistic Vision With an MFA in Cinema From Binghamton
Every great work of cinema begins with an artistic vision. In Binghamton University’s Master of Fine Arts program in Cinema, you will get the technical proficiency you need to discover that vision…
Hera’s Imaginative New Murals Question the Animal Impulse to Migrate — Colossal
Art #Hera #murals #public art #street art November 24, 2023 Grace Ebert “We all are Birds of Migration. Some With Feathers, Some Without” (2023). All photos by Brian Tallman, shared with…
The 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest Highlights the Stunning Sights Above and Below the Surface — Colossal
Photography #climate crisis #contests #fish #oceans November 24, 2023 Grace Ebert Jack Pokoj, a lizardfish’s open mouth reveals its last meal, Philippines. All images courtesy of Ocean Photographer of the Year,…
RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs Are Now Enrolling for Summer 2024 — Colossal
#sponsor Artwork by RISD Pre-College student James A. Rhode Island School of Design has opened registration for its residential summer Pre-College program and year-round online intensive Advanced Program Online. At Rhode…
Surreal Anatomies and Architectural Motifs Emerge from Elegant Sculptural Candles — Colossal
Design #candles #sculpture #wax November 22, 2023 Grace Ebert Aline Asmar d’Amman, “Aspiration.” All images by Carl Halal, © House of Today Ten Lebanese designers have collaborated with artisans from the…
A Group Show Revels in the Wonder and Unknown of the Night Sky — Colossal
Art #astronomy #embroidery #light #painting #stars November 22, 2023 Colossal Danielle Clough. All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery + Studio, shared with permission What lies beyond the stars we see when…
JR’s Dramatic Cave Intervention Emerges from the Center of the Palais Garnier in Paris — Colossal
Art Dance #JR #public art #trompe l’oeil #video November 22, 2023 Grace Ebert “Retour à la Caverne – Acte I” (2023), Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris. All images courtesy of Opéra…
Kendall Ross Gets Personal with Her Colorful Sweaters Embedded with Stories — Colossal
Art Craft #fashion #humor #Kendall Ross #knitting November 21, 2023 Kate Mothes “I would never wear this in public” (2022), hand-knit with wool the artist hand-dyed for Factory Obscura in Oklahoma…
Moss, Pine Bark, and Roots Camouflage Tiny Refuges Among the Wild Swedish Forests and Farmland — Colossal
Art Design #land art #nature #plants #site-specific #Ulf Mejergren November 21, 2023 Grace Ebert “Moss Hut.” All images © Ulf Mejergren, shared with permission Artist and architect Ulf Mejergren (previously) continues…
More Than 100 Photographers Team Up for Vital Impacts Print Sale Supporting Elephant Conservation — Colossal
Photography #animals #astronomy #Vital Impacts November 21, 2023 Grace Ebert Tim Flach, “Flamingo Reflections.” All images courtesy of Vital Impacts, shared with permission Since launching a few years ago, Vital Impacts…
Remarkably Realistic Marine Invertebrates Made of Glass Surface at the Mystic Seaport Museum — Colossal
Art Craft History Science #Blaschka #glass #nature #sculpture #sea creatures November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes All photos by Joe Michael, courtesy of the Mystic Seaport Museum, shared with permission From the…
Wander Through a Geometric Field of More Than 400 Pyramids in Jim Denevan’s ‘Self Similar’ — Colossal
Art #geometric #Jim Denevan #land art #landscapes November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Manar Abu Dhabi, shared with permission For artist Jim Denevan, a paramount element…
In a Documentary Short, Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley Wield ‘Paint & Pitchfork’ in the Studio — Colossal
Art Documentary #Amy Sherald #art history #Kehinde Wiley #painting #portraits #video November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes In 2018, when their portraits of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama…
One of the Most Colorful Composites of the Universe Highlights Galaxies 4.3 Billion Light-Years from Earth — Colossal
Science #astronomy #James Webb Space Telescope November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert Galaxy cluster MACS0416. Image courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), J. D’Silva…
The Getty Digitizes a Rare 16th-Century Manuscript from Indigenous Mexico — Colossal
Art History Illustration #art history #Indigenous culture #Mexico November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert “Glue-hardening process,” Book 9, Folio 64v, Artist K. All images courtesy of The Getty In 1577, Franciscan friar…
Botanical Patterns Spill from Shinji Ohmaki’s Existential Vessel — Colossal
Art #installation #light #sculpture #Shinji Ohmaki November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert “Gravity and Grace” (2023), installation view at National Art Center. Photo by Keizo Kioku. All images courtesy of National Art…
Over 25 Years of a Pioneering Collective’s History Comes Together in ‘Trailblazing Women Printmakers’ — Colossal
History #art history #books #printmaking November 16, 2023 Jackie Andres Aino Clarke, “Jazz Age.” Photo by Peter Morse, courtesy of Peter and Bobbi Kovner. All images © the artists, courtesy of…
Søren Solkær’s Enigmatic Photographs Capture Flocks of Starlings in Evening Skies — Colossal
Photography #birds #landscapes #Søren Solkær November 16, 2023 Kate Mothes “Black Sun #36.” All images © Søren Solkær, shared with permission Since 2017, Danish photographer Søren Solkær has traveled Europe in…
Introspective Figures Navigate Surreal Worlds in Simón Prades’ Illustrations — Colossal
Illustration #narrative #plants #surreal November 16, 2023 Kate Mothes Stories come to life on the page and introspective figures explore inner worlds in the dreamlike illustrations of Simón Prades (previously). His…
Sebastian Foster Announces 30 Artists for Their Eclectic Fall Print Set — Colossal
#posters and prints #sponsor November 14, 2023 Sebastian Foster Anne Siems Austin-based gallery Sebastian Foster just announced its 2023 Fall Print Set, marking the 11th anniversary of the collection since it…
At a New Restaurant in South Vietnam, Dine Under a Dramatic Thatched Bamboo Canopy — Colossal
Design #architecture #bamboo #Vietnam November 15, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Hyroyuki Oki. All images © BambuBuild A cascading bamboo lattice shelters diners at the new Keeng Seafood Restaurant in Long…
The Iconic ‘Silver Swan’ Automaton Gets a Well-Deserved Fluff of the Feathers — Colossal
Craft Design History #automata #birds #kinetic sculpture #metal #metalwork November 15, 2023 Kate Mothes In the 250 years since its fabrication in the studio of jeweler and entrepreneur James Cox,…
Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors — Colossal
Art Photography #architecture #clouds November 15, 2023 Grace Ebert “Nimbus Kunstmuseum Hal” (2021). Photo by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk. All images courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery, shared with permission For less…
The Largest-Ever Roman Mosaic Found in Anatolia is Revealed to Be Even More Expansive — Colossal
Art History #archaeology #mosaics #Turkey November 14, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Sercan Küçükşahin for Anadolu Ajansı As the warmer months came to a close in İncesu, Keyseri, Turkey, archaeologists currently…
Comically Candid Snapshots Culminate in the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards — Colossal
Photography #animals #Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards #humor #nature #wildlife November 14, 2023 Jackie Andres Photo © Jacek Stankiewicz. All images courtesy of Comedy Wildlife 2023, shared with permission A young greenfinch…
Our Favorite Art Books of 2023 — Colossal
Art Colossal #books November 14, 2023 Colossal We’ve started to think about finding the perfect gifts for our loved ones and bet you have, too, which is why we’re sharing the…
Sonya Clark Uses Common Fibers to Weave Together Craft, Community, and Activism — Colossal
Art #activism #books #hair #portraits #sculpture #Sonya Clark #textiles November 13, 2023 Grace Ebert “The Hair Craft Project: Hairstyles on Canvas” (2014), silk threads, beads, shells, and yarn on canvas, nine…
A Documentary Follows Biologists Fighting Ravens with Lasers and Decoys to Save Desert Tortoises — Colossal
Design Documentary #animals #conservation #video November 13, 2023 Grace Ebert In 1990, the desert tortoise landed on the federal endangered species list following decades of decline. Expanding human populations in the…
Colorful Textures Swathe Carlos Cabo’s Ebullient Ceramic Figures — Colossal
Art #Carlos Cabo #ceramics #clay #sculpture November 9, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Carlos Cabo, shared with permission Elegant, richly textured garments cloak artist Carlos Cabo’s enchanting ceramic figures (previously),…
Mist Casts the Hudson Valley in a Mysterious Light in Andrew Moore’s Atmospheric Photographs — Colossal
Photography #Andrew Moore #landscapes #New York November 9, 2023 Kate Mothes “Jill’s Keep, Rhinebeck, NY” (2021). All images © Andrew Moore, courtesy of Yancey Richardson, shared with permission Sheep wander through…
Tau Lewis Salvages Found Textiles to Conjure the Enigmatic Figures of Her Imagined Future — Colossal
Art #books #sculpture #Tau Lewis #textiles November 9, 2023 Grace Ebert “Homonoia” (2022). All images © Tau Lewis, courtesy of the artist and 52 Walker, New York, shared with permission A…
Open Planet Is a Growing Library of 4,500 Free Videos Documenting Nature and Climate Issues Around the World — Colossal
Documentary Photography #animals #climate crisis #landscapes #nature #video November 8, 2023 Grace Ebert Climate science has a communication problem. Abstract data, figures, and projections into the distant future can be…
Toon Joosen Splices Snapshots of ’60s Life into Tongue-in-Cheek Collages — Colossal
Art #collage #humor #paper #Toon Joosen November 8, 2023 Grace Ebert “Oh, island in the sun.” All images © Toon Joosen, shared with permission Artist Toon Joosen (previously) continues his retro…
Tender Moments, Vibrant Plants, and Georgian Culture Adorn the Tbilisi Streets for the Annual Mural Fest — Colossal
Art #murals #public art #street art #Tbilisi Mural Fest November 8, 2023 Grace Ebert Milu Correch. All images courtesy of Tbilisi Mural Fest, shared with permission Since launching five years ago, Tbilisi…
Olga Prinku Grafts Blooms and Branches Into Expansive Embroideries — Colossal
Art Craft #embroidery #flowers #Olga Prinku #plants November 7, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Olga Prinku, shared with permission Using a vibrant array of real flowers and foliage, North Yorkshire-based…
Trippy Rugs Weave Kaleidoscopic Color into Plush Floor Coverings — Colossal
Design #Ken Kelleher #rugs November 7, 2023 Grace Ebert The Rain Rainbow Carpet. All images ©˙Ken Kelleher The days are getting shorter here in the Northern Hemisphere, but that doesn’t mean…
In Meticulous Paper Portraits, Yulia Brodskaya Coaxes Visions of a Compassionate Future — Colossal
Art Craft #paper #portraits #quilling #yulia brodskaya November 7, 2023 Kate Mothes “Northern Lines.” All images © Yulia Brodskaya, shared with permission For millennia, cultures across the globe have venerated mother…
Empower Your Practice With the NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists — Colossal
#sponsor November 6, 2023 Not Real Art 2022 NOT REAL ART Grant winner Joan Cox, “In the Garden of Autumn” Let your art shine: Calling all creative minds working in the…
The Drifters Project Harnesses Community to Clean the Oceans and Visualize Global Plastic Pollution — Colossal
Art #community #Drifters Project #installation #oceans #plastic #pollution #sculpture November 6, 2023 Grace Ebert “Pam In Net” (2008), Southpoint, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Wildlife Fund collaboration. Photo by Megan Lamson. All images ©…
Victoria Rose Richards Surveys Land From Above in Atmospheric Embroidered Landscapes — Colossal
Craft #aerial #embroidery #landscapes #thread #Victoria Rose Richards November 6, 2023 Jackie Andres All images © Victoria Rose Richards, shared with permission Aerial fields of vision emerge from Victoria Rose Richards’…
Kinetic Botanical Sculptures by William Darrell Wriggle and Writhe in Hypnotic Motion — Colossal
Art #kinetic sculpture #sculpture #William Darrell October 31, 2023 Grace Ebert “Ostara.” All images © William Darrell, shared with permission William Darrell describes his kinetic sculptures as “mechanically abstracted organisms,” animated forms…
Paint Whirls Through a Sea of Color and the Melodies of Chopin in a New Video by Thomas Blanchard — Colossal
Art #color #macro #Thomas Blanchard #video October 31, 2023 Kate Mothes A vivacious troupe of colorful paint blobs dance across a stage of oil and soap liquid in Thomas Blanchard’s…
Play Meets Ink in Roy Scholten’s Ongoing LEGO Letterpress Bird Series — Colossal
Art #birds #Lego #printmaking #Roy Scholten November 3, 2023 Grace Ebert Common linnet. All images © Roy Scholten, shared with permission Roy Scholten is wrapping up a years-long printing project with…
In Calida Rawles’ New Paintings, the Next Generation Transcends Darkness — Colossal
Art #acrylic painting #Calida Rawles #painting #water November 3, 2023 Grace Ebert “With Wings of Infinity” (2023), acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and…
A Forgotten Vault Where Michelangelo Hid and Sketched For Months Opens for the First Time — Colossal
Art History #art history #drawing #Michelangelo November 2, 2023 Grace Ebert All images courtesy of the Bargello Museums, Florence In 1530, Michelangelo went into hiding after receiving a death sentence from…
A New Documentary Follows the Ohio Environmentalists Making Paint from Toxic Mining Runoff — Colossal
Art Documentary Science #mining #paint #short film #video November 2, 2023 Grace Ebert In southeast Ohio, toxic drainage from abandoned coal mines has devastated streams and rivers. The acidic sludge,…
A Photo Preservationist Saved a Trove of 4,000 Glass Plate Negatives That Nearly Went Into the Trash — Colossal
History Photography #black and white #portraits #preservation November 1, 2023 Kate Mothes All images courtesy of Terri Cappucci, shared with permission It’s estimated that people around the world will take a…
Monumental Paper Installations by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen Bring Vibrant Flora Indoors — Colossal
Art Craft #flowers #installation #Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen #paper November 1, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen, shared with permission Enormous blooms crafted from thousands of sheets of creased,…
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