2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (199+ words) Self said the figure is “not an idol to venerate or a historical figure to commemorate,” but rather “an everyday woman like the many who occupy the square daily.” LONDON — Tschabalala Self’s “Lady in Blue” was unveiled today as the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (288+ words) Contributors Damien Davis and Alicia Inez Guzmán are among the eight arts writers who received the award. Hyperallergic contributor Damien Davis is among the eight arts writers who received the 2026 Rabkin Prize, an annual, nomination-based award granted by the Dorothea…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (132+ words) From the printed page to digital storytelling, the National Gallery’s publications bring art to everyone. To take the museum home in print, our exhibition catalogs, scholarly volumes, and collection highlights make beautiful additions to any bookshelf. Edited by Philip Brookman…...

3+ day, 22+ min ago   (262+ words) A recent history of “disco balls” and its precursors; plus, Ed Simon on why we should be alarmed about Lonnie Bunch’s resignation. Also today, Ed Simon sounds the alarm about Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch's resignation. The museum leader dedicated his…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (231+ words) But the federal government’s threats to institutional independence could undermine these upward trends. Trust in museums is rising across partisan lines, according to newly published data from a survey conducted by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and Wilkening Consulting,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (157+ words) Panmela Castro, Agrade Camíz, Márcia Falcão, Maya Weishof, and Gokula Stoffel are five artists at the helm of the revival. After years of institutional exhibitions of Brazilian painting often limited to early-modernist figuration and mid-century abstraction — and the work of…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (447+ words) Our Upstate fall guide, Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez’s aquatic performance, Snoopy fashion show in Manhattan, and more. I sipped the last dregs of summer collecting at the bottom of my (discreet) Tom Collins this holiday weekend, taking in the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (278+ words) Hyperallergic It was only two years ago, at an exhibition of the work of Xu Bing at the Asia Society Texas in Houston, that I felt my first inkling of the breadth of René Balcer’s contribution to culture. At that…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (259+ words) Following early market success and what he called “the pitfalls of gaining notoriety so early,” Smith shifted his focus to community-centered projects such as his nonprofit Serving the People. Artist Lucien Smith, an abstract painter whose work as a nonprofit…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (103+ words) Fellowships at SAAM and its Renwick Gallery provide scholars with access to collections, community, and professional advancement. Candidates may apply to one or more of the following three opportunities: A new exhibition at the Addison Gallery of American Art examines…...