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Art and Springtime in Upstate NY
Plus, solace in Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s divine paintings, Ali Cherri accuses Israel of war crimes, and a revealing new survey of POC-led arts orgs.
Spring in Upstate New York might just be my favorite time and place in the world— I love that sense of hope, renewal, and relief as those ceaseless gray days finally surrender to color. Speaking of, there’s some pretty great art on view in the region, as our favorite Upstate art writer, Taliesin Thomas, proves in her guide this month.
Today, a new survey finds that art museums and organizations led by people of color are disproportionately understaffed, relying heavily on volunteer work to serve their communities. Also in the news,artist Ali Cherri, who won the Silver Lion Award for best film feature at the 2022 Venice Biennale, files a war crimes complaint against Israel for a Beirut strike that killed his parents.
If you find yourself in need of a reprieve from earthly matters, Ed Simon and John Yau offer very different approaches to salvation in this issue: Salvador Dalí’s “Nuclear Mysticism,” on the one hand, and Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s contemporary divination on the other.
—Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor
10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This April
Lisa Karrer’s “warm technology,” Deirdre O’Connell’s loving portraits, Caleb Weintraub’s fantastical realms, and more. | Taliesin Thomas
Call for Applications: 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship
The Center for Craft will award up to four $5,000 fellowships to support research on underrepresented craft histories, culminating in an article on Hyperallergic.
Learn more
News
- A new report found that museums and cultural centers founded and led by people of color in the Northeast face severe staffing shortages, with over a third of responding institutions lacking a single full-time employee.
- Lebanese artist Ali Cherri has formally accused the Israeli military of committing a war crime for a strike that killed his parents in their Beirut apartment in 2024.
Feature
Salvador Dalí’s Frustrating Vision of the Divine
Having abandoned the profane for only the sacred, Dalí’s “Nuclear Mysticism” renounced the richness of experience for the aridity of metaphysics. | Ed Simon
From Our Critics
Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s Personal I Ching
The artist is synthesizing the divergent cultural histories of Western oil painting and Eastern ink painting into one. | John Yau
Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to Powerhouse Arts This Week
Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair’s expanded second edition. April 9–12, 2026.
Learn more
Community
A View From the Easel
“I don’t foresee certain results, but I welcome the provocation of the material and the form.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Member Comment
Jozanne Rabyor on Hyperallergic’s “15 Shows to See in New York City This April”:
From the Archive
Ali Cherri’s Muddy Affair
The artist retells the myth of Gilgamesh through a meditation on mud, a primordial material and source of timeless storytelling. | Farah Abdessamad
Daily Newsletter
Art and Springtime in Upstate NY
Plus, solace in Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s divine paintings, Ali Cherri accuses Israel of war crimes, and a revealing new survey of POC-led arts orgs.
Spring in Upstate New York might just be my favorite time and place in the world— I love that sense of hope, renewal, and relief as those ceaseless gray days finally surrender to color. Speaking of, there’s some pretty great art on view in the region, as our favorite Upstate art writer, Taliesin Thomas, proves in her guide this month.
Today, a new survey finds that art museums and organizations led by people of color are disproportionately understaffed, relying heavily on volunteer work to serve their communities. Also in the news,artist Ali Cherri, who won the Silver Lion Award for best film feature at the 2022 Venice Biennale, files a war crimes complaint against Israel for a Beirut strike that killed his parents.
If you find yourself in need of a reprieve from earthly matters, Ed Simon and John Yau offer very different approaches to salvation in this issue: Salvador Dalí’s “Nuclear Mysticism,” on the one hand, and Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s contemporary divination on the other.
—Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor
10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This April
Lisa Karrer’s “warm technology,” Deirdre O’Connell’s loving portraits, Caleb Weintraub’s fantastical realms, and more. | Taliesin Thomas
Call for Applications: 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship
The Center for Craft will award up to four $5,000 fellowships to support research on underrepresented craft histories, culminating in an article on Hyperallergic.
Learn more
News
- A new report found that museums and cultural centers founded and led by people of color in the Northeast face severe staffing shortages, with over a third of responding institutions lacking a single full-time employee.
- Lebanese artist Ali Cherri has formally accused the Israeli military of committing a war crime for a strike that killed his parents in their Beirut apartment in 2024.
Feature
Salvador Dalí’s Frustrating Vision of the Divine
Having abandoned the profane for only the sacred, Dalí’s “Nuclear Mysticism” renounced the richness of experience for the aridity of metaphysics. | Ed Simon
From Our Critics
Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s Personal I Ching
The artist is synthesizing the divergent cultural histories of Western oil painting and Eastern ink painting into one. | John Yau
Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to Powerhouse Arts This Week
Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair’s expanded second edition. April 9–12, 2026.
Learn more
Community
A View From the Easel
“I don’t foresee certain results, but I welcome the provocation of the material and the form.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Member Comment
Jozanne Rabyor on Hyperallergic’s “15 Shows to See in New York City This April”:
From the Archive
Ali Cherri’s Muddy Affair
The artist retells the myth of Gilgamesh through a meditation on mud, a primordial material and source of timeless storytelling. | Farah Abdessamad
Spring in Upstate New York might just be my favorite time and place in the world— I love that sense of hope, renewal, and relief as those ceaseless gray days finally surrender to color. Speaking of, there’s some pretty great art on view in the region, as our favorite Upstate art writer, Taliesin Thomas, proves in her guide this month.
Today, a new survey finds that art museums and organizations led by people of color are disproportionately understaffed, relying heavily on volunteer work to serve their communities. Also in the news,artist Ali Cherri, who won the Silver Lion Award for best film feature at the 2022 Venice Biennale, files a war crimes complaint against Israel for a Beirut strike that killed his parents.
If you find yourself in need of a reprieve from earthly matters, Ed Simon and John Yau offer very different approaches to salvation in this issue: Salvador Dalí’s “Nuclear Mysticism,” on the one hand, and Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s contemporary divination on the other.
—Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor
10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This April
Lisa Karrer’s “warm technology,” Deirdre O’Connell’s loving portraits, Caleb Weintraub’s fantastical realms, and more. | Taliesin Thomas
Call for Applications: 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship
The Center for Craft will award up to four $5,000 fellowships to support research on underrepresented craft histories, culminating in an article on Hyperallergic.
Learn more
News
- A new report found that museums and cultural centers founded and led by people of color in the Northeast face severe staffing shortages, with over a third of responding institutions lacking a single full-time employee.
- Lebanese artist Ali Cherri has formally accused the Israeli military of committing a war crime for a strike that killed his parents in their Beirut apartment in 2024.
Feature
Salvador Dalí’s Frustrating Vision of the Divine
Having abandoned the profane for only the sacred, Dalí’s “Nuclear Mysticism” renounced the richness of experience for the aridity of metaphysics. | Ed Simon
From Our Critics
Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s Personal I Ching
The artist is synthesizing the divergent cultural histories of Western oil painting and Eastern ink painting into one. | John Yau
Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to Powerhouse Arts This Week
Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair’s expanded second edition. April 9–12, 2026.
Learn more
Community
A View From the Easel
“I don’t foresee certain results, but I welcome the provocation of the material and the form.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Member Comment
Jozanne Rabyor on Hyperallergic’s “15 Shows to See in New York City This April”:
From the Archive
Ali Cherri’s Muddy Affair
The artist retells the myth of Gilgamesh through a meditation on mud, a primordial material and source of timeless storytelling. | Farah Abdessamad
Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds
The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist’s late work, produced in response to the fascism of the 1930s. On view at the Jewish Museum through July 26, 2026.
Summer Marathons in Painting and Drawing at the New York Studio School
Join an immersive, two-week session and transform your studio practice. Online or in-person.
Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of Work by Graduating Artists
Free and open to the public, Pratt Shows celebrate the school’s graduating students. MFA and BFA work is on view this spring in Brooklyn, New York.
NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
Part I: April 1–18, Part II: May 6–23. On view at 80WSE Gallery in New York’s Greenwich Village.
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