Tag: hyperallergic.com

  • Bad Bunny Makes Meme History

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=””] Daily Newsletter Bad Bunny Makes Meme History How the “Benito Bowl” took on a second life in the digital realm, Israel’s artwashing at the Venice Biennale, an art history of liminalism, and shows to see in NYC. Hyperallergic February 10, 2026— 5 min read If you’ve had Bad Bunny’s “NUEVAYoL” playing on…

  • The Political Power of Glitter

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=””] Daily Newsletter The Political Power of Glitter Damien Davis on the loss of an artist’s archive, glitter’s defiance, Mona Lisa in the Epstein files, and more. Hyperallergic February 9, 2026— 4 min read Last summer, I did face painting at a block party in my Brooklyn neighborhood. In the sweltering August humidity,…

  • The Art World After Epstein

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=””] Daily Newsletter The Art World After Epstein How can art institutions reject corrupt funding, the Washington Post lays off its art critic, art books to read this month, and our weekly community columns. Hyperallergic February 6, 2026— 4 min read We knew everything we needed to know about the art world before…

  • When Will MoMA Dump Leon Black?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=””] Daily Newsletter When Will MoMA Dump Leon Black? New horrific allegations against the museum trustee, artists push against ICE, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art says goodbye to “PhAM.” Hyperallergic February 5, 2026— 4 min read In March 2021, we published an open letter signed by over 150 artists and art workers…

  • SVA Chair’s Appalling Epstein Emails

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=””] Daily Newsletter SVA Chair’s Appalling Epstein Emails David A. Ross resigns for his ties with the convicted pedophile, shows to see in LA this spring, the role of plastic in contemporary art, and our monthly opportunities listings. Hyperallergic February 4, 2026— 4 min read “It is depressing to see how you are…

  • When Jeff Koons Met Epstein

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=””] Daily Newsletter When Jeff Koons Met Epstein New revelations from the Epstein files, a hilarious protest against Melania’s doc, the problem with archival art, our monthly crossword, and more. Hyperallergic February 3, 2026— 4 min read Another batch of the Epstein files is out, and unsurprisingly, the art world makes an appearance.…

  • The Limits of Solidarity

    Daily Newsletter The Limits of Solidarity Damien Davis on the day after the strike, a report on galleries and street vendors in Tribeca, and the real story of photographer Eugène Atget. Hyperallergic February 2, 2026— 3 min read Rage, sympathy, and fear for individuals at risk of persecution, deportation, and state-sanctioned murder fill our hearts…

  • Becoming Caravaggio

    Daily Newsletter Becoming Caravaggio Mass layoffs at the MFA Boston, the Newark Museum of Art gets a new director, and why we can never get enough of Caravaggio. Hyperallergic January 30, 2026— 4 min read Last week, I called John Marciari, curator of the Morgan Library & Museum’s new exhibition on Caravaggio’s masterpiece “The Boy…

  • Will Trump Ruin the Art Market?

    Daily Newsletter Will Trump Ruin the Art Market? The Smithsonian repatriates Indian bronzes, another NFT platform bites the dust, and was Michelangelo and Titian’s rivalry real? Hyperallergic January 29, 2026— 4 min read The Venn Diagram of Trump donors and art collectors has a bit more overlap than much of the art world cares to…

  • Nan Goldin’s Battle Against Censorship

    Daily Newsletter Nan Goldin’s Battle Against Censorship Also: Street signs against fascism, Gabrielle Goliath’s lesson in resistance, and how Joan Miró fell in love with America. Hyperallergic January 28, 2026— 4 min read News broke last week that the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) passed on acquiring a work by Nan Goldin after some committee…