Tag: hyperallergic.com
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Artists Pay Tribute to Alex Pretti
Daily Newsletter Artists Pay Tribute to Alex Pretti Artworks in homage to the 37-year-old nurse killed by federal agents, an exhibition of Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot, and remembering Marian Goodman. Hyperallergic January 27, 2026— 3 min read Like many of you, I spent my weekend attempting to process feelings of anger, fear, and disbelief…
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John Yau on Jeff Koons
Daily Newsletter John Yau on Jeff Koons Also: Sprinkler debacle at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Ellen Harvey’s lost places, and a galaxy of armor. Hyperallergic January 26, 2026— 4 min read Have you ever had a “but what does it mean” moment with an artwork? When you wonder if you’re missing something? I had…
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A Somali-American Artist Speaks Out
Daily Newsletter A Somali-American Artist Speaks Out Minnesota art orgs take a stand against ICE, Senate rescues arts funding, and what exactly is the “2016 trend”? Hyperallergic January 23, 2026— 4 min read Amid the savagery of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration — culminating in the killing of Renee Nicole MacklinGood — everyday Americans…
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How to Get Into the Whitney Biennial
Daily Newsletter How to Get Into the Whitney Biennial Queens Museum leader quits, Gabrielle Goliath sues, vintage gay porn as political art, and more. Hyperallergic January 22, 2026— 4 min read Let’s say you’re a US-based artist and you’re dreaming of one day being included in the Whitney Biennial, the pinnacle of market and institutional…
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How to Piss Off Trump
Daily Newsletter How to Piss Off Trump A mysterious public artwork on the National Mall, the Philadelphia Art Museum’s ongoing rebrand debacle, new Louvre heist footage, and Yoko Ono’s relentless positivity. Hyperallergic January 21, 2026— 4 min read Good morning. The latest in a series of mysterious monuments periodically erected on the National Mall has…
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Trump Targets New Deal-Era Art
Daily Newsletter Trump Targets New Deal-Era Art The national myth of Grandma Moses, Lotty Rosenfeld’s radical linework, and how will art institutions evolve in 2026? Hyperallergic January 20, 2026— 4 min read No rest for the wicked, least of all Trump and his cronies. As the administration continues its attacks on culture, the president is…