{"id":1833717,"date":"2026-03-18T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833717"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:35","slug":"islamic-futurism-here-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833717","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Futurism Here and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Islamic Futurism Here and Now<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The future of Islamic art, boycott calls at the Venice Biennale, a guide to New York&#8217;s spring art fairs, and a different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-18\">March 18, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Just because a handful of cruel goons control world politics and wreak havoc upon entire populations and their civilizations doesn&#8217;t mean we should lose hope. If you read our stories today, you&#8217;ll get a healthy reminder that culture is on a path forward, after all. In a nutshell, read about the artists heralding Islamic futurism, NYU contract professors&#8217; fight for better working conditions, another right-wing campaign against a Palestinian artist in Germany, a definitive guide to New York&#8217;s spring art fairs, and a new, different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition. One thing&#8217;s for sure: It&#8217;s not boring out there.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/7.-Infinitelight10-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Zarah Hussain, \u201cInfinite Light\u201d (2025), outdoor light installation in Bradford (image courtesy David Lindsay and Bradford 2025)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"artists-set-islamic-futurism-into-motion\">Artists Set Islamic Futurism Into Motion<\/h3>\n<p>Islamic visual traditions have long made space for realities beyond direct perception, and these artists work in calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making to carry them forward. | Sadaf Padder<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Paat_Announcement-1.jpeg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Meet the First Cohort of Haystack\u2019s Artist Grant Initiative<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Eight artists pushing boundaries in design and materials find support through mentorship and an unrestricted grant award.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/ANGA_No-To-The-Genocide-Pavilion_credit-Matteo-de-Mayda-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A group of art workers, artists, and activists protested outside the Israeli and US pavilions at the 60th Venice Biennale on April 17, 2024. (photo Avedis Hadjian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nearly 200 artists, curators, and staff participating in the 61st Venice Biennale are calling on the event organizers to exclude Israel from this year\u2019s program in a new<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>open letter.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"fair-season\">Fair Season<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/09_RaniaMatar-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Rania Matar\u2019s \u201cRianna (With Mirror)\u201d (2024) (image courtesy the Photography Show organized by AIPAD)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"your-go-to-guide-to-nyc%E2%80%99s-spring-art-fairs\">Your Go-To Guide to NYC\u2019s Spring Art Fairs<\/h3>\n<p>From art-market darlings at Frieze to a show billed \u201cThe Art Fair Mamdani Would Love,\u201d there\u2019s something for everyone this season. | Isa Farfan and Rhea Nayyar<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/1-Hofshi_Cade_Tompkins_Projects_Ephemeral-Passage-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x674\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>May You Live in Interesting Times \u2014 The IFPDA Print Fair Asks, Do Bad Times Really Inspire Great Art?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>This year\u2019s edition brings together over 80 exhibitors presenting works from Francisco Goya to Kara Walker. April 9\u201312 at Park Avenue Armory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/25-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Mary McCartney, \u201cBeing Frida, London\u201d (2000), gicle\u00e9 print (photo Liz Kim\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-canonization-of-frida-kahlo\">The Canonization of Frida Kahlo<\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition blasts apart any crystallized conception of the artist until no easily digestible singular figure emerges. | Liz Kim<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opinion\">Opinion<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/morgenkreis-still-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Still from \u201cMorgenkreis\u201d (2025), dir. Basma al-Sharif, duration: 20 minutes (courtesy Basma al-Sharif)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"when-a-palestinian-artist-asserts-her-own-humanity\">When a Palestinian Artist Asserts Her Own Humanity<\/h3>\n<p>Basma al-Sharif\u2019s screening at Kunstakademie D\u00fcsseldorf was met with threats and a smear campaign, proving the point of her films on separation and displacement. | Adam Broomberg and Michele Faguet<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"i%E2%80%99m-an-nyu-contract-professor-this-is-why-we-plan-to-strike\">I\u2019m an NYU Contract Professor. This Is Why We Plan to Strike.<\/h3>\n<p>For years, NYU\u2019s administrators have casualized the school\u2019s teaching force, many of them artists, by creating a second tier of full-time contract faculty. | David Markus<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>FEATURED OPPORTUNITY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Vilcek Foundation \u2013 2026 Open Call for Grants<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>US-based nonprofits that celebrate immigrants in the arts, sciences, education, or through the provision of social services are invited to apply for grants of $5,000 to $20,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: April 30, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>vilcek.org\/grants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/image-62-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"><figcaption><span>Frida Kahlo, \u201cSelf-Portrait with Cropped Hair (Autorretrato con pelo cortado)\u201d (1940) (Digital Image \u00a9 2025 MoMA, N.Y.; \u00a9 2025 Banco de M\u00e9xico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-friendship-that-transformed-frida-kahlo\">The Friendship That Transformed Frida Kahlo<\/h3>\n<p>The cover of a new book draws you in for Kahlo, but you will stay for Mary Reynolds, the innovative bookbinder and partner of Marcel Duchamp. | Nageen Shaikh<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Islamic Futurism Here and Now<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The future of Islamic art, boycott calls at the Venice Biennale, a guide to New York&#8217;s spring art fairs, and a different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-18\">March 18, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Just because a handful of cruel goons control world politics and wreak havoc upon entire populations and their civilizations doesn&#8217;t mean we should lose hope. If you read our stories today, you&#8217;ll get a healthy reminder that culture is on a path forward, after all. In a nutshell, read about the artists heralding Islamic futurism, NYU contract professors&#8217; fight for better working conditions, another right-wing campaign against a Palestinian artist in Germany, a definitive guide to New York&#8217;s spring art fairs, and a new, different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition. One thing&#8217;s for sure: It&#8217;s not boring out there.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/7.-Infinitelight10-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Zarah Hussain, \u201cInfinite Light\u201d (2025), outdoor light installation in Bradford (image courtesy David Lindsay and Bradford 2025)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"artists-set-islamic-futurism-into-motion\">Artists Set Islamic Futurism Into Motion<\/h3>\n<p>Islamic visual traditions have long made space for realities beyond direct perception, and these artists work in calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making to carry them forward. | Sadaf Padder<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Paat_Announcement-1.jpeg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Meet the First Cohort of Haystack\u2019s Artist Grant Initiative<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Eight artists pushing boundaries in design and materials find support through mentorship and an unrestricted grant award.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/ANGA_No-To-The-Genocide-Pavilion_credit-Matteo-de-Mayda-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A group of art workers, artists, and activists protested outside the Israeli and US pavilions at the 60th Venice Biennale on April 17, 2024. (photo Avedis Hadjian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nearly 200 artists, curators, and staff participating in the 61st Venice Biennale are calling on the event organizers to exclude Israel from this year\u2019s program in a new<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>open letter.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"fair-season\">Fair Season<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/09_RaniaMatar-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Rania Matar\u2019s \u201cRianna (With Mirror)\u201d (2024) (image courtesy the Photography Show organized by AIPAD)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"your-go-to-guide-to-nyc%E2%80%99s-spring-art-fairs\">Your Go-To Guide to NYC\u2019s Spring Art Fairs<\/h3>\n<p>From art-market darlings at Frieze to a show billed \u201cThe Art Fair Mamdani Would Love,\u201d there\u2019s something for everyone this season. | Isa Farfan and Rhea Nayyar<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/1-Hofshi_Cade_Tompkins_Projects_Ephemeral-Passage-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x674\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>May You Live in Interesting Times \u2014 The IFPDA Print Fair Asks, Do Bad Times Really Inspire Great Art?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>This year\u2019s edition brings together over 80 exhibitors presenting works from Francisco Goya to Kara Walker. April 9\u201312 at Park Avenue Armory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/25-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Mary McCartney, \u201cBeing Frida, London\u201d (2000), gicle\u00e9 print (photo Liz Kim\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-canonization-of-frida-kahlo\">The Canonization of Frida Kahlo<\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition blasts apart any crystallized conception of the artist until no easily digestible singular figure emerges. | Liz Kim<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opinion\">Opinion<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/morgenkreis-still-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Still from \u201cMorgenkreis\u201d (2025), dir. Basma al-Sharif, duration: 20 minutes (courtesy Basma al-Sharif)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"when-a-palestinian-artist-asserts-her-own-humanity\">When a Palestinian Artist Asserts Her Own Humanity<\/h3>\n<p>Basma al-Sharif\u2019s screening at Kunstakademie D\u00fcsseldorf was met with threats and a smear campaign, proving the point of her films on separation and displacement. | Adam Broomberg and Michele Faguet<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"i%E2%80%99m-an-nyu-contract-professor-this-is-why-we-plan-to-strike\">I\u2019m an NYU Contract Professor. This Is Why We Plan to Strike.<\/h3>\n<p>For years, NYU\u2019s administrators have casualized the school\u2019s teaching force, many of them artists, by creating a second tier of full-time contract faculty. | David Markus<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>FEATURED OPPORTUNITY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Vilcek Foundation \u2013 2026 Open Call for Grants<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>US-based nonprofits that celebrate immigrants in the arts, sciences, education, or through the provision of social services are invited to apply for grants of $5,000 to $20,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: April 30, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>vilcek.org\/grants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/image-62-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"><figcaption><span>Frida Kahlo, \u201cSelf-Portrait with Cropped Hair (Autorretrato con pelo cortado)\u201d (1940) (Digital Image \u00a9 2025 MoMA, N.Y.; \u00a9 2025 Banco de M\u00e9xico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-friendship-that-transformed-frida-kahlo\">The Friendship That Transformed Frida Kahlo<\/h3>\n<p>The cover of a new book draws you in for Kahlo, but you will stay for Mary Reynolds, the innovative bookbinder and partner of Marcel Duchamp. | Nageen Shaikh<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Just because a handful of cruel goons control world politics and wreak havoc upon entire populations and their civilizations doesn&#8217;t mean we should lose hope. If you read our stories today, you&#8217;ll get a healthy reminder that culture is on a path forward, after all. In a nutshell, read about the artists heralding Islamic futurism, NYU contract professors&#8217; fight for better working conditions, another right-wing campaign against a Palestinian artist in Germany, a definitive guide to New York&#8217;s spring art fairs, and a new, different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition. One thing&#8217;s for sure: It&#8217;s not boring out there.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/7.-Infinitelight10-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Zarah Hussain, \u201cInfinite Light\u201d (2025), outdoor light installation in Bradford (image courtesy David Lindsay and Bradford 2025)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"artists-set-islamic-futurism-into-motion\">Artists Set Islamic Futurism Into Motion<\/h3>\n<p>Islamic visual traditions have long made space for realities beyond direct perception, and these artists work in calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making to carry them forward. | Sadaf Padder<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Paat_Announcement-1.jpeg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Meet the First Cohort of Haystack\u2019s Artist Grant Initiative<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Eight artists pushing boundaries in design and materials find support through mentorship and an unrestricted grant award.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/ANGA_No-To-The-Genocide-Pavilion_credit-Matteo-de-Mayda-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A group of art workers, artists, and activists protested outside the Israeli and US pavilions at the 60th Venice Biennale on April 17, 2024. (photo Avedis Hadjian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nearly 200 artists, curators, and staff participating in the 61st Venice Biennale are calling on the event organizers to exclude Israel from this year\u2019s program in a new<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>open letter.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"fair-season\">Fair Season<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/09_RaniaMatar-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Rania Matar\u2019s \u201cRianna (With Mirror)\u201d (2024) (image courtesy the Photography Show organized by AIPAD)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"your-go-to-guide-to-nyc%E2%80%99s-spring-art-fairs\">Your Go-To Guide to NYC\u2019s Spring Art Fairs<\/h3>\n<p>From art-market darlings at Frieze to a show billed \u201cThe Art Fair Mamdani Would Love,\u201d there\u2019s something for everyone this season. | Isa Farfan and Rhea Nayyar<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/1-Hofshi_Cade_Tompkins_Projects_Ephemeral-Passage-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x674\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>May You Live in Interesting Times \u2014 The IFPDA Print Fair Asks, Do Bad Times Really Inspire Great Art?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>This year\u2019s edition brings together over 80 exhibitors presenting works from Francisco Goya to Kara Walker. April 9\u201312 at Park Avenue Armory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/25-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Mary McCartney, \u201cBeing Frida, London\u201d (2000), gicle\u00e9 print (photo Liz Kim\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-canonization-of-frida-kahlo\">The Canonization of Frida Kahlo<\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition blasts apart any crystallized conception of the artist until no easily digestible singular figure emerges. | Liz Kim<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opinion\">Opinion<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/morgenkreis-still-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Still from \u201cMorgenkreis\u201d (2025), dir. Basma al-Sharif, duration: 20 minutes (courtesy Basma al-Sharif)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"when-a-palestinian-artist-asserts-her-own-humanity\">When a Palestinian Artist Asserts Her Own Humanity<\/h3>\n<p>Basma al-Sharif\u2019s screening at Kunstakademie D\u00fcsseldorf was met with threats and a smear campaign, proving the point of her films on separation and displacement. | Adam Broomberg and Michele Faguet<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"i%E2%80%99m-an-nyu-contract-professor-this-is-why-we-plan-to-strike\">I\u2019m an NYU Contract Professor. This Is Why We Plan to Strike.<\/h3>\n<p>For years, NYU\u2019s administrators have casualized the school\u2019s teaching force, many of them artists, by creating a second tier of full-time contract faculty. | David Markus<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>FEATURED OPPORTUNITY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Vilcek Foundation \u2013 2026 Open Call for Grants<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>US-based nonprofits that celebrate immigrants in the arts, sciences, education, or through the provision of social services are invited to apply for grants of $5,000 to $20,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: April 30, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>vilcek.org\/grants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/image-62-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"><figcaption><span>Frida Kahlo, \u201cSelf-Portrait with Cropped Hair (Autorretrato con pelo cortado)\u201d (1940) (Digital Image \u00a9 2025 MoMA, N.Y.; \u00a9 2025 Banco de M\u00e9xico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-friendship-that-transformed-frida-kahlo\">The Friendship That Transformed Frida Kahlo<\/h3>\n<p>The cover of a new book draws you in for Kahlo, but you will stay for Mary Reynolds, the innovative bookbinder and partner of Marcel Duchamp. | Nageen Shaikh<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/Rawald--K_MFA-Thesis-Spring-2025_cred.-Cary-Whittier.jpg\" alt=\"Pratt\u2019s 2026 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions, on View This Spring\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Pratt\u2019s 2026 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions, on View This Spring<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Pratt Fine Arts is delighted to invite visitors to a two-part show curated by Alessandra G\u00f3mez at Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Pratt Institute<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/Paat_Announcement-1.JPG\" alt=\"Meet the First Cohort of Haystack\u2019s Artist Grant Initiative\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Meet the First Cohort of Haystack\u2019s Artist Grant Initiative<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Eight artists pushing boundaries in design and materials find support through mentorship and an unrestricted grant award. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Haystack Mountain School of Crafts<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/1-Hofshi_Cade_Tompkins_Projects_Ephemeral-Passage-1.jpg\" alt=\"May You Live in Interesting Times \u2014 The IFPDA Print Fair Asks, Do Bad Times Really Inspire Great Art?\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">May You Live in Interesting Times \u2014 The IFPDA Print Fair Asks, Do Bad Times Really Inspire Great Art?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">This year\u2019s edition brings together over 80 exhibitors presenting works from Francisco Goya to Kara Walker. April 9\u201312 at Park Avenue Armory.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">IFPDA<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/PortraitofAlikhanian.jpg\" alt=\"Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian\u2013Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Armenian Arts Council<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/islamic-futurism-here-and-now\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Islamic Futurism Here and Now The future of Islamic art, boycott calls at the Venice Biennale, a guide to New York&#8217;s spring art fairs, and a different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition. Hyperallergic March 18, 2026\u2014 4 min read Just because a handful of cruel goons control world politics and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,69],"class_list":["post-1833717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-hyperallergic-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1833717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1833717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1833717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1833717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}