{"id":1841678,"date":"2026-03-23T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1841678"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:00:37","slug":"whitney-biennial-shies-from-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1841678","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Biennial Shies From the Moment"},"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\">Whitney Biennial Shies From the Moment<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\"> Our editor-in-chief&#8217;s thoughts about the Whitney Biennial, John Yau remembers Thaddeus Mosley, the fallout from the allegations against Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, and more.<\/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=\"2026-03-23\">March 23, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Now that the opening fanfare has died down on the Whitney Biennial, the dust largely settled, we can look at the exhibition with a clear gaze \u2014\u00a0and an eye toward history. How will this biennial be remembered? <em>Will <\/em>it be remembered?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition is muted, somber, moody \u2014\u00a0frightened, <em>Hyperallergic<\/em>\u2019s editor-in-chief Hakim Bishara argues. \u201cBarring a few exceptions,\u201d he writes, \u201cI got the sense that the Whitney Biennial is hiding from the world today instead of reflecting on it.\u201d Read his review below.<\/p>\n<p>Also today: John Yau remembers Thaddeus Mosley, Israel moves to ban NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji, artists grapple with sexual abuse allegations against labor leader Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, and our art tarotscope for the spring equinox. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/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\/faint-hearted-biennial-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Jordan Strafer, <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">TALK SHOW<\/em><\/i><span> (2026) (photo Hakim Bishara\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-whitney-biennial-is-for-the-faint-hearted\">The Whitney Biennial Is for the Faint-Hearted<\/h3>\n<p>I got the sense that this biennial is hiding from the world today instead of reflecting on it. | Hakim Bishara<\/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\/5-2.png\" 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>Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/TM_Archival11-copy_-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Thaddeus Mosley in 1957. (courtesy Karma and the estate of Thaddeus Mosley) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"why-i-wanted-to-meet-thaddeus-mosley\">Why I Wanted to Meet Thaddeus Mosley<\/h3>\n<p>His work had everything to do with what it means to be an artist and member of a community. He was a model for us. | John Yau <\/p>\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\/LaloAlcaraz-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\"><figcaption><span>Lalo Alcaraz, \u201cPainting Out Cesar\u201d (2026) (image courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>In the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against labor leader Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, Latine artists and cultural institutions are facing a moment of reckoning, perhaps most deeply felt in California, where Ch\u00e1vez lived and worked.<\/li>\n<li>Israel\u2019s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has reportedly moved to ban artist and NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji from entering the country.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/RS30297_20250415_BACON_Q2A2522-1.jpg\" 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>VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The two-part exhibition features the work of 28 MFA candidates across several disciplines in Fine Art and Design. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"features\">Features<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/newmuseum6-1-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Fourth-four gallery installation view of <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">New Humans: Memories of the Future <\/em><\/i><span>(photo Valentina Di Liscia\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"what%E2%80%99s-so-new-about-the-new-museum-building\">What\u2019s So New About the New Museum Building?<\/h3>\n<p>The Lower East Side institution\u2019s OMA-designed, $82 million expansion debuted this week to mixed reviews. | Aaron Short<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"new-ways-of-seeing-at-the-outsider-art-fair\">New Ways of Seeing at the Outsider Art Fair<\/h3>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition proves that the key to viewing work by so-called \u201cautodidact\u201d artists is recognizing its capacity and merit as equal to all other art forms. | Bryan Martin<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"the-season-ahead\">The Season Ahead<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/sevenofstones--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Detail from the Seven of Stones card from the Mixed Signals tarot deck by M Eilo (courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic%E2%80%99s-art-tarotscope-for-the-spring-equinox\">Hyperallergic\u2019s Art Tarotscope for the Spring Equinox<\/h3>\n<p>The Earth\u2019s orbit around the sun continues unabated, reminding us that nothing is permanent, neither darkness nor light. | AX Mina<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"spring-in-nyc\">Spring in NYC<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/art6145_Detail.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Claudia Opim\u00ed Vaca, \u201cBajo el toborochi (Under the toborochi)\u201d (2025), cogon fabric embroidered using an appliqu\u00e9 technique from the Tajibo community of the Bolivian Amazon (photo courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic-spring-2026-new-york-art-guide\">Hyperallergic Spring 2026 New York Art Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The gleeful subversiveness of Duchamp at MoMA, the first major US show on Raphael at The Met, and exhibitions on spirituality, the body, fashion, and more.<\/p>\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\">Whitney Biennial Shies From the Moment<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\"> Our editor-in-chief&#8217;s thoughts about the Whitney Biennial, John Yau remembers Thaddeus Mosley, the fallout from the allegations against Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, and more.<\/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=\"2026-03-23\">March 23, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Now that the opening fanfare has died down on the Whitney Biennial, the dust largely settled, we can look at the exhibition with a clear gaze \u2014\u00a0and an eye toward history. How will this biennial be remembered? <em>Will <\/em>it be remembered?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition is muted, somber, moody \u2014\u00a0frightened, <em>Hyperallergic<\/em>\u2019s editor-in-chief Hakim Bishara argues. \u201cBarring a few exceptions,\u201d he writes, \u201cI got the sense that the Whitney Biennial is hiding from the world today instead of reflecting on it.\u201d Read his review below.<\/p>\n<p>Also today: John Yau remembers Thaddeus Mosley, Israel moves to ban NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji, artists grapple with sexual abuse allegations against labor leader Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, and our art tarotscope for the spring equinox. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/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\/faint-hearted-biennial-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Jordan Strafer, <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">TALK SHOW<\/em><\/i><span> (2026) (photo Hakim Bishara\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-whitney-biennial-is-for-the-faint-hearted\">The Whitney Biennial Is for the Faint-Hearted<\/h3>\n<p>I got the sense that this biennial is hiding from the world today instead of reflecting on it. | Hakim Bishara<\/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\/5-2.png\" 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>Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/TM_Archival11-copy_-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Thaddeus Mosley in 1957. (courtesy Karma and the estate of Thaddeus Mosley) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"why-i-wanted-to-meet-thaddeus-mosley\">Why I Wanted to Meet Thaddeus Mosley<\/h3>\n<p>His work had everything to do with what it means to be an artist and member of a community. He was a model for us. | John Yau <\/p>\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\/LaloAlcaraz-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\"><figcaption><span>Lalo Alcaraz, \u201cPainting Out Cesar\u201d (2026) (image courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>In the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against labor leader Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, Latine artists and cultural institutions are facing a moment of reckoning, perhaps most deeply felt in California, where Ch\u00e1vez lived and worked.<\/li>\n<li>Israel\u2019s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has reportedly moved to ban artist and NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji from entering the country.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/RS30297_20250415_BACON_Q2A2522-1.jpg\" 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>VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The two-part exhibition features the work of 28 MFA candidates across several disciplines in Fine Art and Design. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"features\">Features<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/newmuseum6-1-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Fourth-four gallery installation view of <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">New Humans: Memories of the Future <\/em><\/i><span>(photo Valentina Di Liscia\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"what%E2%80%99s-so-new-about-the-new-museum-building\">What\u2019s So New About the New Museum Building?<\/h3>\n<p>The Lower East Side institution\u2019s OMA-designed, $82 million expansion debuted this week to mixed reviews. | Aaron Short<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"new-ways-of-seeing-at-the-outsider-art-fair\">New Ways of Seeing at the Outsider Art Fair<\/h3>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition proves that the key to viewing work by so-called \u201cautodidact\u201d artists is recognizing its capacity and merit as equal to all other art forms. | Bryan Martin<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"the-season-ahead\">The Season Ahead<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/sevenofstones--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Detail from the Seven of Stones card from the Mixed Signals tarot deck by M Eilo (courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic%E2%80%99s-art-tarotscope-for-the-spring-equinox\">Hyperallergic\u2019s Art Tarotscope for the Spring Equinox<\/h3>\n<p>The Earth\u2019s orbit around the sun continues unabated, reminding us that nothing is permanent, neither darkness nor light. | AX Mina<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"spring-in-nyc\">Spring in NYC<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/art6145_Detail.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Claudia Opim\u00ed Vaca, \u201cBajo el toborochi (Under the toborochi)\u201d (2025), cogon fabric embroidered using an appliqu\u00e9 technique from the Tajibo community of the Bolivian Amazon (photo courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic-spring-2026-new-york-art-guide\">Hyperallergic Spring 2026 New York Art Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The gleeful subversiveness of Duchamp at MoMA, the first major US show on Raphael at The Met, and exhibitions on spirituality, the body, fashion, and more.<\/p>\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>Now that the opening fanfare has died down on the Whitney Biennial, the dust largely settled, we can look at the exhibition with a clear gaze \u2014\u00a0and an eye toward history. How will this biennial be remembered? <em>Will <\/em>it be remembered?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition is muted, somber, moody \u2014\u00a0frightened, <em>Hyperallergic<\/em>\u2019s editor-in-chief Hakim Bishara argues. \u201cBarring a few exceptions,\u201d he writes, \u201cI got the sense that the Whitney Biennial is hiding from the world today instead of reflecting on it.\u201d Read his review below.<\/p>\n<p>Also today: John Yau remembers Thaddeus Mosley, Israel moves to ban NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji, artists grapple with sexual abuse allegations against labor leader Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, and our art tarotscope for the spring equinox. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/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\/faint-hearted-biennial-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Jordan Strafer, <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">TALK SHOW<\/em><\/i><span> (2026) (photo Hakim Bishara\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-whitney-biennial-is-for-the-faint-hearted\">The Whitney Biennial Is for the Faint-Hearted<\/h3>\n<p>I got the sense that this biennial is hiding from the world today instead of reflecting on it. | Hakim Bishara<\/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\/5-2.png\" 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>Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/TM_Archival11-copy_-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Thaddeus Mosley in 1957. (courtesy Karma and the estate of Thaddeus Mosley) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"why-i-wanted-to-meet-thaddeus-mosley\">Why I Wanted to Meet Thaddeus Mosley<\/h3>\n<p>His work had everything to do with what it means to be an artist and member of a community. He was a model for us. | John Yau <\/p>\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\/LaloAlcaraz-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\"><figcaption><span>Lalo Alcaraz, \u201cPainting Out Cesar\u201d (2026) (image courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>In the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against labor leader Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, Latine artists and cultural institutions are facing a moment of reckoning, perhaps most deeply felt in California, where Ch\u00e1vez lived and worked.<\/li>\n<li>Israel\u2019s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has reportedly moved to ban artist and NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji from entering the country.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/RS30297_20250415_BACON_Q2A2522-1.jpg\" 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>VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The two-part exhibition features the work of 28 MFA candidates across several disciplines in Fine Art and Design. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"features\">Features<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/newmuseum6-1-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Fourth-four gallery installation view of <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">New Humans: Memories of the Future <\/em><\/i><span>(photo Valentina Di Liscia\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"what%E2%80%99s-so-new-about-the-new-museum-building\">What\u2019s So New About the New Museum Building?<\/h3>\n<p>The Lower East Side institution\u2019s OMA-designed, $82 million expansion debuted this week to mixed reviews. | Aaron Short<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"new-ways-of-seeing-at-the-outsider-art-fair\">New Ways of Seeing at the Outsider Art Fair<\/h3>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition proves that the key to viewing work by so-called \u201cautodidact\u201d artists is recognizing its capacity and merit as equal to all other art forms. | Bryan Martin<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"the-season-ahead\">The Season Ahead<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/sevenofstones--1-.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Detail from the Seven of Stones card from the Mixed Signals tarot deck by M Eilo (courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic%E2%80%99s-art-tarotscope-for-the-spring-equinox\">Hyperallergic\u2019s Art Tarotscope for the Spring Equinox<\/h3>\n<p>The Earth\u2019s orbit around the sun continues unabated, reminding us that nothing is permanent, neither darkness nor light. | AX Mina<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"spring-in-nyc\">Spring in NYC<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/art6145_Detail.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Claudia Opim\u00ed Vaca, \u201cBajo el toborochi (Under the toborochi)\u201d (2025), cogon fabric embroidered using an appliqu\u00e9 technique from the Tajibo community of the Bolivian Amazon (photo courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"hyperallergic-spring-2026-new-york-art-guide\">Hyperallergic Spring 2026 New York Art Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The gleeful subversiveness of Duchamp at MoMA, the first major US show on Raphael at The Met, and exhibitions on spirituality, the body, fashion, and more.<\/p>\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\/5.png\" alt=\"Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Vilcek Foundation<\/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\/RS30297_20250415_BACON_Q2A2522.jpg\" alt=\"VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The two-part exhibition features the work of 28 MFA candidates across several disciplines in Fine Art and Design. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUarts)<\/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\/Sore-Throat--2023---Detail--by-Bugarin---Castle.-Film.-Courtesy-the-artists-1.png\" alt=\"CONDUCTOR Is New York\u2019s First Art Fair Committed to the Global Majority\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">CONDUCTOR Is New York\u2019s First Art Fair Committed to the Global Majority<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">From April 30 to May 3, discover 27 galleries and 17 special projects spotlighting artists from across the world at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Powerhouse Arts<\/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\/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<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/whitney-biennial-shies-from-the-moment\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Whitney Biennial Shies From the Moment Our editor-in-chief&#8217;s thoughts about the Whitney Biennial, John Yau remembers Thaddeus Mosley, the fallout from the allegations against Cesar Ch\u00e1vez, and more. 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