{"id":1930821,"date":"2026-05-12T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930821"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:00:18","slug":"wtf-is-an-a-corp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930821","title":{"rendered":"WTF Is an \u201cA-Corp\u201d?"},"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\">WTF Is an \u201cA-Corp\u201d?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Hyperallergic wins a journalism award, hilarious new protest art against Trump, and should you start an Artist Corporation? <\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/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=\"2026-05-12\">May 12, 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>Good news: Hyperallergic has just received another journalism award. Noah Fischer&#8217;s comic \u201cProspect Heights Ghost Story,\u201d published last year in collaboration with the Economic Hardship Project (EHRP), won a 2026 New York Press Club Award. Congrats to Noah and big thanks to Alissa Quart from EHRP for the successful collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Today in the news, anti-Trump guerrilla protest art in DC keeps getting more creative. The latest is an arcade game that lets you choose between ordering a Diet Coke or invading Iran. It&#8217;s satire at its finest.<\/p>\n<p>Also in this edition: The Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood emerges as the city&#8217;s new art hotspot, a peek inside Mozart&#8217;s life, and Michael Glover on the religious paintings of Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n, aka the &#8220;Caravaggio of Spain.&#8221; Plus, Paddy Johnson explains what on earth an &#8220;A-Corp&#8221; is, and whether you should start one.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/a-corp_2-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>Have you registered your \u201cA-Corp\u201d already? (edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-wtf-is-an-a-corp\">Art Problems: WTF Is an A-Corp?<\/h3>\n<p>What exactly is an Artist Corporation, and should you start one? Paddy Johnson has your back.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Mary-Sully-render_edit-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x628\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Mary Sully at James Cohan\u2019s 52 Walker Street Gallery<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>James Cohan presents an exhibition by Mary Sully, opening May 15. In the late 1920s, Sully began a series of inventive drawings, each portraying a celebrity. Mixing both representative and abstract elements with patterning, the artist merged her knowledge of modern art and design with Native American forms to create dazzling works.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/biennale-news-2.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale closed on May 8 as part of cultural workers\u2019 strike for Palestine. (photo Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>As the Venice Biennale opened its doors to the public, almost half of the artists in the international exhibition plus 22 national pavilions issued their withdrawal from awards consideration in solidarity with the jury\u2019s resignation.<\/li>\n<li>As Somalia\u2019s first-ever national pavilion debuts at the 61st Venice Biennale, some local cultural organizations say they were not \u201cmeaningfully consulted\u201d or \u201cincluded\u201d in the selection process for the exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>Three arcade cabinets appeared at the DC War Memorial, inviting visitors to play \u201cOperation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell,\u201d which mirrors the White House\u2019s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel\u2019s prolonged war on Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"artists-up-close\">Artists Up Close<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Zurbar--n.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n, \u201cVirgin and Child with Infant St John the Baptist\u201d (1658)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"did-zurbar%C3%A1n-believe-what-he-painted\">Did Zurbar\u00e1n Believe What He Painted?<\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition about the Spanish painter in London made me ponder whether belief actually makes a difference in how well you paint. | Michael Glover<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-did-mozarts-life-look-like\">What Did Mozart&#8217;s Life Look Like?  <\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition at the Morgan Library guides visitors through the life and career of the virtuoso via art and well-preserved ephemera. | Greta Rainbow<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sophia-rivera%E2%80%99s-mythology-of-everyday-new-york\">Sophia Rivera\u2019s Mythology of Everyday New York<\/h3>\n<p>Her photos are unresolvable, driving the viewer through wonder, horror, and laughter without necessarily leading one to acceptance. | Julia Curl <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ridgewood%E2%80%99s-thriving-art-scene-steps-out-of-bushwick%E2%80%99s-shadow\">Ridgewood\u2019s Thriving Art Scene Steps Out of Bushwick\u2019s Shadow<\/h3>\n<p>Ridgewood Open Studios drew hundreds to explore hidden alcoves in converted factories, basement spaces teeming with sculptures, and printmaking workshops in playgrounds. | Aaron Short<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/rising-up-ad-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>Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Featuring works from antiquity to today, the exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the Rocky statue and its impact on the city\u2019s culture, community, and public art.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"memorable-moment\">Memorable Moment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Hyperallergic-Seagull-Newsletter-Post.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/prospect-heights-story.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-prospect-heights-ghost-story\">A Prospect Heights Ghost Story<\/h3>\n<p>The final part of our NYC Housing Stories series focused on its creator, who was displaced from his Brooklyn brownstone. | Noah Fischer<\/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\">WTF Is an \u201cA-Corp\u201d?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Hyperallergic wins a journalism award, hilarious new protest art against Trump, and should you start an Artist Corporation? <\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/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=\"2026-05-12\">May 12, 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>Good news: Hyperallergic has just received another journalism award. Noah Fischer&#8217;s comic \u201cProspect Heights Ghost Story,\u201d published last year in collaboration with the Economic Hardship Project (EHRP), won a 2026 New York Press Club Award. Congrats to Noah and big thanks to Alissa Quart from EHRP for the successful collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Today in the news, anti-Trump guerrilla protest art in DC keeps getting more creative. The latest is an arcade game that lets you choose between ordering a Diet Coke or invading Iran. It&#8217;s satire at its finest.<\/p>\n<p>Also in this edition: The Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood emerges as the city&#8217;s new art hotspot, a peek inside Mozart&#8217;s life, and Michael Glover on the religious paintings of Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n, aka the &#8220;Caravaggio of Spain.&#8221; Plus, Paddy Johnson explains what on earth an &#8220;A-Corp&#8221; is, and whether you should start one.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/a-corp_2-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>Have you registered your \u201cA-Corp\u201d already? (edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-wtf-is-an-a-corp\">Art Problems: WTF Is an A-Corp?<\/h3>\n<p>What exactly is an Artist Corporation, and should you start one? Paddy Johnson has your back.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Mary-Sully-render_edit-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x628\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Mary Sully at James Cohan\u2019s 52 Walker Street Gallery<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>James Cohan presents an exhibition by Mary Sully, opening May 15. In the late 1920s, Sully began a series of inventive drawings, each portraying a celebrity. Mixing both representative and abstract elements with patterning, the artist merged her knowledge of modern art and design with Native American forms to create dazzling works.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/biennale-news-2.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale closed on May 8 as part of cultural workers\u2019 strike for Palestine. (photo Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>As the Venice Biennale opened its doors to the public, almost half of the artists in the international exhibition plus 22 national pavilions issued their withdrawal from awards consideration in solidarity with the jury\u2019s resignation.<\/li>\n<li>As Somalia\u2019s first-ever national pavilion debuts at the 61st Venice Biennale, some local cultural organizations say they were not \u201cmeaningfully consulted\u201d or \u201cincluded\u201d in the selection process for the exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>Three arcade cabinets appeared at the DC War Memorial, inviting visitors to play \u201cOperation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell,\u201d which mirrors the White House\u2019s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel\u2019s prolonged war on Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"artists-up-close\">Artists Up Close<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Zurbar--n.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n, \u201cVirgin and Child with Infant St John the Baptist\u201d (1658)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"did-zurbar%C3%A1n-believe-what-he-painted\">Did Zurbar\u00e1n Believe What He Painted?<\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition about the Spanish painter in London made me ponder whether belief actually makes a difference in how well you paint. | Michael Glover<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-did-mozarts-life-look-like\">What Did Mozart&#8217;s Life Look Like?  <\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition at the Morgan Library guides visitors through the life and career of the virtuoso via art and well-preserved ephemera. | Greta Rainbow<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sophia-rivera%E2%80%99s-mythology-of-everyday-new-york\">Sophia Rivera\u2019s Mythology of Everyday New York<\/h3>\n<p>Her photos are unresolvable, driving the viewer through wonder, horror, and laughter without necessarily leading one to acceptance. | Julia Curl <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ridgewood%E2%80%99s-thriving-art-scene-steps-out-of-bushwick%E2%80%99s-shadow\">Ridgewood\u2019s Thriving Art Scene Steps Out of Bushwick\u2019s Shadow<\/h3>\n<p>Ridgewood Open Studios drew hundreds to explore hidden alcoves in converted factories, basement spaces teeming with sculptures, and printmaking workshops in playgrounds. | Aaron Short<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/rising-up-ad-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>Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Featuring works from antiquity to today, the exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the Rocky statue and its impact on the city\u2019s culture, community, and public art.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"memorable-moment\">Memorable Moment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Hyperallergic-Seagull-Newsletter-Post.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/prospect-heights-story.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-prospect-heights-ghost-story\">A Prospect Heights Ghost Story<\/h3>\n<p>The final part of our NYC Housing Stories series focused on its creator, who was displaced from his Brooklyn brownstone. | Noah Fischer<\/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>Good news: Hyperallergic has just received another journalism award. Noah Fischer&#8217;s comic \u201cProspect Heights Ghost Story,\u201d published last year in collaboration with the Economic Hardship Project (EHRP), won a 2026 New York Press Club Award. Congrats to Noah and big thanks to Alissa Quart from EHRP for the successful collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Today in the news, anti-Trump guerrilla protest art in DC keeps getting more creative. The latest is an arcade game that lets you choose between ordering a Diet Coke or invading Iran. It&#8217;s satire at its finest.<\/p>\n<p>Also in this edition: The Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood emerges as the city&#8217;s new art hotspot, a peek inside Mozart&#8217;s life, and Michael Glover on the religious paintings of Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n, aka the &#8220;Caravaggio of Spain.&#8221; Plus, Paddy Johnson explains what on earth an &#8220;A-Corp&#8221; is, and whether you should start one.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/a-corp_2-3.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>Have you registered your \u201cA-Corp\u201d already? (edit Shari Flores\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-wtf-is-an-a-corp\">Art Problems: WTF Is an A-Corp?<\/h3>\n<p>What exactly is an Artist Corporation, and should you start one? Paddy Johnson has your back.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Mary-Sully-render_edit-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x628\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Mary Sully at James Cohan\u2019s 52 Walker Street Gallery<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>James Cohan presents an exhibition by Mary Sully, opening May 15. In the late 1920s, Sully began a series of inventive drawings, each portraying a celebrity. Mixing both representative and abstract elements with patterning, the artist merged her knowledge of modern art and design with Native American forms to create dazzling works.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/biennale-news-2.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>The Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale closed on May 8 as part of cultural workers\u2019 strike for Palestine. (photo Hrag Vartanian\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>As the Venice Biennale opened its doors to the public, almost half of the artists in the international exhibition plus 22 national pavilions issued their withdrawal from awards consideration in solidarity with the jury\u2019s resignation.<\/li>\n<li>As Somalia\u2019s first-ever national pavilion debuts at the 61st Venice Biennale, some local cultural organizations say they were not \u201cmeaningfully consulted\u201d or \u201cincluded\u201d in the selection process for the exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>Three arcade cabinets appeared at the DC War Memorial, inviting visitors to play \u201cOperation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell,\u201d which mirrors the White House\u2019s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel\u2019s prolonged war on Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"artists-up-close\">Artists Up Close<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Zurbar--n.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n, \u201cVirgin and Child with Infant St John the Baptist\u201d (1658)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"did-zurbar%C3%A1n-believe-what-he-painted\">Did Zurbar\u00e1n Believe What He Painted?<\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition about the Spanish painter in London made me ponder whether belief actually makes a difference in how well you paint. | Michael Glover<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-did-mozarts-life-look-like\">What Did Mozart&#8217;s Life Look Like?  <\/h3>\n<p>An exhibition at the Morgan Library guides visitors through the life and career of the virtuoso via art and well-preserved ephemera. | Greta Rainbow<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sophia-rivera%E2%80%99s-mythology-of-everyday-new-york\">Sophia Rivera\u2019s Mythology of Everyday New York<\/h3>\n<p>Her photos are unresolvable, driving the viewer through wonder, horror, and laughter without necessarily leading one to acceptance. | Julia Curl <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ridgewood%E2%80%99s-thriving-art-scene-steps-out-of-bushwick%E2%80%99s-shadow\">Ridgewood\u2019s Thriving Art Scene Steps Out of Bushwick\u2019s Shadow<\/h3>\n<p>Ridgewood Open Studios drew hundreds to explore hidden alcoves in converted factories, basement spaces teeming with sculptures, and printmaking workshops in playgrounds. | Aaron Short<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/rising-up-ad-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>Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Featuring works from antiquity to today, the exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the Rocky statue and its impact on the city\u2019s culture, community, and public art.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"memorable-moment\">Memorable Moment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Hyperallergic-Seagull-Newsletter-Post.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/prospect-heights-story.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-prospect-heights-ghost-story\">A Prospect Heights Ghost Story<\/h3>\n<p>The final part of our NYC Housing Stories series focused on its creator, who was displaced from his Brooklyn brownstone. | Noah Fischer<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/05\/screen-melancholy.png\" alt=\"Taiwan Presents \u201cScreen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan\u201d at the Venice Biennale\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Taiwan Presents \u201cScreen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan\u201d at the Venice Biennale<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Presented by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Taiwan Collateral Event transforms the space into a dynamic stage at the Palazzo delle Prigioni.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/05\/Kagan_Michelangelo-s-Adam_2025_LKMG.jpg\" alt=\"Steel And Shadows Converge in \u201cLarry Kagan: Men\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Steel And Shadows Converge in \u201cLarry Kagan: Men\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Opening May 9 at Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City, this exhibition invites viewers to reconsider sculpture and perception.  <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Louis K. Meisel Gallery<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/JemmaByun_SelfPortrait.jpg\" alt=\"SMFA at Tufts Presents Passages, the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">SMFA at Tufts Presents Passages, the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">On view from May 5 to 17 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the graduating class and their journeys through worlds visited and imaged. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">SMFA at Tufts<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/CongressVotingIndependence1856x1350.jpg\" alt=\"Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">This exhibition at Morven Museum &amp; Garden in Princeton examines the lives of the Declaration\u2019s signers, and those they enslaved, through over 100 historic artifacts.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Morven Museum &amp; Garden<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/wtf-is-an-a-corp\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter WTF Is an \u201cA-Corp\u201d? 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