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At the Armory Show, First-Time Artists Steal the Spotlight

At the Armory Show, First-Time Artists Steal the Spotlight

Calling Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka’s solo presentation at the Armory Show a “booth” feels somehow wrong, like a reduction of the
Marian Spore Bush Was Nobody’s “Visionary Artist”

Marian Spore Bush Was Nobody’s “Visionary Artist”

“Who was Marian Spore Bush?” The question begins an essay by Bob Nickas, who curated the exhibition Marian Spore Bush:
Art Dealers Get Candid Ahead of the Armory Show

Art Dealers Get Candid Ahead of the Armory Show

Joe Amrhein and Susan Swenson were going to sit out the Armory Show this fall for the first time in
Adrift in Betye Saar’s Crepuscular Dreamscape

Adrift in Betye Saar’s Crepuscular Dreamscape

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Standing in the gallery of Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight, you are bathed in oceanic, cobalt blue
Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List

Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian

Rigoberto A. González, “Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas” (2020) was among the artworks targeted in a statement
It’s Time to Rethink the 50/50 Split With Art Galleries

It’s Time to Rethink the 50/50 Split With Art Galleries

Why should the creator of the artwork only get 50%? (edit Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic) August is when the capitalist parts
Hyperallergic Fall 2025 New York Art Guide

Hyperallergic Fall 2025 New York Art Guide

Wake up, New York — it’s that time of year again! Fall is almost here, that sweet spot between the summer
40-Year-Old David Wojnarowicz Mural Resurfaces, Only to Be Hidden Again

40-Year-Old David Wojnarowicz Mural Resurfaces, Only to Be Hidden Again

“Hey, there’s some kind of painting there on that wall!” The Kentucky architect Moseley Putney remembers the precise moment in
Trump Wants “American Exceptionalism” at the Smithsonian. Will He Get It?

Trump Wants “American Exceptionalism” at the Smithsonian. Will He Get

The Trump administration will begin a “comprehensive internal review” of the Smithsonian Institution, including an examination of exhibitions, curatorial processes,
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