The Art

bg
How the Moomins Showed Us a More Compassionate World 

How the Moomins Showed Us a More Compassionate World 

At the Brooklyn Public Library, an exhibition on queer Finnish artist Tove Jansson's...

bg
10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August 

10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August 

Daniel Giordano’s eccentric installations, Lynne Tobin’s indomitable linework, Brandon...

bg
Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall

Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall

The 34-year-old was found on the sidewalk outside the museum after reportedly jumping...

bg
Ruth Asawa Showed Us the Way to an Artistic Life

Ruth Asawa Showed Us the Way to an Artistic Life

Asawa gracefully wove together many sides — an innovative and singular artist, a...

bg
Trump Gifted Epstein a Lewd Drawing on His Birthday, Report Says

Trump Gifted Epstein a Lewd Drawing on His Birthday, Report...

The sketch of what appears to be a nude woman was included in a leather-bound album...

bg
Member Event: Artists and the Alchemy of Color

Member Event: Artists and the Alchemy of Color

Join us on August 12 for a virtual conversation about paint and pigment-making with...

bg
An Absurd Take on Masahisa Fukase’s Darkness

An Absurd Take on Masahisa Fukase’s Darkness

The ridiculous magical-realist flourish of an anthropomorphic raven cheapens his...

bg
Investing in Access: Art Bridges Supports Museums Nationwide

Investing in Access: Art Bridges Supports Museums Nationwide

How does Art Bridges fund museum projects that move art out of storage and into...

bg
Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: July 2025

Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: July 2025

Charli XCX and Cézanne might have a favorite fruit in common …

bg
Saya Woolfalk Toys With Future Worlds

Saya Woolfalk Toys With Future Worlds

The hybridized energy of Woolfalk's art is infectious; it permeates everything we...

bg
Magali Lara Stitches Together the Personal and Political

Magali Lara Stitches Together the Personal and Political

A survey of work by the pioneering Mexican feminist artist reimagine landscapes...

bg
The Communal Roots of Ben Shahn’s Social Realism

The Communal Roots of Ben Shahn’s Social Realism

The 20th-century artist belonged to a "prophetic community" that resisted oppression.

bg
Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?

Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?

Musk and other conservatives often omit the role of queer soldiers in ancient military...

bg
How “Coldplaygate” Became the Meme of the Summer 

How “Coldplaygate” Became the Meme of the Summer 

The clip of a CEO and an HR staffer who got caught canoodling on the Jumbotron has...

bg
Met Museum Announces Highest Attendance Numbers Since 2019 

Met Museum Announces Highest Attendance Numbers Since 2019 

Two exhibitions alone accounted for more than half a million visitors in the last...

bg
Bidding Adieu to Art Deco’s Democratic Dream

Bidding Adieu to Art Deco’s Democratic Dream

A century later, the decline of the movement represents the death of the grand designs...