Twenty Years of Life in Chinatown
Picture this: You are a set of clothes hangers strung out on a rooftop clothesline, placed there by a family trying to extend their supply…
Refik Anadol’s Soulless AI Tribute to Leo Messi
Refik Anadol set himself up for failure. For his latest work, the artist best known for his shapeshifting AI installation at the Museum of Modern…
Why Take a Selfie in 2025?
I thought my days of writing about selfies were over. My book The Selfie Generation (2017) had done its job: It chronicled the form’s rise…
20 Must-See Art Shows in New York City This Summer
Summer in the city is an Italian ice from a cart, lounging in the park with a book and a tallboy, taking the scenic route…
Free Clinic Teaches Angelenos How to Repair Damaged Art
LOS ANGELES — Art conservation is usually thought of as a specialized practice that happens behind closed doors — tucked away in museum basements or…
Joiri Minaya Upends the Allure of Exoticization
PHILADELPHIA — In a bucolic corner of the Schuylkill River in southwest Philadelphia sits the oldest continuously operating botanical garden in North America. Bartram’s Garden, named…
Does the Art World Need a New Art Fair in Qatar?
Art Basel announced this week that it will host a new fair in the Qatari capital city of Doha, partnering with the state-operated Qatar Sports…
Frieze New York Is Back to Its Old Ways
“Oh, I looove her!” I hear a woman in a striped suit gush about Belgian artist Ann Veronica Janssens, whose large glass piece “Pinky Sunset…
How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes
At Hyperallergic, we take pride in covering protesting museum workers who take to the streets. But few realize that these workers are taking part in…
What to See in Upstate New York This May
We can interpret the phrase “may day” in two ways: First, as the ancient May Day festival in Europe, which marks the approximate halfway point…