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…
10 Art Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer
Even the figures in Katsukawa Shunchō’s 1789 woodblock print only buy from independent bookstores! (image public domain via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, edit Shari…
Isaac Julien Returns to the Cutting Room Floor of History
SAN FRANCISCO — Time folds unto itself and reflects historical and contemporary moments that have shaped society in Isaac Julien’s I Dream a World, the…
Art Scholars Pledge to Boycott Columbia University
More than 1,800 academics, including art historians and art professors, have committed to boycotting Columbia University in a March 26 open letter denouncing the school’s…
Organizations Lose Pivotal Grants as DOGE Takes Axe to Humanities Agency
A paid undergraduate internship to train the next generation of museum professionals. A program to educate collections care professionals on climate resilience. Archaeological research at…
Deborah-Joyce Holman’s Quietly Radical Black Femininity
Deborah-Joyce Holman’s “Close-Up” (2024), currently on view at the Swiss Institute, aestheticizes a Black woman’s mundane domestic activities in a moving image work that taps…
Fred Eversley, Sculptor Who Fused Art and Science, Dies at 83
Fred Eversley, who fused art and science to create captivating parabolic sculptures, died on March 14 at the age of 83. A spokesperson for David…