News

First US Survey of Mexican Artist Teresa Margolles Coming This Fall

MoMA PS1 in NYC will bring together several works at the intersection of grief and violence, often with a focus on the US-Mexico border.

News

Met Gala Boycott Message Projected on Bezos’s Manhattan Penthouse

"All working-class people deserve better than what we're getting,” a former Amazon worker told Hyperallergic ahead of this year’s gala, co-chaired by Jeff Bezos.

Art Review

I’ve Got the Post-Duchamp Blues

MoMA’s Marcel Duchamp show made me long for those simpler times when "eliminating the artist's hand" provided a pathway back to the true self.

Guide

15 Art Shows to See in NYC This May

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye captures quietude, Seydou Keïta documents a revolution, Renée Green compiles an autoethnography, and much more.

News

Venice Biennale Scraps “Golden Lion” Awards as Turmoil Continues

The Biennale said the public will vote on “Visitor Lions” instead, and made it clear that Israel and Russia will be in the running.

News

Trump Border Wall Crews Damage 1,000-Year-Old Native Etching in Arizona

The Las Playas Intaglio likely served as a sacred site for ancestors of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Opinion

What Artists Sign Away

Long consignment periods, moral rights waivers, and opaque "standard" contracts serve the institution more than the artist.

Opportunities

Opportunities in May 2026

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Bennett Prize, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Art Review

Diedrick Brackens’s Tapestries Beckon the Light of Freedom

In this Bay Area artist’s hands, weaving becomes a site of experimentation and refusal.

Community

A View From the Easel

“I like to play with materials that have a history of manipulation.”

Sponsored

Announcement

SMFA at Tufts Presents Passages, the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition

On view from May 5 to 17 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the graduating class and their journeys through worlds visited and imaged.

Interview

Tania Bruguera on Why Today’s Art Must Be Political

Ahead of her performance “Tatlin’s Whisper #6” in Times Square, the artist and activist talks to Hyperallergic about free speech in times of rising authoritarianism.