2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (199+ words) Self said the figure is “not an idol to venerate or a historical figure to commemorate,” but rather “an everyday woman like the many who occupy the square daily.” LONDON — Tschabalala Self’s “Lady in Blue” was unveiled today as the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (171+ words) "Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?)" is on until November 15, 2026. OCAD University presents Canada's Pavilion at the 2026 Gwangju Biennale with the exhibition, Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?). The exhibition, which opened September 5, is curated by…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (262+ words) A recent history of “disco balls” and its precursors; plus, Ed Simon on why we should be alarmed about Lonnie Bunch’s resignation. Also today, Ed Simon sounds the alarm about Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch's resignation. The museum leader dedicated his…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (312+ words) Two thieves carried out an early-morning raid on the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday, taking off with two of the four paintings they targeted. Renoir's “Madame Colonna Romano” and “Jeune femme au puits" (both images via Wikimedia Commons, CC…...

5+ day, 39+ min ago   (495+ words) Plus, artists on feeling deceived by a widely advertised summer residency that lured them in and never materialized. The autumnal equinox isn’t for a few weeks, but we’re officially marking the start of another seasonal shift on the calendar: art-world…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (865+ words) While visiting the Lebanese mountain town Dhour El Choueir, I couldn't shake off a painting and a poem I had translated two decades earlier. Six years ago, on August 4, 2020, a massive explosion at the Port of Beirut killed more than…...

6+ day, 22+ min ago   (170+ words) The largely undocumented Latin American women of New York’s “costureros,” or needlework circles, are creating a countermap to archive the stories of their lives. This article is part of a series focusing on underrepresented craft histories, researched and written by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (493+ words) Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Gulf Coast Journal, the Harry Ransom Center, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Vermont Studio Center, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. Hyperallergic’s monthly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (92+ words) The painter reconciles modernist conventions like the grid with one-point perspective, creating something fresh and entirely her own. The artist's sixth solo exhibition at Castle Hill will open to the public on September 8, 2026. Learn more about the graduate degrees offered…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (102+ words) With two contradictory briefs — to both decenter Europe and show Bruges’s centrality in international networks — an exhibition on the Belgian city is already off to a bumpy start. The artist's sixth solo exhibition at Castle Hill will open to the…...