Should We See Peter Hujar’s Contact Sheets?
Though not made for public consumption, the darkroom work prints reveal his portraits as excerpts of a conversation, rather than memories snatched from the ether.
The Album Art Music Left Behind
Two projects examine the visual art and design that shape our perception of music, from Raymond Pettibon’s Foo Fighters record covers to the ephemera of bygone bands.
An Artist Duo’s Haven of Synthetic Hair
Merryn Omotayo Alaka and Sam Frésquez steamed, cut, and sewed together lengths of hair by hand to create an ecosystem of biomorphic sculptures.
Affective Decor and Craftsmanship Transform Family Memories into Art
Artisan Camila Godinho unites motherhood and design to create personalized pieces at CG Ateliê, transforming a career transition into an affective business. The Career Transition to the First Steps in…
Where Is Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara?
The Cuban artist's whereabouts remain unknown, as do his fate and that of more than 800 political prisoners on the island.
What Carmen Maria Machado Wants You to Know About Power
The author and memoirist spoke to Hyperallergic about curating the work of Cuban painter Rocío García, whose characters linger in the space where power and pleasure meet.
Contemporary Sculpture Unites Architecture and Spirituality
Architect Dani Rezende launches the artwork Manto de Maria, exploring deconstructed materialization in ceramics. The Intersection Between Spatial Design and Deconstructed Materialization In the landscape of contemporary Brazilian art, the…
Suspects Shed Light on “Mastermind” Behind Louvre Heist
One of the two men told investigators that the person who allegedly hired them for the job “thought we could have taken more.”
A People’s History of Mount Rushmore
Eight art books reframe America 250 and stock photography in the age of AI.