Beer With a Painter: Samia Halaby
At her longtime studio in Tribeca, the Palestinian-American painter discussed her experimentation with color and how she “accidentally stepped into abstraction.”
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.
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.
An Art Fair for the “Global Majority” Debuts in Brooklyn
Conductor Art Fair at Powerhouse Arts seeks to represent the underrepresented, with some notable overlap with next week’s Venice Biennale.
Historic Monument Honors New York’s First Arabic-Speaking Community
The public artwork celebrates the literary legacy of the city's storied "Little Syria."
Frida-Mania Hits MoMA
A collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera’s costume designer, this exhibition is an irresistible marketing opportunity at best.
New School Faculty React to Plans to Lay Off 15% of Workforce
"There's an air of anxiety," Carrie Hawks, an assistant professor of illustration, told Hyperallergic of the newly announced cuts.
Beacons in a Grim World
In concurrent exhibitions by Kevin McNamee-Tweed and Tajh Rust, we find two artists who keep looking and discovering, despite dark circumstances.
NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
Part I: April 1–18, Part II: May 6–23. On view at 80WSE Gallery in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Remembering Asher Remy-Toledo, Media Art Luminary
The Colombian-born cultural producer, who died in February at age 62, cultivated community and experimentation for New York City artists, including me.