A People’s History of Mount Rushmore
Eight art books reframe America 250 and stock photography in the age of AI.
A Convicted Antiquities Dealer’s Web
Phoenix Ancient Art funneled objects of shaky provenance into dozens of museums. Why are many of them still there?
Magritte, Constable, Trump’s Smithsonian Wrath
Decoding the Surrealist motifs of a World Cup jersey, inhabiting the world of Gertrude Abercrombie, and Hyperallergic wins a Society of Professional Journalists award!
Who Asked for an AI Art Museum?
Plus, a child punctures a Magritte in Israel, and Nayland Blake speaks with Hyperallergic about eroticism, play, and the role of the artist.
Carmen Maria Machado on Power
Plus, the largest survey of Arthur Jafa’s work is coming to New York.
May You Live in Less Interesting Times
Resignations at the Venice Biennale, the fall of the art school, Édouard Glissant’s art collection, Tania Bruguera on political art, and much more.
Venice Biennale Jury Resigns
The exhibition’s international jury quits, Banksy strikes again, and a conversation with artist-activist Tania Bruguera.
Remembering Pat Steir
MoMA’s show on Frida and Diego misses the mark, the New School plans major layoffs, and John Yau stumbles upon two artistic beacons at Alexander Berggruen.
Tracey Emin’s Therapy Art
The founder of Art in Odd Places talks about the co-opting of social practice art. Plus, Tracey Emin’s cult of the self, Frank O’Hara’s international world, and more.