Protest Painting Calls Out Fossil Fuel Industry’s Role in LA Fires
The collaborative artwork made by Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, David Solnit, and dozens of volunteers at a rally this week urges lawmakers to hold oil and gas companies accountable.
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Art Spiegelman Is “Learning How to Do This Comics Thing Again”
On the occasion of a new documentary, the artist talks with Hyperallergic about the legacy of Maus, comics techniques, Gaza, collaboration, and more.
Van Gogh and the Siren Song of Paris
The artist’s internal revolution erupted in the radical innovations of his years in the city, which seemed to offer refuge from the storms of his life.
Pratchaya Phinthong’s Visions of Value
The artist’s sculptures and video works, which meditate on money, politics, and power, may help us understand our worldwide far-right upheaval.
The Gallery That Captured the Spirit of the Black Arts Movement
Founded in 1969 by Nigel Jackson and Patricia Grey, Acts of Art exemplified the spirit of a subversive and consequential period in Black art history.
Keita Morimoto Lingers in the Artificial Light of Urban Nights
In ‘To Nowhere and Back,’ Keita Morimoto continues his explorations into the interplay of light and shadow.
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New Penn Station Proposal Channels Trump’s Classical Architecture Order
Renderings of a design backed by the National Civic Art Society, whose board includes a far-right Trump ally, show a classical façade lined with Doric columns and a park plaza in place of Madison Square Garden.
There Were More Contemporary Art Transactions in 2024—But Far Fewer Lots Sold for Above $1 M.
Most of the contemporary artworks sold in 2024 were went for values under $5,000.
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sabado por la Noche to Lead Christie’s Hong Kong Evening Sale, with $13 M. to $16 M. Estimate
According to Christie’s the house has been “cultivating the Asian market for Basquiat for years.”
New Exhibition Spotlights NYC’s High School Artists
Artists Rising 2025, organized by the Studio Institute, brings together works by dozens of 10th- to 12th-graders from across the boroughs.