Smithsonian Removes Trump Impeachment Reference

Aug 2, 2025

The Smithsonian Institution has removed a label from the National Museum of American History exhibition The American Presidency that referenced Donald Trump’s two impeachments. The news of the removal was first reported this week by the Washington Post and...

Homeland Security’s Genocidal Aesthetics

Aug 2, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security posted John Gast’s 1872 painting “American Progress” (screenshot Hyperallergic, via X) Prussian painter John Gast’s 1872 composition “American Progress,” now held by the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, isn’t very...

Opportunities in August 2025

Aug 2, 2025

Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work. Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each month. Sign up here! If you find this list...

“Venarum Mundi” by Artist Faith XLVII

Aug 1, 2025

A delicate deconstruction of the economic and geopolitical systems that govern our world by South African artist Faith XLVII (previously featured here). “Venarum Mundi” uses discontinued currency, maps, and flags to literally weave together complex...

Raymond Saunders, Who Made the Color Black His Own, Dies at 90 

Aug 1, 2025

Portrait of American artist Raymond Saunders (1970s) (photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Raymond Saunders, whose collage-based paintings and installation works grappled with the complexities of lived experience, racial identity, and broader sociopolitical...