Aug 1, 2025
‣ The newly opened Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is making waves, with a unique approach to ancestral knowledge, ecology, and community. Jeanette Marantos of the Los Angeles Times writes: Inside, the exhibits are arranged in a meandering flow...
Aug 1, 2025
Welcome to the 296th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists prepare to say goodbye to their current studio and draw on the earth tones of an upbringing spent in the Southwest. Want to take part?...
Aug 1, 2025
You could’ve fried an egg on the sweltering sidewalk I trekked across last Friday to get to the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) — which is, happily, a city-mandated cooling center. Lately, the Central Branch’s resplendent Art Deco facade has been illuminated after dark...
Aug 1, 2025
The harsh realities of our world are softened by the steadfast gifts of nature, and August in Upstate New York brings its annual plentitude with art to match. As sunflowers rule the land this month, solo shows and group exhibitions around the region bring warmth and...
Aug 1, 2025
Gabrielle Garland may not depict people in her square-format, mixed-media paintings, yet the works might as well be described as portraits. From mailboxes and landscape choices to colorful stoops and glowing interior lights, her vibrant depictions of houses seem to...
Aug 1, 2025
Late last year, as she was recovering from two knee replacements, Lisa Congdon (previously) was unable to commute to her Portland studio. Typically an avid biker, the artist found the recovery process difficult both physically and emotionally, and she began to work in...
Aug 1, 2025
Drawing upon art historical sources, contemporary culture, and comics, Kerry James Marshall vibrant paintings boldly challenge the past. Through often monumental portraits of Black figures, the Chicago-based artist (previously) delves into themes of race, identity,...
Jul 31, 2025
A 34-year-old man died after a fall from the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 30. Police responded to a 911 call at around 5:26pm, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Hyperallergic. Upon arrival at 99 Gansevoort Street, they found...
Jul 31, 2025
Climate Propagandas. Stories of Extinction and Regeneration, by visual artist and propaganda researcher Jonas Staal. Published by The MIT Press. In a world governed by total disregard for our climate future, the planet and its inhabitants –human and non-human...
Jul 31, 2025
Image licensed via Alamy / dpa picture alliance England’s Euro 2025 victory offers us unexpected lessons as creatives. Let’s get something out of the way from the start: I’m not a football fan. And some will see people like me—who swoop in and pay...