Required Reading

‣ 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...

A View From the Easel

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?...

How the Moomins Showed Us a More Compassionate World 

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...

10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August 

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...

Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall

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...

Climate Propagandas. Stories of Extinction and Regeneration

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...