How “Coldplaygate” Became the Meme of the Summer 

Jul 22, 2025

Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” reimagined for the moment (via @memequeen and @esixus on Instagram, all screenshots Hyperallgic) As we all vie for a distraction from the world’s woes, an alleged affair exposed via the Jumbotron at a Coldplay...

Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?

Jul 22, 2025

A day after Independence Day in the United States, the world’s richest man announced on X that he would form a new political party called the America Party. A follow-up from Elon Musk revealed that he intended to break up the current “uniparty” system through the use...

The Communal Roots of Ben Shahn’s Social Realism

Jul 22, 2025

Ben Shahn, “Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco,” detail, from The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti series detail (1931–32), gouache on paper on board (all photos Isabella Segalovich/Hyperallergic) What makes a prophet? Whether or not we believe that Isaiah,...

Magali Lara Stitches Together the Personal and Political

Jul 22, 2025

The first thing that came to mind when I looked at Magali Lara’s 1990 “Y entonces escuché el fuego” (“And then I heard the fire”) was the art of J.M.W. Turner. The painting, part of the artist’s survey Stitched to the Body at the Institute for Studies on...

Saya Woolfalk Toys With Future Worlds

Jul 22, 2025

In Caryl Churchill’s short play Imp, which ran at the Public Theater through May 25, an older British woman is soothed by the belief that she has an imp, or a mischievous spirit, trapped in a corked bottle. That belief gives her comfort, as her life in her armchair is...

Investing in Access: Art Bridges Supports Museums Nationwide

Jul 22, 2025

Most American art lives in storage. Many museums, especially those in underserved regions, don’t have the resources to borrow or lend works. That’s where Art Bridges comes in. What We Do By partnering with museums across the United States, Art Bridges breaks down...

Jeff Legg — Just Paint!

Jul 22, 2025

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