Art and Resilience Aligned at This Year’s BlackStar Film Festival

Aug 18, 2025

The 14th iteration of the BlackStar Film Festival returned to Philadelphia from July 31 to August 3 with a robust program championing independent Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media artists. BlackStar’s commitment to uplifting such voices is especially...

Silky Headphone Covers Give You Verm-ears

Aug 18, 2025

No, they’re not petite satin pillows for your ears. They’re overpriced headphone covers, à la Vermeer. Silky blue headphone slips inspired by the elusive Dutch master’s 1665 “Girl With a Pearl Earring” are just one of many electronic accessories that have come...

Hyperallergic Fall 2025 New York Art Guide

Aug 16, 2025

Wake up, New York — it’s that time of year again! Fall is almost here, that sweet spot between the summer slump and holiday slowdown, and with it rears the full force of the art world. Complain all we might about the weather getting colder and everything speeding...

In ‘JUJU’s Castle,’ Jean Jullien Reinvents His Childhood Escapes

Aug 16, 2025

As a child, Jean Jullien (previously) preferred to spend his time immersed in the pixelated worlds of video games, embarking on adventures with action figures, and reinventing himself in RPGs. Imagining a universe parallel to his own offered a joyful refuge when he...

LA Museum Condemns US Border Patrol Presence on Its Grounds 

Aug 16, 2025

A US Border Patrol agent stands in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on August 14, 2025. (photo courtesy Little Tokyo Rapid Response Network via JANM) Dozens of masked federal agents descended on the Japanese American National...

School of Visual Arts Quietly Lays Off Staff

Aug 16, 2025

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan has quietly reduced staff, citing “financial challenges” that have also allegedly resulted in cancelled courses and budget shortfalls.  The recently organized SVA faculty union told Hyperallergic that they believe...