We Are All Picasso’s Fishermen

Pablo Picasso’s “Night Fishing at Antibes” (1939) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (all photos Hakim Bishara/Hyperallergic) A quick perusal of the headlines these days is enough for one to conclude that dictators don’t die but multiply, and that history doesn’t...

We Are All Picasso’s Fishermen

Pablo Picasso’s “Night Fishing at Antibes” (1939) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (all photos Hakim Bishara/Hyperallergic) A quick perusal of the headlines these days is enough for one to conclude that dictators don’t die but multiply, and that history doesn’t...

First They Came for Black History

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, we find ourselves at a pivotal crossroads in the national conversation about identity, memory, and who gets to tell our story. This momentous semiquincentennial coincides with the centennial of Negro...

Are Art History Majors More In Demand Than Computer Scientists?

Obtaining a computer science degree once seemed like the clearest path to a steady job and a high starting salary. By contrast, art history degree holders, as recently as 2022, could expect some of the highest rates of unemployment among recent university graduates....

This Is Not the Real Geronimo

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, “Geronimo” (1897), oil on canvas (image no copyright – United States, via the Newberry Library) Editor’s Note: The following text has been excerpted with permission and adapted from Speculative Relations: Indigenous...

Hyperallergic Fall 2025 New York Art Guide

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...

It’s Time to Rethink the 50/50 Split With Art Galleries

Why should the creator of the artwork only get 50%? (edit Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic) August is when the capitalist parts of the art world go to sleep. This summer’s pause by the Art Dealers Association of America’s Art Show (ADAA) makes that quiet feel even...

At 82, Meredith Monk May Finally Get Her Due 

“She, among all of us, was the uniquely gifted one — is the uniquely gifted one.” So avers none other than Philip Glass, minimalist composer extraordinaire. The “she” in question is Meredith Monk, whose unconventional genius epitomized the creative avant-garde during...

We Can’t Afford to Lose the Institute of American Indian Arts

As a rebellious youngster, I didn’t want to be the third generation of my family to attend the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I started college at the University of New Mexico, trying to find my own identity, my own community, my own...