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...

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

Aug 15, 2025

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 

Aug 14, 2025

“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

Aug 13, 2025

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...

A Hiroshima Survivor’s Message for Jerry Saltz

Aug 12, 2025

Howard Kakita survived the American atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. (all photos courtesy Howard Kakita) Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic descriptions of the effects of the atomic bomb. I was angered and dismayed by Jerry Saltz’s August 6...

6 Art Books to Read This August

Aug 8, 2025

Fall reading lists may be popping up already, but contrary to popular belief, summer’s not over yet. The last few months have brought several compelling books worth fitting into your summer reading, from an exquisite book on race and water in contemporary art to...

Kour Pour Reclaims the Geometry of Abstraction

Aug 7, 2025

Kour Pour, “Twice Removed” (2025), acrylic, block ink, and esphand on shaped canvases (all images courtesy Kour Pour Studio, unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — For artist Kour Pour, challenging the Euro-American art historical canon has been a...

The Visual Language of the Nuclear Age

Aug 6, 2025

On August 6, 1945, the United States detonated an atomic bomb on the populous city of Hiroshima, Japan, killing a quarter of a million people. Eighty years — almost to the day — since the devastation wreaked by that first nuclear weapon, Fallout: Atoms for War &...

I Lost My Job at the Whitney, but the Art Community Lost Much More 

Aug 5, 2025

On June 2, the director of the Whitney Museum, Scott Rothkopf, sent an email announcing his “suspension” of the 50-year-old Independent Study Program (ISP) to a select number of its alumni. Citing “a gap in leadership,” he officially canceled admissions for the...