Mickalene Thomas Accused of Harassment and Nonpayment by Ex-Fiancée

Mickalene Thomas’s former fiancée and business partner has accused the contemporary artist of sexual harassment, nonpayment, and workplace retaliation in a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court on August 8. Racquel Chevremont is seeking at least $10...

Rashid Johnson Is “Not Afraid to Be Vulnerable”

Four months into the run of his career retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, contemporary artist Rashid Johnson appeared on CBS Sunday Morning this week to discuss 30 years of art making. Johnson sat down with the network’s Alina Cho at his studio...

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....

Controversy-Ridden Documenta Gets First All-Women Artistic Team

An all-women ensemble of writers, educators, translators, and curators will helm the artistic direction for the next edition of the pentennial art show Documenta in Kassel, Germany, slated to take place from June 12 to September 19, 2027. The international exhibition...

Senator Seeks Probe Into MoMA Trustee Leon Black’s Epstein Ties 

Leon Black at the Museum of Modern Art’s film benefit on November 19, 2018 (photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) A Democratic senator and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee is calling for a probe into the embattled financier and Museum of...

Another Awkward MLK Sculpture Draws Mixed Responses 

An 11-foot-tall bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King, Jr., was unveiled in Winter Park, Florida. (all photos by and courtesy Oasis Engineering LLC) A bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King, Jr. is garnering criticism for its unusual depiction of the late Civil...

Sub-versive DC Protester Becomes Memeorable

Top: Mural at Dupont Circle North Metro Station in Washington, DC, pays homage to the man who threw a subway at an ICE agent (photo courtesy Ian Livinsgton); bottom: Stills from an FBI video of Sean Charles Dunn flinging the sub (via X, all screenshots Hyperallergic)...

Silky Headphone Covers Give You Verm-ears

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...

LA Museum Condemns US Border Patrol Presence on Its Grounds 

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

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...

Anish Kapoor Greenpeace Collab Sends Generic Environmental Message 

A large protest artwork by Anish Kapoor was hoisted onto a North Sea oil platform today, revealing a 40-by-26-foot (12-by-8-meter) canvas work entitled “BUTCHERED.” Protesters connected to Greenpeace fittingly proceeded to cover with 1,000 liters of a...