byMARIGOLD WARNER “I would like for audiences to engage with the work, and look at how racism operates in their communities” When Gillian Laub first visited Montgomery County, Georgia, on a magazine assignment in 2002, she expected to file a story about the homecoming traditions of a rural town in the American South. But when… More The enduring relevance of Gillian Laub’s Southern Rites

With David RemnickNovember 27, 2020 https://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/thenewyorker/?share=1#file=/audio/json/1068963/ During times of intense crisis and upheaval, music can be grounding. Amanda Petrusich, a New Yorker music critic, co-hosts this special episode with David Remnick. John Legend and Phoebe Bridgers perform from their respective homes, playing from their latest albums, which they released even though their tours were cancelled. Plus, Petrusich explains… More Music Will Not Be Quarantined

«Ammonite» tells a 19th-century love story that prompts less a tingle through the loins than a chill down the spine.by Eileen G’Sell22 hours agoPrint Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism. Become a member today » For the first 30 seconds of Ammonite — Francis Lee’s stark drama released earlier this month — a woman burnishes a wood floor with a rag.… More When Class Conflict Met Queer Romance

The hope now is not for this to end well, but simply for it to end.by Thomas Micchelli22 hours ago Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism. Become a member today » There’s an episode from Season 5 of Rod Serling’s original Twilight Zone called “The Old Man in the Cave,” first broadcast on November 8, 1963, precisely two weeks before President… More The Bioweapons of Culture War

The artist stretched constructs of authority and authorship to impel the viewer’s awareness and participation. by Elizabeth Zuba22 hours ago Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism. Become a member today » In her haunting lyric on American racism, Citizen, Claudia Rankine writes, “All living is listening for a throat to open —/ The length of its silence shaping lives. […]… More Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s Photostats Document Subjugation and Violence

By Artspace Curators OCT. 30, 2020 “Red is the archetypal color, the first color humans mastered, fabricated, reproduced, and broke down into different shades, first in painting and later in dyeing. This has given it primacy over all other colors through the millennia.» So writes Michel Pastoureau is his scholarly study Red: The History of a… More The Art Space Group Show: Red

November 27th, 2020 Marking his first solo exhibition in New York City, artist Theaster Gates has touched down at Gagosian Gallery, bringing with him a diverse and conceptually-rich selection of works that underscore his work as a prominent activist and cultural force in American art.  Underscoring the artist’s complex and intuitive work with a range of materials, equally anchored in the histories… More NEW YORK – THEASTER GATES: “BLACK VESSEL” AT GAGOSIAN GALLERY THROUGH

Frank Uwe Laysiepen (1943–2020), otherwise known as Ulay, is recognised for his collaboration with acclaimed performance artist Marina Abramović. Their 12-year creative partnership – and romantic relationship – resulted in a number of iconic works. Each one pushed the boundaries of physical endurance: they shared a seemingly endless kiss, sat back-to-back for 17 hours and… More A Pioneer of Performance