Leave it to artists to bring the best signs to a protest. A bounty of artworks filled the streets at Saturday’s nationwide anti-Trump demonstrations, where some truly creative posters took aim at the draconian administration and put our 2016 signs to shame. Check out the most inventive art we saw below. Meanwhile, protesters in DC unfurled a 200-foot-long banner bearing the names of the known Palestinians in Gaza killed by the Israeli military since October 2023, along with a poignant installation of 17,000 pairs of shoes — one for every child.
Associate Editor Lisa Yin Zhang reflects on the shadow of militarism in a review today, considering the work of Ukrainian artist Vladimir Tatlin in his first North American show. At the Morgan Library and Museum, Reviews Editor Natalie Haddad critiques a show that anyone who delights in the term “Kafkaesque” simply must see.
Read on for more New York City shows to visit this week, recommended by our team, and see if you can solve the latest edition of the Hyperallergic Art Crossword (hint: If you listen to our podcast, you’re already ahead!). — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor |