December 23, 2019
Best of 2019: Our Top 15 Exhibitions Around the World
Our picks for the best exhibitions of 2019 outside the United States, and brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.
Tragic Recreations of Artistic Masterpieces, Considered Through the Lens of Climate Change
In a joint project, Museo del Prado and the World Wildlife Fund altered four masterpieces from the Prado’s collection to warn about the rising sea levels, the extinction of species, extreme droughts, and climate refugees.
Hakim Bishara
A Tribute to Agnès Varda’s Melding of the Personal and Political
To get the fullest picture of the artist requires traveling back through her filmography, a joyful opportunity provided by Film at Lincoln Center’s series Varda: A Retrospective, which opens today and runs through January 6.
Dana Reinoos
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Stephen Ross, Lambasted for Trump Ties, Steps Down From the Shed’s Board of Directors
The real-estate tycoon has quietly departed from the institution “to focus on his other philanthropic activities.”
New York City Awards $51.3M in Grants to 985 Cultural Organizations
Funding was set aside for nonprofits that directly support individual artists, collectives, and smaller cultural organizations throughout the city.
Facing Delayed Wages, Non-Unionized Workers of Mexico City’s Institute of Fine Arts Stage Protest
A group of around 40 employees quietly entered the Palace of Fine Arts during an event. They silently held up their placards as many in the audience cheered and yelled “contrato digno” — a call for “dignified contracts.”
Two Transnational Artists Connect Through Shared Experiences of Displacement
Betelhem Makonnen and Stephanie Concepcion trace the influence of neo-colonialism on immigrants from the Global South, merging their personal journeys into a collective experience.
Billy Anania
The Latest Hunter MFA Thesis Exhibition Highlights Collectivity
laissez faire et laissez passer, on view at 205 Hudson Gallery, mirrors the community of the program, demonstrating the ways in which students often act as their own advocates.
Monica Castillo
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