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As committed chroniclers of the proverbial “art world” — an imperfect term denoting the ecosystem of artists, institutions, and other entities that make the visual art planet go ’round — we at Hyperallergic have noticed a few patterns emerge over the years. For example, why are museums getting so expensive? How come exhibition lighting is so offputting? And for God’s sake, what’s with all the soil art?!In the spirit of ringing in the new year — and bidding adieu to 2024 — we’ve compiled our Dos and Don’ts for 2025, listing the trends and habits we’d like to leave behind…
There were times in 2024 when it felt as though an entire chapter of art history was being lost. Crack open a modern art textbook, and note how many figures from the section on Minimalism died this year alone: Frank Stella, Carl Andre, Richard Serra. Stella and Serra’s deaths, plus those of artists working at the same time like Faith Ringgold and Jackie Winsor, recently moved critic Barry Schwabsky to ask if an entire New York scene had died this year as well. It wasn’t just artists in New York who died this year, of course. Giants of other countries…
Looking back at 2024, it’s clear this year has been filled with artists who have created intersting works. Clint Imboden, a 3D artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is one of those voices. His work transforms everyday objects into layered narratives, blending nostalgia with sharp social and political commentary.Clint’s childhood in St. Louis, shaped by his parents’ love for collecting Americana and kitsch, laid the foundation for his artistic journey. Today, he scours flea markets for forgotten items—rusty tools, vintage toys, and other relics of the past—and brings them to life in his Oakland studio. Through his sculptures…
The Baden State Museum in the German city of Karlsruhe, due to begin renovations in September 2025, has decided to move to the nearby Baden-Baden State Gallery, raising alarm bells amid cuts to the state’s arts and culture budget. . The Baden State Museum is closing to allow for renovations to the landmark palace that houses it; the restoration is expected to take five years to complete. The institution’s permanent collection covers more than 50,000 years of international culture, art and regional history. Related articles As part of the move of the Baden-Baden Museums to the Lichtentaler Allee space, Eckart…
The substance of announcements of major museum acquisitions can be difficult to decipher, buried in jargon-laced press releases thanking private donors. Larger museums acquired hundreds of works in 2024, including the Brooklyn Museum, which added 330 works to its collection, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which added 626 works across three acquisition groups.We analyzed museum acquisition lists and compiled 10 noteworthy additions to U.S. institutional collections in 2024, below. Please keep in mind that not all of these works may currently be on display, so check each museum’s website for the latest exhibition status of each work.National Gallery…
art marketLavatarasPortrait of Nadine Canso. Contributed by Nadine Canso. Artsy meets Nadine Kanso on a sunny day in Dubai’s popular Jumeirah waterfront community. Born in Lebanon, Kanso rose to prominence in Dubai with his high-end jewelry company, Bil Arabi (meaning “Arabic”), which celebrates Arabic language, scripture and identity. Like her own vision of making wearable statement pieces that represent beloved Arabic scripts, Canso’s art collection—whether at home or in her stylish office in the bustling Dubai Design District—is a tribute to A thoughtful reflection of Arab creativity spanning generations.Canso and her family have lived in a two-story villa for more…
Faith Ringgold, Frank Stella, Richard Serra, Audrey Flack, Yong Soon Min and Lorraine O’Grady are some of the artists we will lose in 2024. Among them were Palestinian artists killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Below is the complete list of artists, curators, writers, and art dealers we are honoring this year for their lasting contributions to our field.Brent SikmaThe American art dealer, a partner at Manhattan contemporary art gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Company, was found dead in his apartment in Rio de Janeiro in early January, reportedly from a stab wound. Police investigation is ongoing. He is 75 years…
Dear January — you again, with your wintery beauty and frosty days! Happy New Year and post-holiday hangover month for all. In tandem with the season of reflection and repose, the ever-inviting Goddess of Art beckons us to the creative hearth as diverse exhibitions crackle around Upstate New York. At Katonah Museum of Art, find Jonathan Becker’s glamorous photos of fabulous and famous humans living their outrageous lives. A site-specific installation by Anne Schaefer at Foreland in Catskill reconfigures her bold and bright graphic artworks as part of the Greater Valley Artists show. Reproductive: Health, Fertility, Agency at the Frances…
Happy Public Domain Day! Starting today, January 1st, you can legally access, adapt, remix and redistribute (depending on your jurisdiction) works by Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and Robert Capa, and some texts by William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. In the United States, copyright on commissioned works lasts for 95 years, so films and books published in 1929 are up for grabs. The United States also observes a “life plus 70 years” period for copyrighted individual works; therefore, protection for the work of any author or creator who died in 1954 has now expired. One of our…
As the year 2024 draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the artists whose work has created interesting works. Sue Nicholas stands out among them. With an academic foundation from Goldsmith’s College and Imperial College, University of London, her journey into the world of art is anything but conventional. Where others may focus on the external trappings of identity, Nicholas turns inward, exploring the fluid, ever-changing nature of self and its connection to the vital force of consciousness. For Nicholas, creating art is less about outward expression and more about mapping the intricate emotional and sensory…