Author: Iris
“Tell all the truth,” Emily Dickinson writes, “but tell it slant.” In terms of film coverage, our bread and butter here at Hyperallergic is documentary. But as our coverage writ large — reviews, opinions, reporting, original art — demonstrates, there are many ways to tell a truth. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of the best art films of the year. This list, as you might expect, is eclectic, jump-roping between avant-garde short film and YouTube essays, feature-length investigative documentaries and the intrepid, iterative efforts of late-night talk shows. These works of moving image tell truths that cannot be as thoroughly…
Today, ArtReview announces its annual Power100 list, the publication’s authoritative compilation of the 100 most influential people in the art world. This year, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi tops the list, rising from 36th place in 2023. Al Qasimi has served as the director of the Sharjah Biennale since 2003 and founded the Sharjah Art Foundation in 2009. He has become a core figure in the expansion of contemporary art. Middle Eastern art scene. Her influence increasingly extends beyond the Bay Area, as she has been appointed Artistic Director of the 2025 Aichi Triennale in Japan (the first non-Japanese director) and…
The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) will now offer free admission to children 12 and under through an anonymous donation of $3.54 million. The donation will allow the museum to establish an endowment to fund permanent admission exemptions. The gift is effective from December 3, the day it is officially announced by the museum. “This is one of those gifts that I can’t express in words,” said Amy Kirschke, the museum’s Barbara Brown Lee chief learning and engagement officer. Very excited that this will impact children for generations to come.” art news. “It’s so exciting. This was an anonymous donor, but…
As the year 2024 comes to an end, it is the perfect time to reflect on the artists contributing to the art world. Among them is Sylvia Nagy, a multidisciplinary artist whose work transcends the boundaries of ceramics, technology, and creative philosophy. With an academic start at the Moholy-Nagy University in Budapest, where she earned her MFA in Silicet Industrial Technology and Art, Nagy’s career is a testament to the harmony of precision and imagination. Her journey continued at Parsons School of Design in New York, where she not only taught but designed a course on mold-making, sharing her technical…
On Friday, Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased Maurizio Cattelan’s comedianLast week, a banana taped to the wall sold for $6.20, and he made good on his promise to eat it.Immediately after purchasing the controversial artwork at Sotheby’s in New York, Sun announced on X that he would not only pay for it with TRON, the cryptocurrency he created, but also spend it.In front of reporters at one of Hong Kong’s most expensive hotels, Sun munched on a banana after delivering a speech praising the artwork as “iconic.” He also compared concept art to cryptocurrencies.”It’s much better than other bananas,”…
art marketGameli HameloPortrait of David Kalonji. Copyright Charlene Comontale. Provided by Avryat. Charlene Komuntale, exterior view of Sit with Me – A Friart, 2023. Provided by Afriart. When Art Basel Miami Beach opens this week, Afriart Gallery Uganda will host a “very special show” in the main gallery area, joining the likes of Gagosian, Pace and Hauser & Wirth. While Afriart will be exhibiting in the fair’s “Rising Stars” and “Places” sections for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023 (respectively dedicated to galleries showing work created within the past three years and galleries showing solo exhibitions of emerging artists),…
Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, the artist whose work was featured prominently at this year’s Venice Biennale, said her pro-Palestinian views cost her an exhibition in Berlin. and lost $19,000 in stipends. The Gunther Pell Foundation awarded her the stipend earlier this month. As part of the award, Toranzo Jaeger also won an exhibition at the Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, a private museum in Düren, Germany, as well as $10,500 to produce a catalog associated with the exhibition, which is planned for Held in 2026. Shortly after she was named a grant recipient, the foundation and museum canceled the grant and associated exhibition. In a…
The University of Arkansas for the Arts offers tuition-free graduate courses in art education, art history, graphic design and studio art. Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open and the deadline is January 15, 2025. Students admitted to the School of Art’s graduate programs will also receive financial support through graduate assistantships, scholarships, and research and travel grants.The School of Art, located in the Fulbright School of Arts and Sciences, welcomes everyone to register for an upcoming virtual information session on Tuesday, December 17 at 4 pm Central Time. Aspiring graduate students will learn more about the extensive…
Last week, a Swiss auction house made an unprecedented sale of a work of art authenticated solely by artificial intelligence (AI).Zurich’s Germann auction house has partnered with Swiss artificial intelligence authentication company Art Recognition to confirm the provenance of a watercolor by Russian artist Marianne von Werefkin. It sold on Nov. 23 for just under $17,000, nearly double its high estimate of $9,000.Two other works from the same auction were authenticated by art identification agencies, but their provenance was also confirmed by human experts. They were an untitled 1945 painting by Louise Bourgeois and a mixed-media work by Mimmi Paladino,…
As the year 2024 draws to a close, it’s an opportune moment to spotlight artists who have contributed the creative landscape. Among these artists is Adamo Macri, a Montreal-born multidisciplinary artist whose work defies traditional categorization. Born in 1964, Macri’s artistic reach spans photography, sculpture, video, painting, and drawing. His creations begin with tangible objects, weaving them into dynamic narratives that blur the line between reality and imagination. Macri’s foundation in the arts was laid at Dawson College, where he explored graphic design, fine arts, and art history. This diverse training shaped his multifaceted approach, enabling him to move fluidly…