March 6, 2023

Good morning. 🌤️ We have a special announcement. Today, we'll be debuting our new monthly guide to the best English-language art books. Edited by our editorial coordinator Lakshmi Amin, the list will allow us to highlight some of the best monographs, biographies, artist books, catalogues, and art historical tomes that come across our desks. We've also partnered with Bookshop to organize a page that includes all the titles and allows you to purchase them while supporting small booksellers.

If you want to learn more about why Hyperallergic supports Bookshop and its mission, check out our announcement back in 2020, which outlines the reasons the indie platform is a great choice for all book lovers. And to be sure you don't miss future editions, update your newsletter preferences to get our Books newsletter.

In other news, Jennifer Hattam reports on some of the artists and arts organizations mobilizing support for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Elaine Velie looks at a new discovery at the Great Pyramid of Giza, and Taylor Michael reports from the Outsider Art Fair in NYC.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief 

New Art Books You Should Know, From Hilma af Klint to the Black Panther Party

Twelve titles on our reading list inquire about the practice of mudlarking, “cyberfeminism,” Lenape artists in New York City, and witchcraft in the age of technology. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin

LATEST NEWS

A man paints on a destroyed wall amidst the rubble in the city of Jindires on February 28, 2023 near Aleppo, Syria. (photo by Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images)

• Artists and cultural organizations in Turkey and Syria continue to contribute to post-disaster relief efforts despite their own needs for support.

• Roe v. Wade attorney Linda Coffee's archive of nearly 150 case-related documents sells for over $600k at auction.

• A tiny bronze artifact with an enormous phallus was discovered by Paul Shepheard in the village of Haconby in Lincolnshire county, England.

• A team of researchers has discovered a mysterious 30-foot-long cavity inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza.

LATEST REVIEWS

How Art Helps Politicians Soften Their Image

Hande Sever’s latest installation explores how leaders in the US and Turkey have used visual art and film to project, modify, and erase history. | AX Mina

An Artist Takes a Peek Into the History of Rural Storekeeping

Reza Safavi’s digital reinterpretation of Thomas Grocery and Pump explores modern technology and rural storytelling. | Bianca Velasquez

MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC

At the Outsider Art Fair, Passion Trumps Prestige

The fair fosters a welcoming environment for all those with an appreciation for art, regardless of background or technical know-how. | Taylor Michael 

How North Africans Negotiated Blackness at the Dakar 1966 First Black Arts Festival

Hundreds of artists, writers, and intellectuals convened at the All African People’s Conference in apparent harmony, but it was also a stage for contradictions and paradoxes to be unpacked. | Beya Othmani

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