Good morning. The United States government is seeking proposals for the 2026 Venice Biennale that highlight “American values” and “American exceptionalism,” and put restrictions on DEI efforts.
| Good morning. The United States government is seeking proposals for the 2026 Venice Biennale that highlight “American values” and “American exceptionalism,” while restricting DEI efforts. That’s not an April Fools’ joke; it’s our reality now. On the home front, the Trump administration also cut millions in arts funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and rescinded promised funds, leaving arts organizations scrambling. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Washington, DC removed a photograph display honoring victims of gun violence. And if you needed any further warning on the administration’s dangerous overstepping of influence, check out Emma Cieslik’s must-read opinion piece explaining the real purpose of the “Pope Trump” meme the president tweeted out last Friday. But enough of that man for now. If you want an alternative view on 2025, step into the shoes of Pratt’s MFA students, whose thesis show is on now — Daniel Larkin’s got a first look. And if you need a little bit of a breather from it all — understandable — why not de-stress with our May Art Crossword, which is dedicated to the recently reopened Frick? Our guide to shows to see in and around New York City also offers a much-needed palate cleanser, including Nanette Carter at the Montclair Art Museum, a show on Gordon Matta-Clark and graffiti art at White Columns, another on Wichí women weavers, and so much more. — Lisa Yin Zhang, Associate Editor | | |
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| | The newly opened grant portal for the United States pavilion features updated Trumpian language and a shortened timeline for applications. | Rhea Nayyar |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | In this retrospective, the Montclair-raised artist gives the viewer a look at an artistic language that continues to evolve and shed layers to reveal its essence. | Hrag Vartanian |
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SPONSORED | | | | | Graduate candidates work with a roster of renowned visiting artists during an eight-week summer intensive for MECA&D’s MFA in Studio Art. Learn more |
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| | Gordon Matta-Clark: NYC Graffiti 1972/3 has the feel of a time capsule that never veers too far into didacticism, while the art almost makes you feel like you’re there. | Natalie Haddad |
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| | | Claudia Alarcón and the Wichí women weavers who compose the collective Silät create artworks that seem to channel land and celestial bodies. | Gregory Volk |
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| | | The exhibition ruptures space to unlock novel metaphors for the abject moral environment of 2025. | Daniel Larkin |
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MORE FROM HYPERALLERGIC | | | With humor and AI, the meme appeals to the growing constituency of devout MAGA Catholics. | Emma Cieslik |
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| | | Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, Claudia Alarcón, and Nanette Carter are three of the artists whose work we’re enjoying, among many shows that pack a punch. |
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| | | Celebrate the Frick’s reopening with clues on Fragonard, Romanticist painters, Renaissance masters, and more. | Natan Last |
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