Here’s how Toronto’s Gardiner Museum is using a figurine in its collection to peel back the layers of violently racialized imagery in Canada.
Podcast
Shary Boyle’s Exploration of the Fantastic and Political Lives of Clay
As ceramic becomes a more common material in contemporary art, artists like Shary Boyle are challenging the history of a medium that has too often been associated with class and prestige.
Kent Monkman’s Mission to Decenter the Colonial Museum
Leading contemporary artist Kent Monkman discusses how museums have influenced his life and his art, and what he is doing to help change them to tell a fuller picture of Canadian history.
The Unapologetic Queerness of Artist Nayland Blake
This Pride Month, it’s important to remember the artists who invite their queerness into every aspect of their life, work, and art, like Nayland Blake.
Talking Digital Colonialism with Morehshin Allahyari
In her new performance lecture title “Physical Tactics for Digital Colonialism,” Allahyari explores what it means for data to be colonized.
Decolonizing the Color of Queerness
Artist Cristina Pitter helps us open Pride Month with a paean from her performance piece, Decolonizing the Color of Queerness
Discussing the Future of Design and Tech with Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator at MoMA
Antonelli shares her thoughts on the world of tech, design, and the work of a beloved arts organization that is celebrating 20 years, Eyebeam.
The Los Angeles Art Landscape, Through the Lens of Our Writers
Hyperallergic’s Los Angeles senior editor, Elisa Wouk Almino, chats with three contributors about their versions of the ever-evolving LA art scene.
Michael Rakowitz Discusses Withdrawing from the 2019 Whitney Biennial, and His Leonard Cohen Problem
The artist shares his thoughts on museums, power, art, and ideology.
What Should Artists Do With Their Work After They Die?
I talk to two artist estate experts who share their thoughts on what needs to be done when an artist dies.
Tapping into the Art World’s Potential to Make Us Feel Empowered
Hyperallergic spoke with the founders of Art World Conference about the changing currents of the art community and their own visions for a more empowered art world.
A Museum Hires a Full-time Therapist
Is a museum visit just what the doctor ordered? In Montreal, medical professionals can prescribe you a museum visit. There’s also a full-time art therapist on staff.