Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic27 Aug 2026
Yayoi Kusama, one of the world's most popular artists, died at a Tokyo hospital on August 14 at the age of 97. Her studio shared the news last night.
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Hyperallergicby Valentina Di Liscia27 Aug 2026
Art Movements, published every Thursday afternoon, is a roundup of must-know news, appointments, awards, and other art-world happenings.
Yayoi Kusama, Artist of Infinities, Dies at 97
Hyperallergicby Valentina Di Liscia27 Aug 2026
Artist Yayoi Kusama, who channeled psychological phenomena into impossibly kaleidoscopic artworks that enamored millions around the world, died in a hospital in Tokyo on August 14 at the age of 97.
Major Exhibition of Pompeii Treasures Will Make Its US Debut
Hyperallergicby Phillip Pyle26 Aug 2026
An exhibition of artifacts from Pompeii and neighboring towns petrified by the ancient eruption of Mount Vesuvius is set to make its United States debut at the Dallas Museum of Art this December.
Can We Stop Calling South Asian Painting "Miniature"?
Hyperallergicby Nageen Shaikh26 Aug 2026
In the vibrant 1760 painting “Taking of the toll (Dana-Lila),” Radha, the Hindu goddess of devotion, arrests a rattled Krishna for stealing toll money from his maiden companions, the gopis.
Mitchell Johnson: "Twenty-One Years in Truro (Selected Paintings 1988–2026)"
Hyperallergicby Mitchell Johnson26 Aug 2026
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill presents a solo exhibition of paintings by San Francisco Bay Area artist Mitchell Johnson, September 8–20.
Goodbye, Dolly, Artists Love You
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic26 Aug 2026
From the heart-wrenching dulcet tones of "Jolene" to the boppy proletarianism of “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton has given us a soundtrack for every possible stage of life.
Dazed and Confused at the New Museum
Hyperallergicby Rhea Nayyar25 Aug 2026
I’ve always said that I shed worse than any dog I’ve ever met. Hundreds of my hairs cling to each other on my bedroom floor in lightly tangled clumps at any given moment, evidently undeterred by...
An Ethos of "By Us, for Us" at the Santa Fe Indian Market
Hyperallergicby Thea Quiray Tagle25 Aug 2026
SANTA FE — For Seneca artist Mary Jacobs and her daughters Kathryn Hopkins and Samantha Jacobs, beading is a multigenerational family affair.
Remembering Sliman Mansour
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic25 Aug 2026
Sliman Mansour, a major figure in Palestinian art, died yesterday at age 79. Drawing from the bleeding wound of the Nakba and the fight for liberation, his work is a defiant response to those who...
Photo Books for Summer’s End
Hyperallergicby Lakshmi Rivera Amin24 Aug 2026
Even though September and the fall publication flurry are inching closer, mentally, I’m still in June — colorful, lush, sun-soaked June.
Maria Martins Was More Than Just Duchamp’s Lover
Hyperallergicby Lauren Moya Ford24 Aug 2026
In Marcel Duchamp’s enigmatic last artwork, a nude woman lies sprawled out in a field. According to Francis M.
Meet with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Admissions Events Across the US and Online
Hyperallergicby School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)24 Aug 2026
The graduate admissions team at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has prepared a variety of events to assist students as they prepare a competitive application to their graduate programs.
How AIDS Activists Turned Graphic Design Into a Weapon
Hyperallergicby Amy Levine-Kennedy24 Aug 2026
In the mid-1980s, as the AIDS crisis simmered hotter and hotter in the apartments and bathhouses of New York, a band of frightened, fed-up young men took to copy shops around town.
Grounded in Grain, Washed in the Water
Hyperallergicby The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art24 Aug 2026
Grounded in Grain, Washed in the Water, curated by Lauren Jackson Harris, explores ancestral narratives and the enduring relationships between land, water, memory, and Black life in the American...
Should You Apply for the Guggenheim Fellowship?
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic24 Aug 2026
So you’ve applied for the Guggenheim Fellowship for five years in a row, and still haven’t gotten it?
Chris Kraus, Venice Pavilions, Rina Banerjee
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic22 Aug 2026
“After New York, Aruba,” instructs a subway ad with a video showing waves softly crashing against the rocks of a tropical island. My immediate response is to Google where Aruba is.
Miles Greenberg Rehearses Myths for the Future
Hyperallergicby Seph Rodney21 Aug 2026
STOWE, Vt. — Across three adjacent screens, a warrior slathered in black oil and clothed only in dark briefs draws her double-edged sword, carefully, ceremoniously, across another combatant’s.
National Pavilions We Loved at the Venice Biennale
Hyperallergicby Hrag Vartanian20 Aug 2026
You've followed our on-the-ground reporting from the consequential 2026 Venice Biennale, running through November 22.
Six Epic Artworks Inspired by “The Odyssey”
Hyperallergicby Anna Lee20 Aug 2026
From Homerist fan clubs in Ancient Greece to a new wave of devotees enthralled by Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, The Odyssey has inspired almost 30 centuries worth of interpretations...