Arts

Sofia Crespo’s artwork for Casa Batlló in Barcelona was a rainbow of stimuli alluding to a narrative of searching, awakening, and religious ecstasy.

When I first encountered paño arte in an art institution I was torn in my assessment of whether or not it belonged in a museum.

Funerary arts play a vital role in preserving key cultural values and knowledge keeping while reminding us of our humanity by so devotedly caring for the dead.

This week, reimagined bolo ties, art-world oligarchy, the Cubbyhole incident, your guide to gay bathhouses in Japan, and why no one needs more than $20 million.

Tune into our series of online events next month with Hyperallergic Fellows Álvaro Ibarra, Brianna Hernández, Machiko Harada, Tiffany D. Gaines, and Brian Johnson.

Amid the neighborhood’s rampant gentrification, the artist captures the moments she wants to remember.

Judging a Book by its Cover at Manhattan’s Grolier Club pays homage to the highly specialized art form.

This week, artist studios in Brooklyn, Chicago, California, and Virginia.

The Mexican-American artist’s tactile works immerse the viewer in the tension between dislocation and belonging.

Tiny Treasures at the MFA Boston makes the case that miniatures need not be oversimplified or relegated to realms of the nostalgic and cute.

The film director and New York icon discusses the trials and triumphs behind the posters featured in his Brooklyn Museum exhibition.

Emma Talbot and Dana Schutz address societal, ecological meltdown, drawing attention to humanity’s absurdities while offering paths to eco-centric renewal.

Women Dressing Women is trying to be a celebration of neglected designers and sewists, but does not offer a critical reflection on how they have been excluded.

Artists Maryam Taghavi and Travis Morehead push their subjects to the utmost edge of transformation, with humor and grace.

This month: Aki Sasamoto, Shary Boyle, Apollinaria Broche, Godzilla, and more.

At their most successful, Tress’s images have the potency of actual dreams and nudge viewers to visit uncomfortable places without prescribing a route.

“Shit is a skyscraper playground,” said one artist who helped tag at least 27 stories of an unfinished luxury development.

The artist’s recent exhibition, Fae, is like a fantasy film that asks you to stay open to the idea of magic

Snyder’s painting suggests a constant, self-examining practice, one that remains absolutely faithful to the veteran who wields it.

A guide to this season’s museum exhibitions and art events in and around New York City, including the Whitney Biennial.