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The exhibition’s international jury quits, Banksy strikes again, and a conversation with artist-activist Tania Bruguera.
Happy May Day! Today in the news: drama in Venice. The jury for the 61st Venice Biennale, which awards the top prizes, resigns en masse. Why? They didn't say, but the decision is likely related to their recent announcement that no awards will go to countries accused of committing crimes against humanity (i.e., Russia and Israel).
Meanwhile, Banksy strikes again. This time, it's a full-blown anti-imperialist statue in the heart of London. And here in New York, a new public artwork honors the city's first Arabic-speaking community.
There's more, including Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia in conversation with Cuban artist and activist Tania Bruguera ahead of the restaging of her iconic free-speech performance, "Tatlin's Whisper #6," in Times Square later today.
Ahead of her performance “Tatlin’s Whisper #6” in Times Square, the artist and activist talks to Hyperallergic about free speech in times of rising authoritarianism. | Valentina Di Liscia
Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey
This exhibition at Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton examines the lives of the Declaration’s signers, and those they enslaved, through over 100 historic artifacts.
Conductor Art fair at Powerhouse Arts seeks to represent the underrepresented, with some notable overlap with next week’s Venice Biennale. | Rhea Nayyar
VCUarts’ 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art
The two-part exhibition features the work of 28 MFA candidates across several disciplines in Fine Art and Design. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.
A day in the life of Peter Hujar, Mahmoud Khalil a year after detention, the madman theory of Trump, and more.
Biennale shake-ups, a new leadership model for Manifesta, and Marina Abramović, wine whisperer?
Antonio C. Cuyler on Lisa Siraganian’s “Can an Artwork Have Personhood?"
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Raychel Carrión used state-orchestrated political theater as a backdrop for their critiques of institutional power and mindless consent. | Coco Fusco