California School Closes Exhibit Following Alteration of “Political” Artwork

The removal and subsequent closure of the “Hold My Hand in Yours” exhibition at Pepperdine University’s Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art underscores the ongoing tensions between art, politics, and educational institutions. This incident reflects broader national debates around censorship, political expression, and nonprofit sector constraints amid Trump administration policies aimed at curbing dissent. The show, scheduled to run from […]

Smithsonian Institution Delays Noted Portrait Exhibition

**National Portrait Gallery Postpones Exhibition Amid Government Shutdown Threat** The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has delayed the launch of its upcoming exhibition, part of the triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, due to potential federal funding shortfalls linked to a looming government shutdown. This exhibition, titled *Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today*, was initially scheduled to open on October 18 and run […]

Six Artists Awarded MacArthur “Genius” Grants

The MacArthur Foundation has announced the latest recipients of its prestigious MacArthur Fellowships, often referred to as “genius grants,” on October 8. The 2025 cohort includes six visual artists and photographers among 22 total awardees. Each fellow receives an unrestricted financial award of $800,000 distributed over five years, intended to support their innovative work without the requirement of specific projects […]

Create Artistic Costumes for Hyperallergic’s Halloween Party

Calling all ghouls, ghosts, and gallerinas — this Halloween, we’re teaming up with our friends at the Francis Kite Club in NYC to host an art-inspired costume party. Join Hyperallergic staff, contributors, friends, and fellow Hyperallergic and Francis Kite Club Members on October 29 to show off your most convincing rendition of Munch’s “The Scream” or creature from Hieronymus Bosch’s […]

Humans of New York Hosts Event at Grand Central

**Brandon Stanton’s “Dear New York” Installation at Grand Central Terminal** Brandon Stanton, renowned for his “Humans of New York” series, embarks on a new artistic endeavor with “Dear New York,” a groundbreaking public photo installation in Grand Central Terminal. This unique project, running until October 19, showcases Stanton’s extensive collection of New Yorkers’ portraits, strategically displayed throughout the station’s grand […]

Women Artists Discovering Freedom in Their Later Years

In 1982, the Museum of Modern Art staged the first-ever major retrospective dedicated to the work of Louise Bourgeois. She was 70 years old. The overdue exhibition was intended to solidify Bourgeois’s legacy, to recognize more than half a century of creative output. But Bourgeois would live another 28 years and would make art until the day she died. What’s […]