On a damp New York City morning last week, I visited Gracie Mansion for an exclusive interview with artist and First Lady Rama Duwaji in her studio. We talked about her art practice and political life while surrounded by her drawings and ceramics. I hope you enjoy reading this interview, through which I learned more about Duwaji’s life story and got a better sense of who she is as a person and an artist.<\/p>\n
Also in New York: Who’s behind the guerrilla posters across the city calling for a boycott of the Jeff Bezos-sponsored Met Gala?<\/p>\n
\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief<\/p>\n
In the Studio With Rama Duwaji<\/p>\n
Surrounded by her drawings and ceramics, we discussed her evolving art practice and new life as NYC first lady. | Hakim Bishara<\/p>\n
The Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for Entries<\/p>\n
Women figurative realist painters can enter to win $75,000 and a traveling solo exhibition. Applications are open through September 19.<\/p>\n
News<\/p>\n
“Boycott the Bezos Met Gala” posters emerge across NYC to protest the sponsors of this year\u2019s event, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanch\u00e9z, targeting Amazon\u2019s alleged worker exploitation and links to ICE.<\/p>\n
The Georgia O\u2019Keeffe Museum launched a digital catalogue raisonn\u00e9. Anyone can now browse through over 2,000 works by the artist, including paintings, handwritten letters, and early sketches.<\/p>\n
CONDUCTOR Is New York\u2019s First Art Fair Committed to the Global Majority<\/p>\n
From April 30 to May 3, discover 27 galleries and 17 special projects spotlighting artists from across the world at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n
In Memoriam<\/p>\n
Remembering Pearl Fryar, Siri Aurdal, and Frank Stack<\/p>\n
This week, we honor a self-taught topiary artist, a mainstay of \u201960s Scandinavian art, and author of what may be the first underground comic.<\/p>\n
Books<\/p>\n
Inside a Black Panther Family Album<\/p>\n
Kathleen and Eldridge Cleaver\u2019s family album depicts aspirational homemaking in diaspora, capturing the tension between rest and motion as they navigated exile with their children. | Leigh Raiford<\/p>\n
Tulsa Artist Fellowship<\/p>\n
Tulsa Artist Fellowship offers three years of funding, housing, and studio space to create meaningful work in Tulsa\u2019s vibrant arts community. Applications open April 7, 2026.<\/p>\n
Deadline: May 7, 2026, at 6pm (CT) | [tulsaartistfellowship.org](https:\/\/www.tulsaartistfellowship.org\/award?ref=hyperallergic.com)<\/p>\n
See more in [this month\u2019s list of opportunities](https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/opportunities-april-2026\/) for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n
Holly Wong on Paddy Johnson \u201cArt Problems: Do I Need to Go to Art Fairs?\u201d<\/p>\n
From the Archive<\/p>\n
Tracing the Peacock Chair\u2019s History From Manila to Nashville<\/p>\n
A complex web of stories encourages us to reimagine the political weight of an unassuming remnant of craft tradition, born of incarcerated labor in the Philippines. | alejandro t. acierto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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