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Best of 2025
From public murals to museum walls, artists mobilized their practices to call out injustices, expose wrongdoing, and advocate for a better world.
Best of 2025
From our coverage of the Louvre heist to the rising authoritarianism in the White House, this year has generated plenty of fodder for art discourse, memes, and more.
Daily Newsletter
As writers and artists, we say the quiet part out loud, and we leave a record of our refusals and dreams.
I joined Hyperallergic six years ago because I was drawn to its integrity and its commitment to tell stories that no other art publication would. And then I discovered the most rewarding part of working here — the freedom to speak my mind without fear. That’s not something to take
Hyperallergic’s annual antidote to the lists of wealthy collectors, royals, and so-called tastemakers that pervade the art media.
Nan Goldin’s fearless photos, Noah Davis’s enchantments of ordinary life, Stan Douglas’s historical visions, and Yoko Ono’s musical mind were just some of our favorites.
The workers who pose for artists at historic organizations like the Art Students League say they are overworked and underpaid in a field that rarely values them.
If you think age is an obstacle to your art career, Paddy Johnson wants you to think again.
This year, we read too many incredible books to count — here are a few that stuck with us, including tomes on Marsha P. Johnson, Mary Cassatt in Paris, and Ruth Asawa and mothering.
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Membership
I joined Hyperallergic six years ago because I was drawn to its integrity and its commitment to tell stories that no other art publication would. And then I discovered the most rewarding part of working here — the freedom to speak my mind without fear. That’s not something to take
Daily Newsletter
As writers and artists, we say the quiet part out loud, and we leave a record of our refusals and dreams.
In Memoriam
Legendary filmmaker David Lynch, sculptor of skylines Frank Gehry, powerhouse of Indigenous aesthetics Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, beloved curator Koyo Kouoh, and others we’ll carry with us.
Community
Reckoning with Harry Potter fandom as a trans person, Hallmark Christmas movie plot twists, a hard-hitting interview with Santa, and more.
Community
“My wife and I are both involved in education in the arts, so we see the beginnings of artistic growth.”
Daily Newsletter
From Christo's billowing flags to forgotten oral histories, this year reminded me why art matters: it gives voice, refuses erasure, and makes something beautiful from the wreckage.
Features
A growing subreddit helps confounded users decipher the mystery cutouts, but not without some imaginative detours.
Daily Newsletter
Hyperallergic’s annual antidote to the lists of wealthy collectors, royals, and so-called tastemakers just dropped.
Powerless 20
Hyperallergic’s annual antidote to the lists of wealthy collectors, royals, and so-called tastemakers that pervade the art media.
Art Review
Through her creative lives as author, illustrator, painter, quilter, sculptor, and activist, Ringgold spoke to the urgency and vulnerability of life.
News
The whimsical filmmaker recreated the Queens artist's home studio at Gagosian Gallery in Paris, the city Cornell longed for but never visited.
New York Newsletter
A letter to Mayor Mamdani, medieval psalms at the Morgan, and divine chaos at The Met.
