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The history of the Salon, the juried exhibitions that defined European art trends from the 17th through the 19th centuries, can be told from the perspective of the artists who were included — or, if you want a juicier story, the artists who were left out. None other than Édouard Manet had his painting “Luncheon […]

At the end of its previous term, the Trump administration turned its attention toward the arts. A 2020 executive order entitled “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” mandated that all future projects conform to Neoclassical architectural styles; another series of executive orders concerned the so-called “National Garden of American Heroes,” an assemblage of triumphalist and traditionalist […]

‣ Hyperallergic Senior Editor Hakim Bishara appeared on the BBC Sounds podcast to discuss the infamous banana auction heard ’round the world. Listen to his take around the ~10:10 mark, and read his Opinion piece from last month while you’re at it, too. ‣ Journalist Jason Koebler went to the premiere of commercial AI-generated movies — yes, […]