It’s finally springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, which means two things: allergy season, and a brand-new Art Tarotscope from artist and writer AX Mina.
| Good morning. It’s finally springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, which means two things: allergy season, and a brand-new Art Tarotscope from artist and writer AX Mina, unofficial oracle of Hyperallergic. For this Spring Equinox, Mina asks the cards what artists should know in these difficult times — and the answer is illuminating.
Woodcuts and lithographs and etchings, oh my! The International Fine Print Dealers Association Print Fair opens in Manhattan next week, anchoring a lineup of programs and exhibitions celebrating the beloved and sometimes enigmatic medium. Check out our guide of recommended events so you can plan an impressive itinerary. (I’m here all night, folks.)
Speaking of fairs, art crime scholar Emiline Smith and archaeologist Summer Austin visited TEFAF Maastricht this week and report back on what they saw and, more importantly, what they didn’t see. Read their article addressing the thorny question of provenance below.
There’s much more, including Jasmine Weber on James Baldwin and Beauford Delaney, Required Reading, and A View From the Easel. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | | |
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| | We start with an inquiry: What do artists need to know in this time of deep tumult? | AX Mina |
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SPONSORED | | | | | USF’s Museum Studies MA prepares students to lead artistic, cultural, and heritage organizations in today’s dynamic social landscape. Learn more |
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ART FAIRS | | | Alongside the International Fine Print Dealers Association’s annual fair, a slew of shows and events pay homage to the medium, from Black artists in Mexico to printmaking’s dynamic duos. | Maya Pontone |
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| | | Despite efforts to improve vetting procedures, the persistence of vague ownership points to an industry still grappling with its past. | Emilie Smith and Summer Austin |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | Labels such as “Modernism,” “Surrealism,” or “Color Field” fall away in the abstract painter’s first New York show in half a century. | Tim Keane |
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| | | The essays in Speculative Light explore the many ways in which Beauford Delaney, another queer Black man, revolutionized Baldwin’s cultural perspective and imagination. | Jasmine Weber |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | “The statue is yours, but what it embodies belongs to everyone," said French politician Raphael Glucksmann in a sharp rebuke of Trump's attacks on democracy. | Isa Farfan |
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| | | “I begin my studio day by putting a half-hour workout on the Peloton.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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| | | This week: Remembering trans artist Miss Kitty Litter Green, a letter from Mahmoud Khalil, gamifying Spotify, the role of gossip, and wait — they paid him how much per article? | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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TRANSITIONS | | Lee Bul is now represented by Hauser & Wirth in collaboration with BB&M gallery.
Klara Kristalova will represent Sweden at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
Benjamin Orlow will represent Finland and Tori Wrånes will represent Norway.
Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell was named curator of prints and drawings at the McNay Art Museum.
Shao Fan is now represented by White Cube gallery in collaboration with Vitamin Creative Space and Galerie Urs Meile.
David Oakey was appointed curator of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Shawn Yuan was appointed senior curator of Asian Art at the Norton Museum of Art. |
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AWARDS & ACCOLADES | | Sophie Ristelhueber won the 2025 Hasselblad Award.
Sarah Sze won the inaugural Meraki Artist Award from the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. |
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