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Tracing the 500-Year History of the English Dictionary

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An exhibition at the Grolier Club in New York shows that lexicographers are just like us: petty, creative, and political.

https://hyperallergic.com/912138/tracing-the-500-year-history-of-the-english-dictionary/

Lauren Lee McCarthy Swaps Stories of Saliva and Surveillance

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Bodily Autonomy takes advantage of humor and hyperbole to demonstrate a very real world in which biosurveillance is prevalent overtly and covertly.

https://hyperallergic.com/912575/lauren-lee-mccarthy-swaps-stories-of-saliva-and-surveillance/

Lehman College Art Gallery Presents 2024 Thesis Exhibition

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This year’s show features art by MFA, MA, and BFA students working across a variety of disciplines. On view May 15–29 in the Bronx.

https://hyperallergic.com/910749/lehman-college-art-gallery-presents-2024-thesis-exhibition/

Ecological Crisis Echoes Through the Church of San Lorenzo

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Restor(y)ing Oceania provides a powerful sense of the devastation faced by Pacific Islanders — and the ecosystems that may soon be lost.

https://hyperallergic.com/911744/latai-taumoepeau-ecological-crisis-echoes-through-the-church-of-san-lorenzo/

Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested Outside the Met Gala

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“No Met Gala while bombs drop in Gaza,” hundreds chanted during a march near the museum.

https://hyperallergic.com/911778/pro-palestine-protesters-arrested-outside-the-met-gala/

The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: May 2024

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Political cartoons abound, long-lost sculptures resurface, and strange monarchical monuments crop up in this month's puzzle.

https://hyperallergic.com/911692/the-hyperallergic-art-crossword-may-2024/

Abstract Trailblazer Frank Stella Dies at 87

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The painter and sculptor reoriented the North American arts landscape, defying any strict characterizations of his work as it evolved across concepts and media.

https://hyperallergic.com/911457/abstract-trailblazer-frank-stella-dies-at-87/

NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Presents Entrusted Ground

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A 40-minute dance performance, themed around the four elements of fire, air, earth, and water, takes center stage at NYUAD Art Gallery for a limited series of shows.

https://hyperallergic.com/909663/nyuad-art-gallery-presents-entrusted-ground/

Half a Century of American Culture Through the Lens of One Photographer

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James Hamilton’s career conveniently mirrors the changing fortunes of journalism as an industry.

https://hyperallergic.com/910684/half-a-century-of-american-culture-through-the-lens-of-photographer-james-hamilton/

Half a Century of American Culture Through the Lens of One Photographer

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James Hamilton’s career conveniently mirrors the changing fortunes of journalism as an industry.

https://hyperallergic.com/910684/half-a-century-of-american-culture-through-the-lens-of-photographer-james-hamilton/

14 Art Books to Read This Summer

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From an occult Renaissance manuscript and the history of eyeliner to Salman Rushdie’s new book, our staff and contributors have got you covered.

https://hyperallergic.com/910183/14-art-books-to-read-summer-2024/

In Surprise Action, Activists Decry Whitney Museum’s Ties to Israeli Military

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Approximately 100 activists overtook the museum on Friday night with video and sound interventions emphasizing the suffering of families in Gaza.

https://hyperallergic.com/911012/in-surprise-action-activists-decry-whitney-museums-ties-to-israeli-military/

Hundreds Protest After Police Arrest Students at NYU and New School

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NYPD officers swept the Gaza solidarity encampments at both schools in what many say is a disturbing show of force on campus.

https://hyperallergic.com/910756/hundreds-protest-after-police-arrest-students-at-nyu-and-new-school/

How Lee Quiñones Took His Graffiti From the Subway to the Museum

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A pioneer of the 1970s New York City graffiti movement, the artist reflects on five decades of experimentation with spray cans and paint brushes.

https://hyperallergic.com/910190/how-lee-quinones-took-his-graffiti-from-the-subway-to-the-museum/

Wrightwood 659 Hosts Chryssa & New York

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Chryssa’s long unseen neon sculptures shine again in a new groundbreaking exhibition. On view now through July 27 in Chicago.

https://hyperallergic.com/909332/wrightwood-659-presents-chryssa-and-new-york-2024/

Giving Space to Black Women at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair

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The special attention to women artists highlights the importance of intersectional representation in the fight for inclusion.

https://hyperallergic.com/910392/giving-space-to-black-women-at-1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-2024/

8 Art Shows to See in New York City This May

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Vibrant colors and fantastical creatures are in abundance in shows by Sanam Khatibi, Julia Bland, Claude Lawrence, Annette Wehrhahn, and others.

https://hyperallergic.com/909604/8-art-shows-to-see-in-new-york-city-may-2024/

A March Across Manhattan’s Student Encampments

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“I think the power of the artist — the student artist — is to envision a new world and actually embody it," said a Parsons sophomore.

https://hyperallergic.com/909655/a-march-across-manhattan-student-encampments/

SMFA at Tufts University Presents Pulling Teeth and Jumping Rope

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Work by graduate artists of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is on view May 6–19 in Massachusetts.

https://hyperallergic.com/906609/pulling-teeth-and-jumping-rope-sfma-tufts-university-2024/

Students Rename Columbia Building in Honor of 6-Year-Old Killed in Gaza

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University officials locked down the Morningside campus after Pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Hamilton Hall, now baptized “Hind’s Hall.”

https://hyperallergic.com/909362/students-rename-columbia-building-in-honor-of-6-year-old-killed-in-gaza/