Tag: NYC

  • 15 Art Excursions Outside NYC This Spring

    My favorite thing to do in New York City is leave it. I’m kidding, I’m kidding, but there’s nothing wrong with a little break, especially to explore the beautiful exhibitions below. They’re just a short trip from the city —and just as the weather’s beginning to hint at warmth. Many of these shows offer alternate read more

    15 Art Excursions Outside NYC This Spring
  • 70 Shows to See in NYC This Spring

    New York Newsletter Our guide this season’s blockbuster shows and hidden gems in New York City is out. This is our offering, our paean, our plea to the spirits of spring: Hyperallergic’s long-awaited guide of more than 70 shows to see this season, should it ever deign to arrive. This year, we opted to sort read more

    70 Shows to See in NYC This Spring
  • Can Diya Vij Make NYC More Affordable for Artists?

    New York City arts leaders are hopeful the new cultural affairs commissioner Diya Vij will tackle the industry’s affordability crisis at a time when the Trump administration slashed federal funding for arts organizations and New York’s artists are increasingly leaving the city due to its high cost of living. “I can’t think of anyone more read more

    Can Diya Vij Make NYC More Affordable for Artists?
  • Art Spring in NYC

    Daily Newsletter The best shows to see across the city this season, SVA shuts down curatorial practices program, Art Crossword, March opportunities, and more. Enough with those filthy glaciers on our sidewalks — the Hyperallergic Spring 2026 New York Art Guide is here! With 70-plus shows, it’s all you need to know about the major read more

    Art Spring in NYC
  • Defying Trump’s Orders, NYC Re-Raises Pride Flag at Stonewall

    New York politicians and activists hoisted a large Pride flag to the Stonewall National Monument’s flagpole on Thursday afternoon, February 12, in defiance of a federal directive to take down any flags or pennants that aren’t the United States flag or from the Department of the Interior. It takes a lot to get New Yorkers read more

    Defying Trump’s Orders, NYC Re-Raises Pride Flag at Stonewall
  • NYC Deserves a Culture Commissioner Who Cares

    Opinion The city is in a deep affordability crisis that is reshaping who can live and work here, and which institutions can survive. Culture in Crisis rally at City Hall, March 2024. Organized by NY4CA and the New York City Council to push back against Mayor Adams’s proposed budget cuts to the culture and arts read more

    NYC Deserves a Culture Commissioner Who Cares
  • Your Guide to a Sexy, Artsy, Non-Boring Valentine’s Day in NYC

    Although our sugary contemporary Valentine’s Day traditions are a far cry from its brutal origins in Ancient Roman sacrifice and martyrdom, it’s not uncommon for February 14 to inspire a little pain. It’s an occasion to reflect on romantic love, and with that comes the pressure to externalize such musings, from planning the perfect date read more

    Your Guide to a Sexy, Artsy, Non-Boring Valentine’s Day in NYC
  • Five Art and Museum Events for MLK Day in NYC

    Guide Special collection tours at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a live reading of one of King’s sermons, and other programs. BAM VP of Creative Social Impact Coco Killingsworth at the 37th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 16, 2023 (photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Fifteen read more