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Hyperallergic’s year in art, remembering architect Frank Gehry, and Tewa Pueblo artists on the myth of “O’Keeffe Country.”
Forget Spotify Wrapped. Hyperallergic’s Art World Wrapped is here (edit Shari Flores/Hyperallergic)
Spotify Wrapped this, Apple Music Replay that … let’s give the people what they really want: a recap of your year in the art world, warts and all. How many gallery newsletters did you unsubscribe from? How many times did you use the term “radical” during a crit? Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar has the answers you seek, and maybe some you don’t, in our second annual Art World Wrapped.
Earth’s Symphony: Paintings by Rita Blitt
Blitt’s most recent works connect with the natural world through line, movement, and color. On view at the Leedy Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City, Missouri, through February 27.
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Frank Gehry in July 2021 in Arles, France (photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
Pursue Advanced Design Research at UC Davis
The two-year MFA Design program offers students space to explore and experiment, as well as teaching and funding opportunities.
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From Our Critics
Installation view of Judy Pfaff: Light Years, with “CARTPETRIGHT” on left and “finite sequence of mathematically rigorous instructions” (both 2025) on right (photo by Adam Reich, courtesy Cristin Tierney Gallery)
John Yau
Judy Pfaff: Light Years at Cristin Tierney Gallery, Tribeca, Manhattan
“Pfaff’s bricolage approach combines surgical precision with Surrealist chance, as exemplified by Comte de Lautréamont’s famous statement, ‘As beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table.’ The difference is that no matter what Pfaff juxtaposes, none of it seems arbitrary.”
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Installation view of Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country (photo Nancy Zastudil/Hyperallergic)
Nancy Zastudil
Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico
“Here, the contrast is striking: one, a handmade item made to be shared, the other a designer object to be purchased. The museum label includes Hinds’s provocative question: If the two women had tea together, what would they talk about? “
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Vicki Meek on Randiah Camille Green’s “How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art”:
Thank you for this article as I am always interested in learning about the history of Black Arts Movement Movements outside of Chicago and New York. We oftentimes forget that Black artists across the country responded to the call for relevancy during the Black Power Movement. I am curious, however, about the absence of one particular Detroit artist in this article, Shirley Woodson Reid who figured prominently then and now in the Detroit Black Arts Movement.
ICYMI
Venancio Aragón with “Waiting for the Rain” (2022) (photo courtesy Venancio Aragón)
Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid
The Diné artist and teacher continually colors his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons. | SháńdÃÃn Brown and Zach Feuer
Featured Opportunity
Virginia A. Groot Foundation – 2026 Groot Grant Application for Sculptors
For over 30 years, the Virginia A. Groot Foundation has supported sculptors across all forms and materials, helping them dedicate time and resources to their creative practice. The foundation awards unrestricted grants in three tiers: $60,000, $30,000, and $20,000. The application fee is $7.
Deadline: January 10, 2026 (11:59pm CT) |Â virginiaagrootfoundation.org
See more in this month’s list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers!
Thanks for reading, and have a lovely Monday.
—Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor
