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The best of our annual costume contest, from Eva Hesse ropes to Saturn devouring his son.
Goyas and Guggenheims and girls with the pearl earring, oh my! Leave it to Hyperallergic readers to craft the most art historically delectable costumes this spooky season. Last week, dozens of us turned Oberon in Brooklyn into a veritable museum of surreal, riotous, and political artworks brought to life. Check out Zac Thompson’s photos of our fabulous second annual Halloween party and costume contest, judged by Claire Valdez, Jia Sung, Aruna D’Souza, and Nicholas D. Lowery. Nothing’s scarier than missing out on a night of artsy revelry — join us as a Hyperallergic Member to get free tickets to our future events!
Actually, scratch that: The new partnership between the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, and M+ might take the cake. Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar reports on the announcement, which left several questions about the fate of the institutions’ staff and collections unanswered.
We also remember the life and work of Oberlin College photography professor Pipo Nguyen-duy, who was tragically killed last week alongside his wife, Tran Thi Phong. Staff Writer Anna Lee spoke with some of the countless students and colleagues who remember him as a playful, subversive teacher and artist.
Read on for the artistic freedom at stake in South Carolina’s elections tomorrow and A View From the Easel of Anna Pajak, who paints spectral figures in the woods of southern Sweden.
—Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor, books
The Greatest Art Costumes From Hyperallergic’s Halloween Party
A Dutch still life, “Beast Jesus,” several esoteric Goya characters, and not one but two Marina Abramović/Ulay references (and not even the most obvious ones!) walk into a bar … That’s a Hyperallergic Halloween, baby!
On Wednesday evening, October 28, almost 200 of our members, readers, artists, supporters, and their enthusiastic friends rolled into Oberon in Brooklyn for our annual art costume party.
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