The Greatest Art Costumes From Hyperallergic's Halloween Party
From “Las Dos Fridas” to a walking Eva Hesse sculpture, Hyperallergic members, readers, friends, and artists brought the spirit of the season to our second annual costume contest.
On the night of October 28, over 200 individuals donned elaborate costumes for Hyperallergic's annual Halloween art costume party in Brooklyn. Winners in various categories showcased their knowledge of art history, including references to Roy Lichtenstein, Johannes Vermeer, and Francisco Goya. Notable costumes included Emilio Rojas and Chico Raro as Pedro Lemebel and Francisco Casa Silva of Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis's "Las Dos Fridas," and Zoë Lescaze and Michael Rossi as lesser-known characters from Goya's Los caprichos series.
The "Most Likely to Get Censored in Florida" award went to Richard Prince's "Wayward Nurse," while the "Most Likely to Get Acquired by a Museum" award was won by curators and staff from the Heckscher Museum of Art, who recreated George Grosz's "Eclipse of the Sun." People's Choice winners Melissa Brown and Marie Lorenz portrayed Cecilia Giménez Zueco and "Beast Jesus."
Hyperallergic co-founders Veken Gueyikian and Hrag Vartanian took on the roles of Kazimir Malevich's "Black Square" and a 17th-century Dutch still life painting.
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