Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
Walking into a work by James Turrell forces you to scrutinize the environment around you since there is so little to look at except light and color, then you realize how much there is to actually examine. Framing light, Turrell's work can feel effortless but their impact on our perceptions can be pr
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According to documents received by Hyperallergic, the Teamsters have decided to renege on their announcement, made at last month's City Hall press conference, to not target Deutsche Bank in their ongoing challenge of Frieze New York's labor practices.
Opinion
Sometimes life (and art) aren't fair, particularly in the case of classic Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote. So, let us consider his artistic brilliance and how his violence overshadows it.
Opinion
During the recent restoration of Pinturicchio's Resurrection fresco (1494) on the wall of the Hall of Mysteries in the Borgia Apartment at the Vatican has revealed what may be the first images of Native Americans in European art.
Opinion
This week, a history of emoticons, Barocci in London, LA's architecture mess, the birth of the Garbage Pail Kids, William Eggleston and baseball, how China censors social media, and more.
Opinion
What will this new retrospective at MoMA, which opens September 28 in New York, reveal about the psyche of the Belgian artist who loves the radical juxtaposition?
Opinion
The world is obsessed with the "biggest" or "smallest" of anything, so … this work of nano-cinema holds the Guinness World Records record for the "World's Smallest Stop-Motion Film."
Opinion
This week's comic by Lauren Purje ignited a flurry of responses suggesting what others often say (or wish they'd said) when people make the very clichéd statement: "My Kid Could Do That." We've compiled some of our favorites from the blogazine and social media for your enjoyment.
Opinion
This week, commentary on the Cariou v Prince ruling, architecture on the brain, churnalism, the 9/11 museum, reaction GIFs about art handling, the White House takes a stand on the GIF, and more.
Art
MONTREAL — While the big glitzy art fairs in New York, London, and Miami often grab the headlines for the sheer volume of ostentatious art, celebrity-friendly promotions, and over-the-top displays, many people overlook the range of excellent small fairs that appeal to discerning collectors in differ
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Today, a representative of the Cooper Union board announced that they will be reducing all scholarships by 50% for next year, though some additional scholarships will be available for students.
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Early Saturday morning, at 1:06am according to police, artist Kenny Scharf, 55, was apprehended by the NYPD for graffiti in Brooklyn's East Williamsburg industrial park.