Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Michelangelo goes to jail, the story behind a famous Vietnam War photo, Richard Arschwager dies, the art market is evil, China's art market has shrunk, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
What People Are Saying About George W. Bush's Bathroom Paintings
It should be expected that anything related to George W. Bush and art will generate discussion, so we couldn't wait to see the comments from the netizenry about the latest Presidential Sunday painter.
Opinion
Do Bush's Paintings Tell Us Anything About the Former President?
Thanks to a hacker with the odd sounding handle of Guccifer (Lucifer of Gucci?) we have all been blessed with a glimpse of the artistic private life of former US President George W. Bush. Guccifer tapped into various Bush emails from the period of 2009–2012, which included private correspondence and
Opinion
A Roller Tribute to Two Digital Anarchist Heroes
A little corner of 21st C. heros has sprung up in the form of street art just north of McCarren Park, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Roller works by BAMN (aka By Any Means Necessary), the artist explained to Hyperallergic why he chose Swartz as the subject of his mural …
News
Michigan Is Finding That the Arts Is a Growth Industry, Even During the Recession
Last summer, we reported that ArtsServe Michigan had releases statistics that suggest every $1 invested in the arts in the Great Lakes State yields $51 for the state's economy. If that didn't impress you then perhaps you will be surprised to hear that even during the recent recession the arts has be
Performance
What Happened at Les Ballets de Faile?
Last Friday's launch of the New York City Ballet Art Series was a confusing affair. I was not the only person to arrive at Lincoln Center expecting that art collective Faile's "collaboration" with the New York City Ballet would be more than lobby art.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the world's first computer art, new rules for museums and Ancient art, photojournalism's boundaries, criticism of Foster's new New York Public Library plan, the artist of the highly criticized royal portrait speaks up, the meaning of "outsider" art, and more.
News
An Istanbul Museum Is Auctioning Off its Art Collection
Today, Istanbul's art world is in shock over the news that works of art from the collection of the recently closed Santralistanbul Museum of Contemporary Art were set to hit the auction block in an upcoming sale.
News
20x200 Suspends Operations, Is Art Still For Everyone?
The much beloved 20x200 affordable art retailer is "temporarily suspending operations," according to an email sent by company founder and CEO Jen Bekman last night to a number of contacts.
News
Who Says LA Doesn't Read? Inaugural LA Art Book Fair Opens Today
AA Bronson, the internationally recognized artist and former president of New York's Printed Matter artist-book store, is currently in LA to launch the first ever LA Art Book Fair at MOCA's Geffen Contemporary space in downtown LA. Bronson, who is also the director of the NY Art Book Fair, says he's
Opinion
Whitewashing Judith Supine
Last November, I was delighted to find this lovely work by Judith Supine on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn … and then it was gone.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Hillary Clinton on art, Carl Andre knows he can't draw, the Sistine Chapel has major problems, Larry Gagosian gets profiled, the Rijksmuseum buys its first abstract painting, the Egyptian arts community's problems with their government, and more.