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And Obama Wins!
Hyperallergic endorsed US President Barack Obama a few weeks ago, and we're happy to report that the Democratic nominee has been elected to a second term today.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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Keep Hope Alive Alive and Other Democratic Clichés
Artist Suzanne Broughel's "Keep Hope Alive Alive" project takes vintage designs from past Black presidential candidates (Jesse Jackson and Shirley Chisholm mostly) and altered them to remove the candidate's name and image leaving the generic imagery of "hope," "change," and the other clichés of the
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Just the Facts: 2012 US Presidential Candidates Arts Positions
How do the two US Presidential candidates measure up in regards to their arts-funding records?
Art
How Things Fall Apart: Photos from The Rockaways
After yesterday's report on MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach's efforts to gather volunteers for a second volunteer trip to The Rockaways this upcoming weekend, we felt compelled to share these images by photographer Amanda Kirkpatrick, who traveled to the Queens neighborhood last weekend to docume
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MoMA PS1's Klaus Biesenbach Explains Why Rockaway Needs Your Help Now
For the last week, MoMA PS1 director and curator Klaus Biesenbach has been actively tweeting about the devastation in the Rockaways section of Queens, which was hit hard by post-tropical cyclone Sandy. While power returned to most of lower Manhattan late Friday night and 80% of the city's subway sys
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Required Reading
This week, Ai Weiwei on the internet, the risk of reporting on memes, Dave Hickey on art now, academic and artistic freedom in Wyoming, Trevor Paglen has a moment, everyone hates the art market, Kickstarter and ads,and more.
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Art, Music, Film Celebrities Write a Letter to Mayor Bloomberg About the Rockaways
One cluster of the New York art world A-list have contributed their bold-faced name power to an open letter addressed to New York Mayor Bloomberg. The vague letter highlights the plight of the Rockaways while explaining that the letter is to "support the city in your amazing, monumental efforts in a
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Hurricane Sandy Report, 4 Days After [UPDATE 14]
Today, we conclude our aggregation of Sandy-related news. If you have any information, photos, news, or commentary, please post them in the comments below or email us at tips [at] hyperallergic.com.
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Hurricane Sandy Report, 3 Days After [UPDATE 17]
Today, we continue our aggregation of Sandy-related news. If you have any information, photos, news, or commentary, please post them in the comments below or email us at tips [at] hyperallergic.com.
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Some Help for Artists, Galleries, Private Collections and Museums Impacted by Hurricane Sandy [UPDATED]
As the Eastern Seaboard continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy, those impacted by the devastating storm are slowly coming to terms with the shock of losing art, furniture and other possessions, but we want them to know there are a few resources that can possibly help them with their recovery.
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Hurricane Sandy Report, 2 Days After [UPDATE 12]
Today, two days after New York was struck by Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy the city's art community continues to assess the damage and what it will mean going forward. We continue our coverage today …
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New York's Art World Assessing Impact of Hurricane Sandy [UPDATE 5]
Last night's major storm, which is currently being called post-tropical cyclone Sandy, delivered a wallop to New York, flooding neighborhoods across the region and shutting off power to large swathes of the metro area, including most of lower Manhattan and huge sections of New Jersey. The storm has