Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
News
Bibliophiles rejoice! The Metropolitan Museum of Art has published 643 books about art and art history online, including the full contents of 368 out-of-print titles from 1964 to the present.
Opinion
Recently, we received a mysterious black cardboard box covered in white writing and octopus tentacles. The package was from artist Zoë Williams, who surprised us with a wonderful — if unexpected — narwhal felt sculpture.
Announcement
This weekend, Oct 13-14, The Guggenheim Museum will be hosting the fifth and final edition in the stillspotting nyc [http://stillspotting.guggenheim.org/] series, stillspotting nyc: bronx [http://stillspotting.guggenheim.org/visit/bronx/]. For this installment, Guggenheim has teamed up with Charlie
Art
We reached out to David Anfam, a Mark Rothko scholar and head of the Rothko catalogue raisonné project, to ask about the importance of "Untitled (Black on Maroon)" (1958) and the possible challenges facing the conservation of the work after Sunday's incident.
Opinion
Many people have been raising questions about how the media should treat attention whores like the Yellowists, who are obviously committing crimes to fan the fires of fame. This is a question that confronts any journalist when covering something that is both criminal and possibly a ploy to attract a
News
The Metropolitan Police have just announced via Twitter that a man has been apprehended for the Rothko incident at the Tate Modern.
Hyperallergic
Last Friday's celebration of Hyperallergic's Third Anniversary far exceeded our expectations, and we were delighted that everyone joined us for the birthday of the World's Greatest New York Art Blogazine. Over 400 people arrived over the course of the evening to raise bottles of beer, provided by Br
Opinion
The reaction in 140 characters or less after today's Rothko incident at the Tate Modern has been overwhelming … including some people who seemed to enjoy the news.
News
A Mark Rothko painting at the Tate Modern in London has been defaced by a vandal.
Opinion
This week, advice for artists, unemployment in the arts, the monumentality of bronze, revolutionary graffiti of Egypt, architectural copies, Facebook friendships, and more.
News
Over 47,000 voters and a handful of art critics cast their ballots for ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the winners of this year's competition have been announced.
Opinion
We've heard of Jesus' fabled ability to resurrect himself but Beast Jesus has proven that he can go from painted plaster to IRL in what can only be described as a freakin' miracle.