Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Nobel prize controversy, artists do science, Creative Time Summit fallout, Ai Weiwei in DC, the ethics of vandalizing art, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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Artists Cancel Creative Time Summit Appearances Over Israeli "Partnership" [UPDATE 7]
Hip hop duo Rebel Diaz, artist Narcenio Hall and Cairo-based art collective Mosireen are boycotting the two-day 2012 Creative Time Summit in Manhattan because of what they are calling a partnership with an Israeli organization that is funded by the Israeli government.
News
Met Museum Makes Hundreds of Catalogues Available Online for Free
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
There's a Narwhal in Our Mail
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
Go for stillspotting but Stay for the Bronx: 10 Great Things to See
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
Rothko Scholar Explains Importance of Vandalized Tate Rothko & Restoration Challenges
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
Should We Ignore Art Vandals?
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
26-Year-Old Wlodzimierz Umanets Arrested For Defacing Tate Rothko (UPDATE 7)
The Metropolitan Police have just announced via Twitter that a man has been apprehended for the Rothko incident at the Tate Modern.
Hyperallergic
Photos from Hyperallergic's 3rd Anniversary House Party
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
People Who Aren't Upset That a Rothko Was Defaced Today
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
CONFIRMED: Rothko Defaced at Tate Modern (UPDATE 14: Rothko Family Speaks)
A Mark Rothko painting at the Tate Modern in London has been defaced by a vandal.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, advice for artists, unemployment in the arts, the monumentality of bronze, revolutionary graffiti of Egypt, architectural copies, Facebook friendships, and more.