Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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.
Opinion
Yesterday's US Presidential debate highlighted Republican candidate Mitt Romney's ridiculous plan to cut the budget of the much loved public television channel, PBS.
Opinion
This week's New Yorker takes a shot at the craze to "curate" everything in our lives.
Art
The New-York Historical Society has a massive show that explores the role of New York in World War II, WWII & NYC. While the front lines of the Second World War raged across the oceans, the great American metropolis gave more than most as it mobilized its citizenry, its resources, and its elites to
Opinion
This week, a new younger Mona Lisa, 1%ers using art as business collateral, image rights stupidity, Klaus in WSJ, a very green museum, Nazi Buddist space sculpture, a fake Basquiat, and more
Art
The invention of abstraction was not the inspiration of a solitary protagonist, but a relay of ideas that moved through a network of artists and intellectuals working in different countries and different media and MoMA's new graph drawing shows it in all its beauty.
Opinion
Sure, it's probably a publicity stunt but we love the idea that the Museum of Sex in New York is offering a lifetime membership to infamously virgin football player Tim Tebow.