Opinion
Apple's Amazingly Artistic iOS6 Maps
You don't really want your maps to be "artistic" renderings of reality, we all prefer them accurate, but the recent release of Apple's iOS6 maps is proving more artistic fiction rather than fact.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
Colbert Report Takes on Beast Jesus Master
The tragic/demented/whatever-it-is story of Cecilia Gimenez has entered a new phases of its pop culture notoriety when last night Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report took on the Spanish restoration "master."
News
In Bizarre Turn of Events, Beast Jesus Maker Demands Royalties
In what can only be described as the most unbelievable turn of events around the Beast Jesus debacle, Techdirt says the woman at the center of the global sensation is claiming copyright and wants a cut of the tourist money bonanza that has hit the small Spanish church.
News
The Scream Goes on View at MoMA on Oct 24
Edvard Munch’s iconic "The Scream" (1895), among the most celebrated and recognized images in art history, will go on view at The Museum of Modern Art for a period of six months beginning October 24.
Art
Art Rx
This week, the doctor wants you to relax. September has already proven itself to be a hectic start to the art season and she's concerned about your blood pressure.
News
Met Museum Estimates Their Summer Shows "Stimulated" NYC to the Tune of $781M
The economic argument is being used increasingly by arts institutions as they assert their role as economic engines, and New York's Metropolitan Museum is at the forefront of trumpeting its power in the realm of tourism.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, GO Brooklyn stats, LA MOCA's big picture problems, postmodernism quo vadis, a posthumous memorial in NYC, Jeff Koons' 70% cut, fashion and homophobia, Ground Zero/Zuccotti Park and more.
Art
GO Bushwick, Gowanus and Greenpoint: Artapalooza
I approached the massive GO Brooklyn open studios event, which was organized by the Brooklyn Museum, with some hesitation. I was unsure about the sinking feeling I had that the Brooklyn Museum may be trying to co-opt the borough's massive visual arts scene in order to give it a much needed PR boost.
Opinion
Billionaire Art Fight: Perelman v Gagosian
New York billionaire Ron Perelman is filing for "divorce" from his art mentor/dealer Larry Gagosian and the two A-listers are battling over three art works worth over $25 million.
News
World's First Color Films Discovered
After 110 years hidden in a tin at the National Media Museum in Bradford, UK, researchers have discovered what are believed to be the world's oldest color films. Created by cinematic pioneer Edward Raymond Turner, the films date to 1902 and depict the inventor's children, a girl on a swing, and sold
Announcement
Imagining A Post-Capitalist Society with Ton Matton
Tom Matton is a rare kind of designer and architect who looks past the commercial life of objects to explore the underlying realities of their existence. And like many adventurous creators, he took a chance. His exploration led him far from the life he knew in The Netherlands, and the growing discom
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Art
How Lawyers Ruined a Great Photograph [UPDATED]
Photographer Mo Gelber captured this rather romantic moment outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on August 16. He entered the image into the Project Imaginat10n contest organized by director Ron Howard and Canon. Gelber's photo is obviously quite powerful but the contest administrators let the photo