Opinion
Edvard Munch's The Scream Is a New Yorker
We now know who owns Edvard Munch's 1895 pastel version "The Scream" that fetched $119.9m at auction earlier this year — New York financier Leon Black.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, internet access is a human right, new Caravaggios, Mali's historic sites are threatened, challenge to NY's 1971 loft law, Philly's Rodin Museum reopens, artist bequests and more.
Opinion
Social Media Lo-Fi Animation Tricks
I don't think there's a social media channel that hasn't endorsed brands, but now Pinterest is the latest to French kiss a brand and it's Uniqlo.
Art
Art Rx
This week, the doctor wants you to do a lot. Two summer festivals debut in Queens, the Metropolitan is packed full of great things to see and that's just the beginning.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, beautiful internet design, Victorian-era death photos, religious zealotry in Tunisia impacts the arts, Paul Schimmel defenders take to the blogs, reviews of Damien Hirst and Edvard Munch in London, painting in Chelsea and more.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, beautiful internet design, Victorian-era death photos, religious zealotry in Tunisia impacts the arts, Paul Schimmel defenders take to the blogs, reviews of Damien Hirst and Edvard Munch in London, painting in Chelsea and more.
News
Graffiti Writer "Bombs" Brooklyn Bridge
After a decade of being graffiti free, one legendary spot on the Brooklyn Bridge gets hit.
News
Artist Denied Right to Paint in Prison
Yesterday, artist Odd Nerdrum lost his appeal in Norwegian courts this week and, in a strange twist of fate, he will receive an even longer jail sentence than the one he was appealing.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, whither Warhol, Occupy Anish Kappor, Crayola-fication of colors, .art domain grab, deep-fried electronics and more.
Art
Images from Pre-Revolutionary Cairo
This week's Egyptian election drama offers a curious backdrop to Michael von Graffenried's photographs of life in Cairo.
News
Ai Weiwei's Bail Conditions Lifted But He Could Face Bigamy and Pornography Charges
A year ago Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was slapped with bail conditions — after an 81-day detention by Chinese authorities — the prominent activist and artist has been freed from those shackles, but there's no rejoicing because of what may come next.
News
The Evolving and Bizarre Story of Houston's Vandalized Picasso
Poor Picasso. His "Femme au fauteuil rouge (Woman in a Red Armchair)" (1929) was vandalized last week at Houston's Menil Collection and the artist claiming responsibility for the action, Uriel Llanderos, has essentially been bragging about his bravado on his rather sparse Facebook page. But the stor