Art
Let's Play Google Art Critic!
Last week, I was playing around on my gadgets and inadvertently discovered that Google has an opinion on everything including art.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the art work that can't be sold, China's problems, new art neighborhoods, Sigmund Freud's voice and more.
News
Are UK Police Cracking Down on Graffiti Artists Ahead of Olympics?
The British blogs and media are buzzing with reports that UK police are visiting the homes of graffiti writers in what appears to be an attempt to scare artists from leaving their mark during the city's Olympic spotlight.
Opinion
Chuck Close Responds to Scott Blake's FreeChuckCloseArt.com
We finally have a response from Chuck Close regarding Scott Blake's FreeChuckCloseArt.com filter.
Opinion
Only 25% of Projects Deliver on Time and Other Kickstarter Stats You Should Know
A recent batch of infographics from AppsBlogger.com highlights some of the interesting realities of Kickstarter as told by its stats.
News
Met Museum Proves Itself King With Whopping 6.28 M Attendance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that 6.28 million people visited the Met during the 2011/12 fiscal year that ended on June 30. Simply, WOW!
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the first photo ever uploaded to the internet, MOCA drama continues, art theft for amateurs, a public art tour in lower Manhattan, Knoedler gets sued again, Damien Hirst in Burger King, Ai Weiwei's blogger battle and more.
Interview
New York's First Street Art Auction Happening This Fall
They have been going on for years in Europe, but there hasn't been one in the US, until now. Doyle New York, the Manhattan auction house, will be hosting their Inaugural Street Art Auction on October 16, 2012.
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.
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.