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.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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.
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.