Opinion
The Shadowy World of Art in Tax-free Ports
"The majority of the world’s art that is not on display, either in museums or private residences, is stored in a small number of tax-free ports across the globe, mainly in Switzerland."
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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Opinion
Release Takeshi Miyakawa Now! [UPDATED] He's Free!
Those of us at Hyperallergic HQ have been watching the case of Takeshi Mikayawa very closely and scratching our heads as to why any judge would sentence a designer-turned-street-artist to 30 days without bail and a psychiatric evaluation.
Opinion
Required Reading: Barnes Museum Special
This week, critics weigh in on the new Barnes Foundation museum in central Philadelphia … and in other non-Barnes-related links … discotecture, progressive architectural ideas and the voice of Rene Magritte.
Art
The Man Who Dreamed Up the World of Blade Runner
BravinLee Programs in Chelsea has one of the most eye-popping shows currently on display in the city's art galleries … and it's from the man who brought us such cult classics as Blade Runner (1982), Aliens (1986) and Tron (1982).
Art
It's Time for Recess: A Unique Nonprofit You Need to Know About
It's hard to believe that Recess Art, the Soho-based nonprofit, is only three years old and has already made significant waves in the city's art scene as a place where artists are free to explore process in every which way. "It's a space where you realize projects you can't realize anywhere else," f
Art
At Last Night's Tom Sachs Opening: Kanye, Robert Irwin and Space Travel
An animated GIF tells you what you need to know from last night's Creative Time party.
Opinion
Video Candy: A History of John Baldessari as Narrated by Tom Waits
Artist John Baldessari asked Tom Waits to narrate his short history and it's pretty funny.
Opinion
OMG…Now I Know: How to Protect Your Antique Statues During an Earthquake
The Getty Museum has come up with a video to demonstrate how to save your precious sculptures during an earthquake. Thanks, Getty!
Opinion
Graffiti Writer Gets Pwnd by Marc Jacobs
You have to wonder if something is edgy anymore if a fashion label can quickly flip the "transgression" into merchandise within a few days. Case in point … Kidult v. Marc Jacobs.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, face recognition software may help art historians solve mysteries, Picasso's lover gets a Gagosian show, the New Aesthetic debate continues, the French elections and art, street art in Houston, Kiki Smith interviews Jenny Holzer and more.
Interview
Six Questions for Mira Schor About Text and Image
Painter, author and critic Mira Schor's current show at Marvelli Gallery delves into the world of language. The show is titled Voice and Speech, but there's an erie silence to these works.
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Opinion
A New Possible Lead in Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Theft [UPDATED]
The Hartford Courant reports that one of the world's great unsolved art thefts may have a new lead.