Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the Corcoran Museum considers a move to the 'burbs, Caribbean art in New York, a guide to the Serpentine pavilions, Gavras's "disingenuous, superficial, irresponsible" video for Kanye & Jay-Z and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
News
"The Lightning Field" Getting First Ever Conservation Treatment
Today, DIA disseminated the news that during spring 2013 Walter De Maria's seminal "The Lightning Field" (1977), one of the foundation's earliest commissions, will be receiving its first major preservation treatment in the artwork's history.
Art
iPhone Rothkos
Some New Yorkers read or stare out the window during subway rides, Derek Brahney draws iPhone Rothkos.
Opinion
Twitter Transforms Its Logo Into Sleeker, Balder Birdie
Today the micro-blogging service has unveiled its sleeker and more feather-less — not to mention slightly darker — blue logo.
News
Archeologist Uncovers Oldest Rock Art, Exclaims "Oh #$@&! A Vulva"
The new discovery, uncovered at a site called Abri Castanet in France, consists mainly of circular carvings most likely meant to represent the vulva.
News
Largest Contemporary Glass Museum to Open in Upstate NY
The Corning Museum of Glass has unveiled plans to expand their museum with a 100,000-square-foot expansion designed by architect Thomas Phifer and Partners, the team who completed the award-winning North Carolina Museum of Art that was described by one architectural writer as a "museum building that
Art
A Journey Through the 2012 Bushwick Open Studios
As we prepare our posts on this weekend's 2012 Bushwick Open Studios, we wanted to give you a sense of what we saw over the course of the last few days.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, inequality in the art market, is Tokyo provincial, the rise of Gerhard Richter, the new George W. Bush portrait, are online curators kidding themselves and more.
Opinion
Two Kickstarter Art Projects Worth a Look
We receive requests for Kickstarter projects all the time. Some are good but others are simply WOW! These two projects caught our attention recently and we wanted to encourage you to lend your financial support or simply share them on your social networks.
News
Sotheby's and Teamsters Local 814 President React to the Art Handlers' Settlement
We reached out to Sotheby's and Teamsters Local 814 President Jason Ide for comment on yesterday's settlement of the 10-month lockout of unionized Sotheby's art handlers in order to better understand their perceptions of the resolution.
News
Teamsters Press Release Announcing the Sotheby's Settlement
The following is the full text of the press release by the Teamsters union regarding the settlement between Sotheby's auction house and the 42 union art handlers.
Opinion
iPhone Users More Likely to Enjoy Minimalism, Android Users Surrealism
According to a survey of 2,000 users by Hunch, a startup that charts taste, your smartphone may give others a glimpse at your cultural tribe and affinities.