Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
News
Tomorrow, the new Serpentine Pavilion officially opens in London's Kensington Gardens and judging by the photos this year's creation by architects Herzog & de Meuron and artist Ai Weiwei may be one of the most beautiful yet.
Art
Recess has launched a new initiative, called Commission, which connects emerging collectors to Recess artists through the commissioning of a small individualized art works. You'd be crazy not to take advantage of this.
Opinion
"The food vendors are like artists" …
Opinion
This week, photojournalists and defense contractors, whither Flickr, Michelangelo's fortifications, a guide to public art in NY this summer, Frank Gehry's chess set, artist lists and more.
Opinion
"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."
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Opinion
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
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
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 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
An animated GIF tells you what you need to know from last night's Creative Time party.
Opinion
Artist John Baldessari asked Tom Waits to narrate his short history and it's pretty funny.
Opinion
The Getty Museum has come up with a video to demonstrate how to save your precious sculptures during an earthquake. Thanks, Getty!