Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Aboriginal art in danger, Andrew Masullo must be a hipster, Lenin of the East Village, Buddhism's influence on the American avant garde, the early evolution of human culture and freedom and art.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
Art Rx
The weather in nice in New York and there's lots to see. From MFA shows at Hunter & Columbia to a new solo show by Cindy Sherman and an exhibition that responds to the murder of Trayvon Martin so get out of your house or apartment and see art.
Art
My Mother, Me and the Armenian Genocide
Like almost every April 24th I can remember, on Tuesday, the day people commemorate the Armenian Genocide, I sought solace in my thoughts and searched for a way to mark the occasion.
News
Is Stolen Art Work in Bushwick a Case of False Advertising?
Adam Simon's Steal This Art doesn't really mean it. Too bad the culprit didn't know that.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Keith Haring in the Village, painter chic, 10 songs that saved (an artist's) life, Kehinde Wiley's unsettling Israeli show, de Kooning's "source," Monet's ultraviolet vision, Chinese-American photography, architectural stationary and more.
Opinion
Bizarre Gun Accident at Met Museum
"A security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning his gun inside the famed Upper East Side institution this afternoon … A spokesman for the museum described the accidental shooting in a locker room as a 'freak accident' and said the public was ne
Art
The Unknown Sheet Music Covers of René Magritte
While many people know Magritte's Surrealist art, most probably don't know his Art Deco commercial work.
Art
Art Rx
From Bushwick to Chelsea, from the Upper to Lower East Side, we have a list of shows you need to see.
News
Museum Plans to Burn 1,000 Art Works to Protest Cuts
Various news services are reporting that a museum in Italy is waging an "art war" in protest of funding cuts and they've started burning 1,000 artworks.
News
Dealer Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Egyptian Antiquities into US
A Brooklyn antiquities dealer Mousa Khouli, 38, pleaded guilty today to smuggling Egyptian cultural property into the United States and making a false statement to law enforcement authorities.
Art
Controversial Afro-Swedish Artist Speaks, "It's a Disturbing Picture But It's Also a Disturbing Subject"
In the last few days, Afro-Swedish artist Makode Linde has learned the power of the viral web. His controversial cake performance at Stockholm's Moderna Museet has ricocheted around the world and has garnered reactions of all types from support of his edgy gesture to raise awareness about female gen
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News
Swedish Minister Caught in "Racist" Food Art Performance [UPDATED: Museum Closed Due to Bomb Threat]
The Swedish culture minister has been widely criticized for participating in the Moderna Museet's "cake party" featuring Swedish artist Makode Aj Linde "dressed" as a female black African caricature.