Opinion
Required Reading
This week, droit de suite, art conservation, Daniel Burren and Allora & Calzadilla, ruin porn, hacking Ikea, top auction prices of 2011, the world's first spaceport, Penguin books logo and architecture tattoos.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
News
Istanbul Modern Releases Official Statement on Claims of Censorship
We were notified this morning via Twitter that the Istanbul Modern has released the following statement.
News
Artists Pull Works from Istanbul Modern Over Censorship Claims
There are claims of censorship in Istanbul as eight artists and an artist collective have made a joint decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Modern museum's Reality and Dream exhibition. The debate has since snowballed into a discussion about the role of contemporary art in Turkey and the problems
Art
Art Rx: New Year's Edition
We're going to keep this week's edition of Art RX short and sweet (and link filled). Here is what we might suggest for New York-based revelers.
Art
Top 10 Things We Are Excited to See in New York: Art Museum Edition
Every year brings another crop of art shows that make us remember why New York is so friggin' amazing. Here are our picks for what to see in New York's glorious art museums for 2012.
Opinion
Top 40 Memes of 2011
Know Your Meme compiles the top 40 memes of 2011, including #5 Pepper Spraying Cop.
Art
Top 10 Things We Are Excited to See in New York: Design/Architecture Edition
Things are changing fast in New York — granted, when haven't they? — but the next few years in particular seem filled with promise to bring fresh architectural and design ideas and monuments that will transform this place into something new. Here are a few thing we're looking forward to in the comin
Interview
Artist Angered by Starbucks Swiping Her Style Is Letting Go
Last month, we reported on artist Ophelia Chong, who discovered that Starbucks' recent branding was strangely close to her own art work. The artist has since decided to drop the case and I asked her why.
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Pioneering Abstract Artist Helen Frankenthaler Dies at 83 [UPDATED]
A painter best known for her groundbreaking painting "Mountains and Sea" (1952) which influenced on a whole generation of abstract painters, Helen Frankenthaler has died at the age of 83 at her home in Darien, Connecticut.
Hyperallergic
15 Hyperallergic Posts From 2011 That Deserve Another Look
While the popular posts on Hyperallergic get all the attention, links, comments and shares, that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate the illuminating posts that sometimes fall under the radar of most readers for whatever reason. As a result, I thought it would be a good idea to point
Opinion
Required Reading: iPad Art Apps and More
This week, the anti-slavery origins of the Christmas tree in the US, iPad art apps, Ai Weiwei documentary, Georgian architecture, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, danger in Pompeii, the state of the New Orleans art scene and Stocking.
Hyperallergic
The Most Popular Hyperallergic Posts of 2011
2011.Has.Been.Our.Best.Year.Ever. This has been a year full of discontent, which is our specialty, so it was natural that we were kept busy documenting, tracking and commenting on events around the world. Take a look at what we found when we looked back on the