Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Occupy art, Picasso abodes, an artist on Iraq, UK art blogs, lo-fi pics and working as a culture industry serf.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
News
Turkish Earthquake Damages Historic Sites, Including 10th C Armenian Church
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that shook Turkey on Sunday and killed 535 while leaving 50,000 homeless has also damaged important historic monuments in eastern Turkey's Van region.
News
What Does the US Arts Community Look Like? NEA Study Sheds Some Light
There are 2.1 million "artists" in the United States, according to the National Endowment for the Arts. The national arts organization has just released a study that examines the demographics of the country's artists. Here are some notable facts …
News
Artist Mathieu Lefevre's Family Wants Answers
Last week, we posted about the tragic news of artist Mathieu Lefevre's death when he was cycling on Morgan Avenue in Williamsburg. This week, his family has arrived in New York and is demanding answers.
News
The Overlooked Prints of the Abstract Expressionists
Tomorrow, Swann auction house will be presenting a sale, "Atelier 17, Abstract Expressionism & the New York School," which showcases the prints of the Abstract Expressionist era that are often overlooked because the larger, flashier paintings inevitably grab the spotlight. The sale has a particular
Art
Office Space for Rent at Hyperallergic HQ in Williamsburg
We have the best office in the world and we want to share it with you. Over a year ago, we moved into this giant space from our previous office — which was 20% the size of this — with the intention of hosting numerous events and renting out desks. We haven’t hosted as many events as we thought we wo
Opinion
Is the Art World Disengaged "With the Real World"?
According to BBC [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15436961], the former Turner prize-winner Grayson Perry has called the art establishment disengaged "with the real world."
Interview
What's New With Collage?
Curator Charles Wilkin has put together a show of collage at Picture Farm in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The show, presented by Ugly Art Room, opened last Friday and made me wonder how the art form might be different today in contrast to its origins in the early 20th C. I spoke to the curator about cont
Opinion
Occupying Art Things Has Officially Jumped the Shark
Leave it to the art world to make everything about them, a tendency that has become crystal clear over the past few weeks since the Occupy Wall Street movement began last month. First the race of anonymous Twitter handles, then it was museums, now it's (of all places) Artist's Space with the compuls
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, it's a mixed bag of artist interviews, design and social media infographics.
News
Another Senseless Artist/Cyclist Death in North Brooklyn
On Wednesday morning, 30-year-old artist and rising star Mathieu Lefevre was killed in a hit-and-run on Morgan Avenue in Williamsburg. His death is the fourth cycling fatality in Williamsburg in the past four months.
Opinion
The Myth of Government Funding for New York Museums
Will Brand at Art Fag City has responded to the idea that Occupy Museums is misguided. He says they should target government-funded institutions, but wait, how much government funding do the targeted institutions actually get? I'm afraid not much.