Opinion
Required Reading
This week is a grab bag of reviews, video clips, profiles and historic finds.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
A Grassroots Arts Organizer in Philly Responds to "Inequality in Arts Funding" Post
We often get messages and responses to our posts but occasionally some really stand out. The following was in response to the inequality in US arts funding post from Tuesday and it comes from someone in Philadelphia who seems to know the inequality all too well.
News
Shepard Fairey Designs #OccupyWallStreet Protest Invite
If until now no bold-faced art world names have jumped into the #OccupyWallStreet ring, Shepard Fairey has officially become the first major artist to throw his artistic support behind the protests by designing the invitation to tomorrow's "The Occupation Party" in Times Square. WNYC's Brigid Bergin
Interview
Tackling the Biggest Taboo in Art: $
Artist Man Bartlett is probing one of the biggest taboos in the art world, money, in his current Google Doc "performance" titled "$." I spoke to him about his ideas in the most recent installment of Hyperallergic TV.
News
World's Oldest "Artist Studio" Discovered in South Africa
An exciting find in Blombos Cave east of Cape Town, South Africa, is believed to be the world's oldest art studio.
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Stop NYC Mayor Bloomberg from Evicting #OccupyWallStreet [UPDATED: CITY POSTPONES CLEANING]
Take action now! Occupy Wall Street has issued an EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION in order to stop the city of New York from evicted the protesters from Zuccotti Park under the premise of "cleaning" the park area.
Opinion
252+ Professional Photographers Say Enough Is Enough
In a letter to "potential photo buyers" 252+ self-identified professional photographers outline why they can't "work for free." This letter appears designed as a link that photographers can send to individuals who request the use of images for no monetary compensation.
Opinion
A Thought About Art and Protest, or Tonight at Zuccotti Park
I was heartbroken to find the pool of signs gone at Zuccatti Park, yes, they are currently on display at No Comment [http://hyperallergic.com/37728/occupy-wall-street-art-exhbition-no-comment/], the OWS-affiliated art exhibit, but there was something beautiful in that space for art making and signag
Interview
A Taste of Tomorrow Night's (Thurs Oct 13) Event with Ecoarttech
Tomorrow, Hyperallergic is hosting Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint of Ecoarttech. The event will explore the convergent ecologies of art, media and the environment in what the duo is calling "nature 2.0." Their topic is timely and fascinating — not to mention complex and nuaced — so I asked them to
Opinion
The Inequality in US Arts Funding
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has published a report that spotlights arts funding and has this to say: "Each year, foundations award about $2.3 billion to the arts, but the distribution of these funds does not reflect the country's evolving cultural landscape and changing demogr
Interview
Map Paintings: An Interview with Loren Munk
I've been following the work of Loren Munk for years and had the pleasure of seeing the work currently on display at Lesley Heller in his studio years ago before most people even knew they existed. Today, Munk has been exhibiting regularly and developing a following for his map works that document a
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, street art blows in North Africa, discussing the Eames design legacy, the future of the books, Chomsky on #OccupyWallStreet, Ed Winkleman on cartels, de Kooning's studio in 1982 and Steve Jobs.