Art
Our Guide to this Weekend's Northside Open Studios
In his month's WG News, Hyperallergic devotes its "Off the Wall" column to our picks for what to do and see during this upcoming weekend's Northside Open Studios.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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
Required Reading
This week… the Rothko Chapel at 40, artists and their audiences, Ai Weiwei 25 yrs ago, ageism & photographers, honeybees & humans design together, the commerce of fan art, Tintoretto at the Venice Biennale, AIDS at 30, IBM & the Met collaborate to preserve art, Kickstarter is the 3rd largest comic b
Art
Mail Art Bulletin: Outside the Envelope
Today's additions to the Mail Art Bulletin come from California, London and Florida. I want to mention that over the course of the last few month I've discovering that my preconceived notions about mail art (a hand-drawn or -printed item in a carefully prepared envelope) are antiquated. The examples
Opinion
WI Gov Replaces Multi-Culti Painting With Civil War-era Work
There's a lot of art news coming out of Milwaukee this week and all of it makes some of us wondering what the hell is happening in the city we normally associate with Laverne & Shirley and bratwurst. First, the director of Milwaukee Art Museum made silly comments that museums should not be political
Interview
Eyebrow House Takes Suburbia Into the Space Age
Portland's Eyebrow House transforms a typical mid-century American home by integrating curvilinear elements that look futuristic and industrial without rejecting the neighborhood and its identity.
Opinion
Social Media Art's Social Revolution
This month's ARTnews includes an extensive feature by veteran arts writer Barbara Pollack on social media art. This is a fascinating read for anyone interested in understanding the emergence of social media art and how artists are using the medium to create work.
Opinion
Apple Plans to Build Giant Glass Ring
This week, Steve Jobs presented Apple's plans to create a four-story glass donut-shaped building on a 148-acre site to the Cupertino City Council. Jobs says that Apple plans to build an office building that will house up to 13,000 employees and something that "architecture students will come here to
Art
Come by Hyperallergic HQ this Friday during Walkabout NYC
This Friday, 70+ New York startups and tech companies — including us! — are opening their doors so you can see where the magic happens. Organized by Harvest, this event is an official partner of Internet Week New York 2011.
Opinion
A Peek at Swoon Installation in New Orleans Museum
World-renowned street artist Swoon is installing her newest work in the central hall of the New Orleans Museum of Art and photographer and art historian John D'Addario was there to capture a glimpse for Hyperallergic readers.
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Mail Art Bulletin: Some Staff Picks
Last Friday, I asked Kate Wadkins to work with some Hyperallergic writers and interns who were asked to pick a mail art submission and respond to it.
News
Boycott of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Continues
The official website of the coalition of artists boycotting the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi has this to say about the Guggenheim Foundation's announcement of PricewaterhouseCooper's (PwC) as the new monitor of the UAE project …