Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
Dik F. Liu is a Williamsburg-based artist who has compiled a fascinating list on his Facebook profile page of what he has termed the "Not as Famous - Lesser known relatives of well-known artists." He has allowed us to publish a number of the gems he's found. Love triangles, same-sex spouses, illegit
Art
Artist Brian Dupont has been a longtime Hyperallergic pal. He describes is art as "a study of how the visual aspects of information can be conveyed — or distorted — within the framework of abstract painting." That visually abstract lexicon is often layered with words and letters to convey an added s
Art
If contemporary art remains far too removed from daily life for some people, Briac Leprêtre's Like It Is exhibition at Parker's Box makes the case for exactly the opposite. On the walls of the Williamsburg gallery viewers encounter carefully constructed watercolors of unfinished domestic interiors a
Opinion
A study suggests that men who enjoy cultural activities and attend museums are happier [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43144425/ns/health-behavior/]. The study suggests the same isn't true for women. No word if the benefits extend to art blog readers.
Interview
This week, Creative Time Tweets begins on Wed, March 25 with Man Bartlett's "#24hPort" (2011) performance at Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal. The project is the first of three commissions, and I spoke to curator, Shane Brennan, about the project and why Creative Time is commissioning Twitter
News
This week … why are the Coptic churches of Egypt burning, Paul Goldberger is cynical of Rem Koolhaas, video of Alexander McQueen at the Met, profile of Cory Arcangel, tour of the 2011 Contemporary Furniture Fair, want to live on a houseboat on the Gowanus, Luna Park's Berlin pics, an interview with
Art
Today is the day! You may have been praying your whole life for this moment and it has finally arrived. Now what? The anticipation may be getting to you but we suggest a few things you might want to try before you get whisked away to the bosom of God. Here are our top five.
Art
Today's installment of the Mail Art Bulletin includes works by Bernard Klevickas of Queens, Rainer Zamojre of Germany, Dave LaMorte of New Jersey and Dave Byrd of Brooklyn.
Interview
There is something beautiful and haunting about Wouter Klein Velderman's monument in Moengo, Suriname, which is a South American nation that never seems to be in the headlines and 99% of people outside the country probably couldn't even place it on a map. In his photos, the giant sculpture, titled "
Opinion
We are closer than ever to figuring out if the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's super-duper-famous-beyond-belief painting, “Mona Lisa” (1503-1519), is actually Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, who art historians believe to be the person in the picture. LiveScience has the story.
Opinion
i call a moratorium on campbell's tomato soup can related street art. enough is enough. not original anymore in the slightest. please stop.less than a minute ago [http://twitter.com/#!/lunaparknyc/status/70947029962063872] via web [http://si0.twimg.com/images/dev/cms/intents/icons/favorite.png] Favo
Interview
Yasmeen M. Siddiqui is an itinerant curator and critic currently based in Louisville, Kentucky. Last year, she curated Do Ho Suh's A Perfect Home: The Bridge Project at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in Soho and this year she returns to New York for a new project at the Americas Society fea