Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
We often forget that many cutting-edge modern artists found funding and support by making ads. The work of New Zealand avant-garde filmmaker Len Lye is a case in point. His films, like "Rainbow Dance" (1936) or the beautifully abstract "Colour Flight" (1938), were commissioned as advertisements to b
Opinion
Dedicated to legendary filmmaker Jonas Mekas, Korine's "Curb Dancing" (2011) video feels like opening a trunk in a strange attic to discover an unfinished short story and a dusty music box.
Opinion
This video for Death Cab for Cutie's new song was art directed by Shepard Fairey and reveals a lot of the street art maestro's touch. The mood of the video is subdued and when explaining the concept for the video on his blog Fairey offers some thoughts about street art in general …
Opinion
Today, Hyperallergic will be presenting a series of video clips in something we're calling Videodrome. Join us for a video journey that will conjure up the bizarre, educational, surreal, manipulative and magical.
Opinion
In this week's recommended reading … photo essays on Afghanistan and the death of Osama bin Laden, a profile of Barbara Kruger, art won't make you unemployed, how death (or imprisonment) changes an artist's work, Hans Ulrich Obrist talks to Julian Assange, and a profile of suspected WikiLeaks source
Art
Postcards are the tweets of the mail art world. Since we first transmitted our general call for submissions to the Mail Art Bulletin, we've received dozens of postcards. Today, we're publishing 11 examples from eight artists from as far afield as Belgium, Canada, Uruguay and a number US states (Cali
Art
Speechless is a new and evolving series that will review, discuss and comment on art works and exhibitions using images, screenshots, videos and other visuals. Our inaugural edition explores David Deutsch's Nothing Real at Southfirst.
News
Nadia Plesner is relieved that a court in The Hague has thrown out a copyright infringement lawsuit that was brought against her (again) by luxury brand Louis Vuitton. Eyeteeth has the story [http://eyeteeth.blogspot.com/2011/05/hague-rules-against-louis-vuitton-in.html] and the artist's reaction [h
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The latest contribution to the Mail Art Bulletin comes from A Trail of Bread Crumbs, which I know as a tumblelog. Getting to know someone through an online publication is a strange thing. Even if there are moments of revelation about the person behind the posts, there is a distance that you can neve
Opinion
The Clyfford Still Museum, now set to open Nov. 18 in Denver, says it will house 94% of the artist’s total creative output.less than a minute ago [https://twitter.com/#!/knightlat/status/65514717040484352] via web [http://si0.twimg.com/images/dev/cms/intents/icons/favorite.png] Favorite [http://twit
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Today's official NYC opening of #Ai [http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ai] Weiwei's sculptural exhibition, #ZodiacHeads [http://twitter.com/search?q=%23ZodiacHeads], has been delayed. Stay tuned for further details.less than a minute ago [http://twitter.com/#!/zodiacheads/status/65037975783878656] via
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