Art
Mail Art Bulletin: An Enveloped-sized Pittsburgh House
Tim McCool let us know that when he saw this building in his hometown of Pittsburgh he thought it would be a perfect fit for a standard envelope … and mail art.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
Peruvian Adventures in Brooklyn, a Graphic Review
Many of you will know that I've been critical of the conventional art review and how it doesn't appear well suited to a lot of art that is produced today. So, in the interest of trying new art review forms, I've given a shot at using the graphic novel format for my review of Celso's ¡No Habla Españo
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Mail Art Bulletin: Sex & Skulls from Iowa
Mary Rork-Watson is the creator of the newest work to be featured on the Mail Art Bulletin. The Iowa-based artist explains on her website that her work is about: "Revisioning the lost, discarded and ordinary into original works of art."
Art
Tonight, Party for Bushwick's First Ballet
We don't have definitive proof that Norte Maar's In the Use of Others for the Change will be the first-ever modern ballet in Bushwick, Brooklyn but we think it just might be. As an added bonus … tonight (Friday, April 1, 9pm - closing), Bushwick watering hole, Bodega Wine Bar, welcomes fans of Norte
Opinion
Selling Out for Street Artists Redux
Streetsy's Jake Dobkin took up the infographic gauntlet we threw at your feet yesterday with a smart chart about the degrees of selling out for street artists … well, we have some annotations.
News
The Mummy Returns … Zahi Hawass Becomes Egyptian Minister
The egotistical Hawass is baaaack! Less than a month after leaving his post as Egypt's Minister of Antiquities due to revolution fallout, Zahi Hawass has returned to the job.
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Opinion
Street Art via Infographic? [UPDATED]
Infographics never tell the whole story in that they omit details and attempt to make clear narratives where none exist. But Daniel Feral's GRAFFITI & STREET ART graphic, which is labeled “a 75th Anniversary celebration of Alfred H. Barr, Jr's CUBISM & ABSTRACT ART diagram,” attempts to create reaso
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Mail Art Bulletin: Wreck & Salvage from Vermont
As promised, today we inaugurate the first edition of our newly minted Mail Art Bulletin, catchy, ain't it? And we start with this work from a rather hunky talented Vermont-based trio, Wreck & Salvage.
Opinion
A Dealer, An Artist & His Bookie: William Acquavella & Lucien Freud
This is a wonderfully vivid story from the WSJ about the relationship of dealer William Acquavella and artist Lucien Freud and the artist's bookie.
Opinion
Ugliest (and Earliest) Cezanne Ever Found
Ok, some dude buys a painting cuz he likes the frame, turns out it may be Post-Impressionist super-painter Paul Cezanne's earliest painting eva — he would've been a 15 year old art student at the time. Now that people think it's a Cezanne it may be worth £40million. But wait, it's pretty fugly. Disc
Art
Back to the Future, the Williamsburg that Waz
After watching Bushwick's visual arts scene grow and usurp the energy of Williamsburg's two decades of dominance as the epicenter of the city's artistic edge, curator Larry Walczak decided it was time to put together an exhibition that investigates the neighborhood's recent art heritage. The show, W
News
Guggenheim Leaders Respond to Artist Protest of Abu Dhabi Outpost
Last week, we reported on the growing concern in the visual art and human rights communities about the treatment of workers at the Abu Dhabi Guggenheim project, and this week two Guggenheim leaders have written directly to two prominent artists who signed the petition.