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Killer Last Meals

Graphic designer James Reynolds recreated the final meals of nine American prisoners executed between 1963 and 2006, then photographed each on an inmate-orange cafeteria tray.

Opinion

Required Reading Debuts

Mary Louise Schumacher on Steve Martin's art world novel — Carolina Miranda on the "new shape of street art" in ARTnews — "Smithsonian" of Arab art in Qatar — Filip Dujardin's architectural remixes — Star Wars Modern blogs on art and technology

Opinion

I See Balloon Dogs Everywhere, Shhh Don't Tell Jeff Koons

In response to Jeff Koons's zany copyright lawsuit [http://hyperallergic.com/16215/clowns-balloon-sui/], I thought it would be fun to collect some awesome balloon dog-related merchandise and images from across the web.

Art

Sideshow Gallery's Annual Art Yearbook Opens Tomorrow

In 1996, someone mentioned to Richard Timperio that he should mount a Christmas show at the Planet Thailand cafe on Bedford Avenue. While Timperio isn't a big fan of Christmas shows, he gave it a try and organized the first in what has developed into an annual tradition of inclusive exhibitions that

Opinion

Starbucks Logo Goes Meh

Global coffee retailer Starbucks is turning 40 this year and they've announced a new logo to coincide with the occasion. Looking at the sweep of logos from the original topless two-tailed mermaid — though the company often calls it a siren — that appeared on cups at their first store in Seattle's Pi

Opinion

Ambient Poetry

Last October, Luzinterruptus participated in the 2010 Poetas por km2 poetry festival in Madrid with an installation of illuminated poems. They filled the garden with 1,000 white envelopes containing poems written by numerous poets specially for the occasion by the poets who participated in the festi

Opinion

Is America Ready to Confront Its Artistic Taboos?

Now that the dust has somewhat settled on the Wojnarowicz and Blu censorship cases, a number of people have been chiming in about what this tells us about the state of art and our culture, specifically American culture. The numerous opinions from where I stand look dire. Here are some fascinating po

News

Artists & Veterans Protest Deitch at MOCA Geffen [UPDATED]

Even if LA MOCA thinks the Blu Mural Censorship controversy is going to go away, it isn't. The institution has not responded to Hyperallergic's requests for comments on the issue or an unedited interview on the topic of the Blu mural censorship. And now, LA Times's Culture Monster reports on the lat

Opinion

What Others Are Saying About #Rank

Earlier this month, I sent out a call for comments on #Rank [http://www.hashtagclass.com/], a project created by artists William Powhida and Jennifer Dalton, who were the masterminds behind #Class (Winkleman Gallery, February 2010). The following are the responses we received from across the country

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If Art Was More Like Hip Hop It Would Be Like This

This video, "Art Money" was created by San Francisco-based artist Spencer Keeton Cunningham [http://spencercunningham.com] & Erlin Geffrard as one part of "an on going work in progress of contemporary art videos." The music is by Kool Kid Kreyola and Spencer Keeton Cunningham. This is all obviously

Books

30 Years of Dan Witz's Art, Illegal and Otherwise

In the history of street art, New York's Dan Witz is a pioneer and one of the only names in the field that continues to enjoy an impeccable reputation based on skill, reinvention, and innovation. Yet, his monograph In Plain View is more than your conventional street art book. Its 220+ pages document

Opinion

The Anatomy of a San Francisco Rainbow

San Francisco Rainbow over the Bay Bridge [http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5284998586_1cb98ba7d0_z.jpg]http://www.flickr.com/photos/redpilotmedia/5284998586/ This stunning photo was taken by photographer and Bay Area tech host Lisa Bethany. She has blogged a step-by-step guide on how she create