Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
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
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
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
Art
There's the stuff everyone is applauding … yawn … but that's boring, we want to point out some things that are under most people's radar and why they deserve some notice. Here's our list of the 9 Most Underappreciated Art Shows & Events in New York during 2010.
Opinion
The short answer is probably not [http://artmeetslaw.blogspot.com/2010/12/finally-serious-response-to.html] under US law but we're not sure under Canadian law.
Interview
Yesterday, someone suggested to me that artist Steve Lambert's Anti-Advertising Agency was calling it quits after six years of producing some of the most socially engaged work around. For those who may be unfamiliar with the group, they actively co-opted the language of advertising and public relati
Opinion
We reported on the case of the Russian art collective Voina last week [http://hyperallergic.com/15354/voina-interview/] but today Marina Galperina of Animal NY has an update and interview [http://animalnewyork.com/2010/12/voina-to-animal-real-art-is-in-the-street-or-in-prison/] with Voina's Alexei P
Art
The Brooklyn street art collective Faile is so hot and cold that I'm starting to wonder if they have some type of artistic condition that borders on the bipolar. After showing some renewed promise in a slew of street art pieces around New York earlier this year their Bedtime Stories show at Perry Ru
Opinion
Mira Schor writes about the disturbing reaction of the Gagosian Gallery (and the NYPD) during a silent protest at the gallery's 24th Street space last week. [HUFFINGTON POST [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mira-schor/gagosian-gallery-pulls-a_b_801033.html]]
Art
To celebrate our freedoms and the beauty of America, we are announcing our first-ever (and perhaps only) “International Draw Jesus Day” event on Sunday, December 26th! Email all your submissions to DrawJesusDay@hyperallergic.com [DrawJesusDay@hyperallergic.com].
Art
Artist Ugo Rondinone's Nude closed yesterday at the Gladstone Gallery in Chelsea, but I felt compelled to post these images since the sculptures continue to linger in my mind. The seven wax figures have no narrative, only symbolic meaning, which became obvious to me when I saw a homeless man braving
News
Two new developments in the Wojnarowicz Censorship case since we last reported on the Hide/Seek show and its problems with government censorship and a Smithsonian Secretary who just can't say sorry … Washington Post's Philip Kenicott is asking for Secretary G. Wayne Clough to resign … collector Jim