This week, the lack of Black board members at LA arts organizations, how a stolen Magritte painting may have funded terrorism, the NFT funhouse mirror, the Tulsa Race Massacre, and more.
Author Archives: Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic. You can follow him at @hragv.
Posted inArt
Plywood Obelisks Reflect on a Year of Racial Justice Protests
Michael Zelehoski’s sculpture “Miguelito” is crafted with plywood used to board up businesses during last summer’s racial justice protests.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, artists who marry, the Torah on privilege, Alamo artifacts under scrutiny, universities as right-wing institutions, and more.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, new photos from Jupiter, memes as journalism, dating the Cerne Abbas Giant, art cookbooks, the importance of the Attica prison rebellion, and more.
Posted inFilm
The Raw DIY Documentaries Transforming Journalism
Jake Hanrahan of Popular Front is part of a new wave of war reporters making their own documentaries and podcasts to offer us a candid look at conflicts around the world.
Posted inOpportunities
Calling All Curators! Hyperallergic Is Offering Five Journalism Fellowships for Curators
With the support of the Emily H. Tremaine Foundation, Hyperallergic is offering five monthlong journalism fellowships for curators that each include a grant of $5,000.
Posted inArt
For All the Queer Habibis Out There
Curated by the Earl of Bushwick, Queer-y-ing the Arab focuses on the bedroom and private realm.
Posted inPodcast
Creative Time’s Diya Vij Helps Launch an Art World Think Tank
The unorthodox program will gather together a group of thought leaders for 10 months to reflect and advise on happenings in the art community.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, the anthropological use and abuse of human remains, rest and liberation, the cult of Trump, the cicada invasion, the first frozen margarita machine, and more.
Posted inArt
A Field Guide to Art History Papers
We can’t pass up a fun meme, so after encountering the recent Types of ____ Paper meme making the rounds, we had some fun and conjured up an array of art history papers that may sound strangely familiar-ish.
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Required Reading
This week, the Tartarian conspiracy, labor issues at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, a Russian singer trapped in a Chinese reality TV show, Hollywood’s copyright obsession, and more.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, defining “carceral heritage,” the story of a teen in the infamous Kent State photograph, considering Nicolas de Staël, digital blackface, and more.