Art
Required Reading
This week, artists who marry, the Torah on privilege, Alamo artifacts under scrutiny, universities as right-wing institutions, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
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.
Film
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.
Opportunities
Calling All Curators! Hyperallergic Is Offering Five Journalism Fellowships for Curators
With the support of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hyperallergic is offering five monthlong journalism fellowships for curators that each include a grant of $5,000.
Art
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.
Podcast
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Film
In Without Gorky, the Artist’s Family Opens Up About Their Pain
In this moving documentary by Cosima Spender, there are lots of unanswered questions but you can’t help but be moved by the rawness.
Art
Unique Folk Art Recreates the World Before the Armenian Genocide
The models recreate a world that no longer exists.