Podcast
The World of NFTs, Explained by Digital Artist Addie Wagenknecht
While media outlets suggest non-fungible tokens are a panacea for artists, we ask a veteran of the digital realm to offer a more tempered take.
Hrag Vartanian
Art
A Photographer Documents Post-war Artsakh
Scout Tufankjian spent a month in post-war Artsakh to witness the controversial ceasefire that would involve the removal of lands from the sovereignty of the Republic of Artsakh.
Art
Artsakh: 🏺Cultural Heritage Under Threat🛡️
This edition explores the realities facing the monuments, churches, and landmarks currently threatened in post-war Artsakh, while considering the complexities that are often overlooked.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a little girl discovers a dinosaur footprint, the constructed history of Chandigarh chairs, a brief history of house galleries in Los Angeles, new revelations about the assassination of Malcolm X, 10 images that reveal what we know about Mars, and more.
Film
Fake It ’Til You Make It: A Documentary Peels Back the Veneer of Online Influencers
The crew of Fake Famous generated followers for aspiring Instagram celebs, demonstrating the artifice of internet success.
Art
Required Reading
This week, NASA lands on Mars, retiring the Group of Seven, the Pentagon's algorithm-driven weapons, the life of Stan Lee, Stonehenge's Welsh origins, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a newly uncovered Aztec sculpture, hi-res images of the Raphael Cartoons and the Bayeux Tapestry, COVID in Yemen, comedy's alt-right problem, and more.
News
Classical Snow Sculptures Storm Astoria Park
Unsatisfied with Netflix like most of us, artists Melissa Vadakara and Marios Tzavellas decided the neighborhood needed a “symbolic protector.”
Podcast
MoMA’s Leon Black Problem and Cuban Artists Under Siege
Hyperallergic’s news team gets together to go over the highlights of our coverage from the past week.
Art
Required Reading
This week, how to reform political reporting, the most 2021 rejection ever, how gaming informs QAnon, and more.
Art
Who Should Create Trump’s Doomed Presidential Portrait?
Hyperallergic has a few suggestions.
Film
A Loving Tribute to the Egg Cream, New York's Classic Drink
The short film Egg Cream explores the history of the Downtown Jewish concoction.