Art
Who Should Create Trump’s Doomed Presidential Portrait?
Hyperallergic has a few suggestions.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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.
Art
Required Reading
* Earlier this month Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein wrote about the creative class and how eulogies may be premature: While this system produces culture, no one is paid enough, and the rent climbs ever upward. I once worked an art fair with a kindly but grizzled art handler who told me that he’
Podcast
The Biggest Art Stories of the Month, From Bernie Memes to the Vessel Shutdown
There’s been a lot of news recently, so Hyperallergic’s news team discusses some of the big art stories of the month in this episode.
Film
When UK Punk Rock Fought White Supremacy
In chronicling the Rock Against Racism movement of the '70s, White Riot sounds a warning for our own times.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Dennis Cooper, white savior cinema, the maker of Bernie's mittens, a decolonial Qur’an, Ishmael Reed, and more.
News
The Story of the Scorched Melania Trump Sculpture in Slovenia
This peculiar monument to the worst FLOTUS in recent memory is rather fitting.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Lorna Simpson's Rihanna collages, a fascism historian gives us some perspective, unlocking Bitcoins, Lou Stovall, archived Parler videos from the DC insurrection, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, lessons from Minneapolis, Leonora Carrington's novel, spoofing US news, banner year for psychics, danish kids' TV, and more.
News
Photographs Capture Chaos at the Capitol
Blogger and cultural observer Bucky Turco shares his images and insight from the insurrection at the US Capitol yesterday.
Art
Required Reading
This week, considering the work of Joe Sacco, don't be this artist, indigenous architecture in the US, the NY Times's ISIS fan-fic, and more.
News
The Unforgettable Anxiety of 2020
World-altering events forced me to reexamine my work and personal priorities and pushed me to confront the elephant in the room.