When you’re surrounded by courtiers who serve your every need, are you really surprised when a few of them end up being jesters and sycophants?
Author Archives: Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic. You can follow him at @hragv.
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Required Reading
This week, the most Googled artists around the world, the Pentagon’s role in Marvel movies, and more.
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Lindsay Howard Talks About the Burgeoning Market for NFTs
As head of the Foundation, one of the prominent platforms selling NFTs today, Howard has taken a more curated approach to the emerging field.
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Required Reading
This week, looted art from Afghanistan, colonizing Mars, Lorraine O’Grady in the spotlight, the notion of the “Muslim world,” Fox News as propaganda, and more.
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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.
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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.
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Artsakh:
Artsakh: 
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”