Art
Required Reading
This week, the problem with Superchief, reviewing Calgary's new Central Library, Judith Butler's performative gripe, a map of New York City's endangered languages, best museums of 2019, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
News
Kusama Balloon Grounded at Macy's Parade Because of Weather
After much fanfare, visitors to this year's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade noticed one artist-designed balloon didn't make it through the streets of Manhattan. Yayoi Kusama's sun-like red balloon was grounded because of weather conditions. Read the whole story here.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a newly donated tiny Seurat, Eli Valley on the use of art to fight anti-semitism, reviewing The Irishman, Ta-Nehisi Coates's freedom stories, the kinds of Spanish in the US, and more.
Podcast
Hyperallergic's Film Buffs Discuss 2019's Best Films, from Parasite to Avengers
This year provided a bounty of exciting indie and art house films, and three Hyperallergic editors discuss their picks along with a conversation about the glut of Superhero flicks that dominate the box office.
News
A New Collection of Keith Haring Glass Pipes Is an Art-loving Stoner’s Dream
The Keith Haring Foundation has finally realized its perfect demographic: people who like art, people who smoke pot, and people with a desire for designer paraphernalia.
In Brief
Yayoi Kusama Designs a Balloon for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
A giant sun will be the Japanese contemporary artist's contribution to this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Charlotte Brontë miniature magazine, flax age vs. iron age, the problem with "landscape urbanism," China's new drone tech, US exporting homophobia, and more.
Podcast
The Realities Facing Art Schools Today: A Conversation With RISD President Rosanne Somerson
The Rhode Island School of Design is one of the world's premiere art schools, but that doesn't mean it doesn't face the same challenges all universities and colleges confront. We talk to the head of RISD to learn about how they're adapting.
Art
5 Films You Can Stream on Transgender Day of Remembrance
These films share the stories of transgender individuals, and offer us a way to understand the lives of people who have historically been overlooked by mainstream media.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the role of the artist in the age of Trump, LACMA's stalled fundraising, Kurt Vonnegut on making a living as a writer, trans lives and cancel culture, and more.
News
First Keith Haring Mural to Go to Auction Fetches $3.8M at Bonhams
Also, Umberto Boccioni’s "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space" (1913/1972) fetched $16.2M, and Ed Ruscha's "Hurting the Word Radio #2" (1964) sold for an unbelievable $52.5M.
Podcast
The Relationship Between Art and Law Since the 1960s
Joan Kee is the rare combination of art historian and lawyer, and she's shared her special skills in her new book, Models of Integrity: Art and Law in Post-Sixties America.