Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
News
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
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
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
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
A giant sun will be the Japanese contemporary artist's contribution to this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
Art
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 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
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
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
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
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.
Art
This week, the origin of Baby Shark, Martin Scorsese on Superhero movies, TikTok's censorship problems, rappers and the Trump name, Twitter's Saudi Arabia spies, and more.