News
36 Symbols, Including the “OK” Hand Sign, Added to Lexicon of Hate
The symbols of hate are evolving and the Anti-Defamation League has added dozens to it's "Hate on Display" database.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
Required Reading
This week, reviewing Félix Vallotton, whitesplaining history, a note to curators, women in the commercial art world, Judith Butler on anti-semitism, and more.
News
Spanish-Speaking Art Students Clapback at Man Who Told Them to "Speak English"
Four art students in Savannah, Georgia, were confronted by a man telling them to speak English.
In Brief
Facing Protests, Ford Foundation President Reasserts Organization's Commitment to Ending Mass Incarceration
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker has published a response to New York City's criminal justice community [https://www.fordfoundation.org/the-latest/news/a-message-from-darren-walker-to-the-nyc-criminal-justice-community/], which is organizing the protest at the Ford Foundation today. He writes
Art
The World of Glass Proves Less Fragile Than Ever
A showcase of contemporary art and craft made of glass demonstrates how this millennia-old material continues to adapt effortlessly to our own era.
News
As Protest Gears Up, Over 100 Ford Fellows Criticize Ford Foundation President’s Support of Prisons to Replace Rikers [UPDATED]
In the open letter, they write, "The evidence is clear, more jails – no matter how 'humane' – lead to higher rates of incarceration, perpetuate the disruption of families (especially in communities of color), and are harmful to human health."
Film
Watch Easter Snap, a New Documentary Short From Oscar Nominee RaMell Ross
Hyperallergic has the exclusive online premiere of his documentary about a journey to the Deep South and the homestead ritual of hog processing.
News
A Renegade Teletubby Cozy Appears on the Streets of Brooklyn
An anonymous artist has turned one of New York City's CCTV kiosks into a huggable figure that blocks the cameras.
Art
Required Reading
This week, museums as agents of generational equity, duck gifs, sequel to Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, a chilling commercial against gun violence in schools, and a prosperous African in colonial Virginia.
Art
The Family Keepsakes Saved From Genocide
A photograph series asks the Midwestern descendants of survivors of the Armenian Genocide to show the items that were saved from the events of 1915.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Robin D.G. Kelley on the Arnautoff murals, Instagram is ruining architecture, animal rights on the left, the best classical music of the 21st century, and more.
Podcast
The Story Behind Our Art Handlers Exposé
Writer Zachary Small and Editor Jasmine Weber join Editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian to reflect on the five-part series on art handlers and the challenges of reporting on controversial topics in the art world.