Podcast
The Unapologetic Queerness of Artist Nayland Blake
This Pride Month, it’s important to remember the artists who invite their queerness into every aspect of their life, work, and art, like Nayland Blake.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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This week, the fall out from When They See Us, selfies at Chernobyl, the Universal Music fire disaster, Trump doesn't read, the rot in US corporate media, and more.
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Talking Digital Colonialism with Morehshin Allahyari
In her new performance lecture title "Physical Tactics for Digital Colonialism," Allahyari explores what it means for data to be colonized.
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This week, roadside America, Alexandra Stock hates Christoph Büchel’s Venice project, quitting Instagram, failed utopias, the AirPods disaster, and more.
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Discussing the Future of Design and Tech with Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator at MoMA
Antonelli shares her thoughts on the world of tech, design, and the work of a beloved arts organization that is celebrating 20 years, Eyebeam.
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This week, cultural heritage" and how it benefits the powerful, the Peter Max mess, Naomi Wolf's "death recorded" mess, the power of nouns, gentrifying Mt. Everest, meme wars, and more.
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This week, Kehinde Wiley creates dignified portraits of Tahiti’s Māhū community, how Sackler became the most toxic name in philanthropy, real-life Bambi, and more.
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This week, emoji chocolate, museums and toxic money, Eli Valley on drawing dystopia, bingeing on Game of Thrones, and more.
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Michael Rakowitz Discusses Withdrawing from the 2019 Whitney Biennial, and His Leonard Cohen Problem
The artist shares his thoughts on museums, power, art, and ideology.
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Forensic Architecture's Project at Whitney Biennial Reveals Museum Vice Chair’s Company May Be Complicit in War Crimes
The research group looks into the potential use of Sierra Bullets-manufactured bullets in Gaza, which prompted a response from the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.
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This week, the Venice Biennale opens, the end of the American century, fashion for disabled individuals, the art of Devan Shimoyama, and more.
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This week, treehouses as starter homes, Amy Sherald on fame, photography's role in ending slavery, autism and literary studies, stolen ruby slippers, and more.