Art
Required Reading
This week, Shigeru Ban's Mt. Fuji Center, Basquiat in London, the Met's new admission policy, reviewing Trump's border wall prototypes, the Library of Congress's Twitter archive, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
Picturing Ai Weiwei in Istanbul
Working in porcelain, Ai Weiwei On Porcelain can feel like a retrospective of his greatest hits done in a material that has been prized for centuries.
Art
Required Reading
This week, New Andean Architecture, decoding an Inca communication system, women at the Uffizi, "queer" as refusal, some 'best of' lists, and more.
Interview
Want a Smart Home Assistant? Invite This Artist to Watch You for Three Days Instead
Artist Lauren McCarthy wants to become your personal virtual assistant, but you have to invite her in.
News
Required Reading
This week, Sweden's ice hotel unveils their art suites, the story of anime in Arabic, pop culture loves Frank Lloyd Wright, how Natural History Museum skew history, new New York landmarks, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Ron Mueck's giant skulls, white men on pedestals, the world's first biological house, destroying modernist landscapes, a dog named Masterpiece, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Pantone announces the color of 2018, origins of art merch, creating the modern museum blockbuster, how board games promoted Christianity and capitalism, and more.
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News
Louvre Abu Dhabi Claims They Own Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi" [UPDATE 2]
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is now claiming it owns the world's most expensive artwork.
News
Artist Alleges Raghubir Singh Assaulted Her, Stages #MeToo Performance at His Retrospective
Jaishri Abichandani staged a performance in front of the Met Breuer to speak out about an incident with the well-known photographer.
Art
Required Reading
This week, save the internet, the language of all-female art exhibitions, lenticular furniture, gender stats at top architecture firms, Leonardo's toe, and more.
Books
16 Art and Design Books for Your Holiday Gift List
A list of art and design books that are some of this year's must-reads.
Art
Required Reading
This week, considering Etel Adnan, MVRDV’s "fake" Binhai library, the aesthetics of Empire, the end of Twitter's utopian ideals, mapmakers and horror vacui, and more.