News
#DecolonizeThisPlace Pens an Open Letter to the Incoming Director of Artists Space
An open letter to the new director of Artists Space from the people involved in the Decolonize This Place residency.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
Should the Art World Strike on Inauguration Day?
Will the art world in the US close down on Inauguration Day? What will that mean? #J20
In Brief
McDonald's Daring Homage to Contemporary Art
When you see art in everything.
News
Over 120 Protesters Ask Artis Nonprofit to Clarify "Organization’s Position by Signing onto BDS"
Protesters marched to the offices of Artis, a New York-based arts nonprofit that organizes trips for arts professionals to Israel, demanding the group demonstrate they're not part of a larger movement to normalize the occupation of Palestinian lands.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a house with moving walls, Dread Scott on flag burning, helping artists with illegal warehouse spaces, theorist Jacques Derrida just didn't get Seinfeld, and more.
Podcast
“Artists, Like Actors, Can’t Develop in Public”: A Conversation with Mega-collector Don Rubell
"I have a flawed gene. I have a collector's gene."
In Brief
British MP Thinks the 2016 Turner Prize Winner Doesn't Measure Up to the Victorians
The former British Education Secretary thinks the new Turner Prize winner isn't as great as the prize's namesake.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a museum of rocks that look like faces, Art Basel reports, Putin defends artistic freedom, the apolitical Turner Prize, hidden art in Switzerland, and more.
Podcast
The Roles of Art and Artists at the Pipeline Protests in North Dakota
Four artists at the Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock, North Dakota, have arrived to help stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. I interviewed them about the role of artists and art during protest.
Podcast
At Standing Rock, Two Artists Help Women Confront the Trauma of Sexual Violence
Native American women have the highest rates of sexual violence in the United States and two Native American artists are tackling the issue at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota.
News
A Saudi Artist Hoists Flags at Standing Rock to Bring Attention to the Environmental Crisis
One Saudi artist sees parallels between the battle to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline and the impact of oil in his own country.
Podcast
A Report from Standing Rock, Where Artists Listen, Learn, Inspire, and Heal
Dozens of artists have converged at Standing Rock, and we interviewed many of them about what's going on in the fight to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline and how they are getting involved.