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This week, Trump at ArtPrize, the photo collection at the African American museum, a poignant review of new Hitler book, Portlandia has overstayed their welcome, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
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This week, the Facebook near-billionaire secretly funding Trump’s meme machine, Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Black American history, pocket politics, and more.
Art
How Long Did It Take to Write Some of the World's Most Popular Books?
Amateurs may think that inspiration drives artistic production, but professionals know the muses are rarely to blame for creative clogging.
Opinion
White Supremacy's Strange Skittles Obsession
The US Presidential election cycle has become a hotbed of coded memes and imagery.
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This week, CATS in the London tube, Shriver's cultural appropriation heard around the world, Clinton's white supremacy explainer, normalizing Trump, Gawken, and more.
Opinion
Two Writers Artspeak Their Way Through #AskaCurator Day
We've become accustomed to the usual art institution social media feeds that remind us of artist birthdays, collection highlights, upcoming events, and the other static in our art-filled lives. OK, that's harsh, but you know what I mean.
Opinion
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This week, the US flag and Black protest art, walking into a rainbow, Obama's cold shoulder to the arts, a first look at the collection of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and more.
Opinion
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This week, the dawn of the Anthropocene, the true story of Bob Ross, Stuart Davis, Grangerizing, the future of "the American dream," the Dismal Swamp, and much more.
Opinion
When the Performance Artist Mr. Peanut Ran for Mayor in 1974
In 1974, artist Victor Trasov ran for mayor of Vancouver under the guise of his performance art persona, Mr. Peanut.
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Welcome to Videodrome
Once a year, Hyperallergic probes the video vault that is the internet to present a daylong series we’ve named after the 1983 sci-fi classic Videodrome.
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This week, the new African American museum, the troubles of nonprofit workers, Norton Museum's Cranach diptych, the Qatari art scene, colonial nostalgia, and more.
Opinion
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This week, goodbye, Gawker, Zombie Urbanism, Olympic medals for art, criticizing McMansions, and more.