Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the secrets of late Barnett Newman paintings, Parviz Tanavoli in the spotlight, Asian-American poetry and visual art, glitch art, old US infographics, dinosaurs at MoMA, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
Dawn Clements and the Distinctness of Vision
The Italian director Matarazzo Raffaello was the king of melodrama. He was a populist filmmaker who embraced his audience without contempt.
In Brief
Someone Is Investigating a Professor and Reporter for Being Critical of Gulf Labor Conditions
A mysterious investigation against New York University (NYU) professor Andrew Ross and New York Times reporter Ariel Kaminer is underway, the Times reported.
Art
ArtRx NYC
It's a week filled with myths, performances, and discussions, but we know you're up for it.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the post-AIDS body, the conservatives are trying to change higher education in North Carolina, Saudi Arabia is destroying its heritage, white fragility, skin tone in comics, cat haikus, and more.
Art
Looking for Origins of Arab Modernism in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The United Arab Emirates may dominate the popular image of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries today, but for most of the 20th century the region's poster child for oil-fueled prosperity and cosmopolitan aspiration was Kuwait.
News
As Professor Is Denied Entry, NYU Abu Dhabi Faces New Pressure to Evolve
ABU DHABI, UAE — This week the New York Times reported that New York University (NYU) professor Andrew Ross was denied permission to visit the United Arab Emirates after publishing numerous articles critical of the labor conditions in the region.
Art
ArtRx NYC
This week, Donatello has a New York moment, the films of the Forcefield artist collective are in the spotlight, Dread Scott discusses revolution and art while propaganda art is the topic in Bushwick, and more.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, considering why museums publish online, destroying an Islamic museum, a new peacock spider, Mac's original icons, male shaming, and more.
Art
ArtRx NYC
This week, Bushwick is being talked about in Gramercy, feminist punk is a thing, Japanese cats are in the spotlight, Francesca Woodman is having a show, critics talk art, and more.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, an image-heavy Required Reading explores the memes that set the internet on fire, and MoMA's R&D Salons are now online.
Art
How the 2015 ADAA Art Fair Changed My Life
It didn't. I lied. I'm sorry. But I did like these things at the Art Dealers Association of America's (ADAA) art fair.