Opinion
Required Reading
This week, women in street art, the worst waiter in history, art market bubble, a broken Picasso plate, reviewing Chipotle lit, the capitalist imagination, immigration stats, letters in words, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
Before the Studios Open: Friday Night Shows at Bushwick Open Studios
Opening night of the 2014 Bushwick Open Studios took place on a cool May night, and thousands of people were bouncing between art spaces, bars, restaurants, and private studios to meet friends, share stories, and talk about how much the neighborhood has changed.
Art
The Story of 13 Artists Who Sat Down at a Communal Table
One of the group shows I was most anticipating during the 2014 Bushwick Open Studios was Communal Table, a group show curated by artist Björn Meyer-Ebrecht, and last night I attended the early opening to discover that it was most certainly worth the wait.
Opinion
Kids Looking at Matisse
I'm a sucker for children's reactions to art, and in this new video by the Tate a bunch of kids share their thoughts about artist Henri Matisse's cut-paper works at the London museum.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to the 2014 Bushwick Open Studios
This is it. The city's biggest annual open studios event, Bushwick Open Studios (BOS), is set to happen this coming weekend, and it would be easy to get lost in the chaos of it all except we're here to help!
Opinion
Maya Angelou's Last Tweet
This morning, the sad news of poet, writer, and scholar Maya Angelou's death has been circulating online.
Art
Art Rx
This week, we're gearing up for the 2014 Bushwick Open Studios, but there's also lots of other stuff you should know about, including a modern American lit exhibit at the Morgan, Pre-Raphaelite art of the Metropolitan Museum, and a special screening of Metropolis that includes live music.
Opinion
Gagosian Wants You to Shop Small?
The Madison Avenue Gagosian shop has a sign encouraging you to "Shop Small." Um, what?
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Glasgow's Macintosh building is mostly saved, a meditation on the essence of video games, background on the Joe Scanlan/Donelle Woolford project, the World Cup goes viral, the legacy of Anthony Caro, a giant golden calf piñata, and more.
News
Protesters Stage Intervention at Guggenheim's Futurist Exhibition
Last night's protest action at New York's Guggenheim Museum by the Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.) is the group's fourth intervention and the latest to raise awareness about the labor conditions on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates.
Opinion
Tired Photoshop Idea: Old Masters Lose Weight
There are days I when hate the internet, particularly when it recycles the same idea again and again and again as if it were original. The latest (and most egregious) culprit is Lauren Wade and her tired project that photoshops Old Masters until they resemble the proportions of contemporary fashion
News
Walmart Goes After Photographer's Widow
If you needed another reason to wonder why Walmart might be one of the world's most evil companies, then the recent story pitting the retail giant against a family of photographers may fit the bill.