News
Artist Installs Guerrilla Rape Sculpture in Poland
A Polish art student illegally installed his sculpture of a man raping a woman in the Polish town of Gdansk, causing quite an international controversy.
Jillian Steinhauer
Art
This Weekend: Gowanus Open Studios!
This weekend, we can't recommend anything better than to embrace the gorgeous fall weather and head out to Gowanus Open Studios, where more than 200 artists will welcome visitors into their studios. Hyperallergic is proud to be a media partner for the event.
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Archaeologist Finds Prehistoric European Art World Dominated by Women
Was the majority of prehistoric cave art in southwestern Europe done by women? That's the theory put forth in a study conducted by archeologist Dean Snow, and it's a welcome challenge to the long-held assumption that our ancient artist predecessors were mostly men.
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Art Rx
This week, as always, there is so much good stuff to do, including two niche film festivals, a poet laureate reading Poe, Gowanus Open Studios, a participatory public artwork by Suzanne Lacy, and a lecture by our editor-in-chief, Hrag Vartanian.
Opinion
The French Fight Back Against Amazon
France has passed a law meant to protect independent bookstores and stop the monolith of Amazon from taking over book sales in the country.
News
Art and Tech Nonprofit Eyebeam Is Moving to Brooklyn
Anyone who's ever visited Eyebeam at its current home on West 21st Street knows that it's something of the red-headed stepchild on the block. So maybe it's just as well that the art and technology center is moving to Brooklyn.
Opinion
Want to Be an Artist? Try a Little Narcissism
A new study has found that narcissistic people are more likely to consider themselves creative and do creative things than their non-narcissistic counterparts. Um ... we needed a study to tell us that?
News
Starting Next Year, LA's Hammer Museum Will Be Free
A few weeks ago, billionaire art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad announced that his upcoming museum in Los Angeles, The Broad, will offer free admission. Earlier this year, the Dallas Museum of Art switched over to free entry, as well as offering a new free membership plan. And now, continuin
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Art Rx
This week, more of our favorite annual fall events roll around, including the Art in Odd Places festival and the architecture and design–focused Open House New York. Otherwise, it's an eclectic bunch, with lots of stuff to keep you interested.
Books
Inside the Mind of Hans Ulrich Obrist
The celebrity curator may be a phenomenon on the rise, but before Klaus Biesenbach and Paola Antonelli, there was Hans Ulrich Obrist. Obrist, who's currently the co-director of exhibitions and programs and director of international programs at London's Serpentine Gallery, has a list of curatorial ac
Opinion
Why Did You Go to Art School?
With college tuition costs in the US rising faster than inflation, the decision to go to art school is increasingly fraught. How do you know if the ends will justify the means? Is it worth it only if you have a scholarship? Why go to art school? That last question is the basis for a tumblelog called
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Bringing a Spanish-Language Used Bookstore to New York
Of New York's 8 million people, some 1.9 million speak Spanish at home. That's almost a quarter of the inhabitants (all figures based on the 2008 census). And trends here reflect a larger one: the US is now home to the second-largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, after Mexico.