Opinion
The great dynastic rulers of history have always called upon the best architects of their time to design their monuments and capital cities. iMagnate Steve Jobs is no different: Apple will work with British starchitect Norman Foster to design the company's new campus in Cupertino, California, rumore
Art
The vibes being sent up North from Miami to the now-snowy climes of New York City over the past week have carried with them a message: the contemporary art market may just be back into something like its previous swing. Gleaned from tweets, news pieces written from flashy parties and a newfound sens
Art
Remember that little contest we had back in October to determine which design would be chosen for Hyperallergic's very first t-shirt? Well, Duncan Alexander's “T-shirts are the new galleries” took first prize, and now it's for sale [http://hyperallergic.bigcartel.com/product/tshirts-are-the-new-gall
Art
An exhibition of LA-educated artists Brody Condon and Jen Liu at Lower East Side gallery On Stellar Rays showcases two different methods of abstraction. Beyond abstracting painting to an ever-flatter surface, artists use their work to flatten visual and symbolic content as well. In the work of Condo
Opinion
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Opinion
Hyperallergic tweep @remaerdyaD pointed out that David Wojnarowicz' video, recently removed from the National Portrait Gallery's Hide/Seek exhibition, has also been flagged as “inappropriate for some users” on YouTube, meaning that viewers will have to sign in to the website and check their safety s
Art
When I saw that the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery chose to remove David Wojnarowicz' “A Fire in My Belly” from its Hide/Seek exhibition following Republican political pressure, I was embarrassed and a little confused for the museum. Isn't it the job of the art world to stand up to those wh
Books
Though the art world seems to have recovered from crisis mode with the enthusiastic approach to (and beginning) of Art Basel Miami Beach 2010, the remnants of our previous recession-driven apocalypse are still close at hand. Auction successes are blazing beacons of money, but seem shaky and could pr
News
The National Portrait Gallery has caved under Republican political pressure and removed a potentially “offensive” video work by David Wojnarowicz, a multi-media artist who was felled by AIDS in 1992, from its Hide/Seek exhibition. The exhibition, deemed brave and important by critics, uncovers previ
Art
If you weren't paranoid about the holidays before Thanksgiving, now they're really coming up. Hanukkah and Christmas and everything else are JUST around the corner in December, and then New Years! OMG! So what are you picking up your loved ones this year? Being artsy as you all are, you probably wan
News
Kenny Scharf, druggy painter of 80s fame, has covered a Bowery wall with his psychedelic blobs. This isn't just any wall, though. Previously curated by Deitch Gallery, now The Hole NYC, this wall originally played host a Keith Haring mural and has recently been the site of Shepard Fairey, Os Gemeos,
Opinion
LA art worlders were quick to jump on the New Yorker's recent profile [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/06/101206fa_fact_bruck] of multi-billionaire art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad. LATimes art critic Christopher Knight tweeted this article [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cultu