Hyperallergic
Happy New Year from Hyperallergic!
As artist Faith Holland suggests with her GIF, may your new year start with an awesome kiss.
Latest
Hyperallergic
Happy New Year from Hyperallergic!
As artist Faith Holland suggests with her GIF, may your new year start with an awesome kiss.
News
The Most Popular Hyperallergic Posts of 2015
We combed our stats to discover what the most popular stories of the year, and we discovered a good mix of news, commentary, reviews, satire, and interviews. In other words, what Hyperallergic is all about.
Art
The Bumbling Robots and Awkward Automatons of Silent Cinema
The word "robot" first appeared in Czech author Karel Čapek's 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots).
Art
An Illustrated Study of Black Cats, the "Little Aliens" of the Feline World
All Black Cats Are Not Alike, by writer-illustrator duo Amy Goldwasser and Peter Arkle, is a true feat in the age-old tradition of cat art.
Art
The Fiercely Contemporary Aesthetic of Today's Native American Fashion Designers
SALEM, Mass. — Do not walk into Native Fashion Now expecting fringes and buckskin.
Art
A Walk Through the World of Lorraine O'Grady
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When visiting an art exhibit, there's a temptation to start at the entryway and work your way through it following the path established by the curator.
News
Activists and Residents Light Up Bushwick with Anti-Gentrification Signs
Since Christmas Eve, some lights along the streets and in the houses of Bushwick have spelled out a number of messages quite different from the festive wishes one usually finds during the holiday season.
Art
Wondering About the Future of the Smithsonian's Craft Museum
WASHINGTON, DC — The work presented at the Renwick Gallery was always a perfect counterpoint to the artifacts and antiquities, modernist painting, and contemporary sculpture and film on view at the various museums on the National Mall.
Art
A History of Erasing Black Artists and Bodies from the AIDS Conversation
The murderous impact of homophobia on the AIDS crisis is so apparent and traumatic that the violent, systemic racism that undergirds it gets lost.
Comics
Try Telling an Artist to Rest on Vacation
I'm compelled to make burdensome artistic goals for myself on vacation …
Art
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2015 Edition
Forget the rich and powerful — they're predictable. We're more interested in the powerless. That's where the real stories are, where the future is decided, where creativity starts. Here is our annual list of the art world’s most powerless.