Art
Sum of the Arts
In a survey of 150 US art museums, fraction of directors now aged over 60 = 1/3
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Parsing the Collective Design Fair's Peculiar Objects
Visiting Collective Design amid all of Frieze Week's art fairs is doubly refreshing: it's an unabashed celebration of beautiful objects and you can touch (almost) all of them.
Art
At a Surveillance-Themed Art Fair, Snowden Bust Is the Star
A red light blinking from a gilded security camera greets visitors to Seven's surveillance-themed Anonymity, no longer an option.
News
Artist Walid Raad Denied Entry into UAE, Becoming Third Gulf Labor Member Turned Away
Today, Hyperallergic spoke to artist Walid Raad, who informed us that three days ago he was denied entry to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as he tried to attend the Sharjah Art Foundation's March Meetings.
Art
A Look at the Life of a "Geriatric Starlet"
"Dressing should be fun. Life is short and life is grey, so you can easily dress yourself up, make yourself happy, and then you make other people happy," says nonagenarian fashion icon Iris Apfel in a new documentary by Albert Maysles.
Art
A Contemporary African Art Fair Arrives in New York
It may at first thought seem odd that the newest addition to Frieze Week in New York is a fair devoted to contemporary African art.
Art
Experience Sunset-Colored Ice Cream Cones and Other Art Interludes in Central Park
As the Central Park Conservancy celebrates its 35th year, it’s hard to imagine the decrepit shape much of the park was in when they started revitalization efforts in 1980. As part of its anniversary celebrations, the Conservancy partnered with Creative Time.
In Brief
Greece Won't Sue to Get the Elgin Marbles Back
The Greek government has decided not to go to court to demand restitution of the Elgin Marbles, which the country has been trying to get back from the British Museum for three decades.
Poetry
Two Poems by J.P. Dancing Bear
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected two poems by J.P. Dancing Bear for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
Look Before You Sit: At Frieze New York, the Seats Are All Sculptures
Frieze New York opens its doors to the public today, but already during yesterday's press and VIP preview the aisles were crowded, the common areas and restaurants filled with worn-out fairgoers, and it seemed as if the only empty seats were sculptures.
Art
Broadsides for Broadband: Digitizing the People's Literature of the 17th Century
Considered the "people's literature" in the 17th century, broadside ballads were sold for a penny or halfpenny, their pairing of a comic or satiric song alongside a woodblock illustration making them popular bawdy amusement across classes.
Art
The New Whitney Museum, a Machine for Looking at Art — and Being Seen Looking at Art
In 1977, Jean Baudrillard published his take on a shiny new art museum that had just opened in Paris.